Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument

Memphis city council officials were unanimous in seeking to have the statues removed.
Nathan bedford forrest monument. Nathan bedford forrest monument commissioned 1901 dedicated 1905 located in health sciences park. A 6 million confederate museum under construction near columbia has the nathan bedford forrest statue that was in memphis but maybe not permanently. Nathan bedford forrest 1821 1877 find a grave memorial civil war confederate lieutenant general. Nathan bedford forrest statue is a statue standing 25 feet 7 6 m in height of confederate general nathan bedford forrest on a horse shooting behind himself flanked by confederate battle flags near interstate 65 at 701d hogan road nashville tennessee.
Removal of nathan bedford forrest statue was monumental art heist. History was paid 25 000 for the work in 1901. No man had more to overcome during his rise to fame. It s time to move the nathan bedford forrest bust from tennessee s capitol gop leader says.
Nathan bedford forrest statue of the city park in memphis tenn after a mounted general nathan b forrest became the nathan bedford forrest and jefferson davis. It was formerly installed in forrest park changed to health sciences park in 2013 2 in memphis tennessee. He was born in marshal county tennessee the son of a poverty stricken backwoods blacksmith. This bizarre deranged looking depiction of general nathan bedford forrest is a rare example of a confederate monument that rather than being sculpted with dignity and grace accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.
Jeremy faison is calling for the removal of a nathan bedford forrest bust from the capitol. For many people in attendance at the protest the presence of the statue represents a piece of. It was installed thanks in part to judge thomas j. It was located in the former nathan bedford forrest park in 2015 renamed health sciences park.