Forrest's Cavalry Corps

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Confederate cavalry corps military unit

Forrest's Cavalry Corps was a hard-hitting Confederate mounted force in the American Civil War, renowned for its rapid raids and aggressive tactics under Nathan Bedford Forrest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate cavalry corps ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Forrest's Cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Forrest's Cavalry Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
areaOfOperations Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedPerson Abraham Buford NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frank C. Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ
James R. Chalmers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tyree H. Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Confederate partisan-style warfare in the West ⓘ
branch cavalry ⓘ
commander Nathan Bedford Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
engagement Battle of Brice's Cross Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Fort Donelson (operations around) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Fort Pillow NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Okolona NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Parker's Cross Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Tupelo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johnsonville raid NERFINISHED ⓘ
Streight's Raid pursuit ⓘ
notableCommander Nathan Bedford Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ
notedFor aggressive tactics ⓘ
deep penetration raids behind Union lines ⓘ
mobility ⓘ
rapid raids ⓘ
surprise attacks ⓘ
partOf Army of Tennessee (at various times) NERFINISHED ⓘ
reputation effective against larger Union forces ⓘ
hard-hitting ⓘ
highly mobile ⓘ
role disrupting Union communications ⓘ
raiding Union supply lines ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
screening Confederate forces ⓘ
tactics hit-and-run attacks ⓘ
independent cavalry operations ⓘ
rapid concentration for battle ⓘ
use of dispersed columns ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
type mounted force ⓘ

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Nathan Bedford Forrest → commanded → Forrest's Cavalry Corps ⓘ
Harrisburg Campaign (American Civil War) → primaryConfederateForce → Forrest's Cavalry Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Forrest’s Cavalry Corps