Col Jeffrey Edward Forrest

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Col Jeffrey Edward Forrest

Birth
Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Death
22 Feb 1863 (aged 25)
Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
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Civil War Confederate Officer. Born in 1837 four months after the death of his father, he was the younger brother of Nathan Bedford Forrest. In June 1861 he joined the
Confederacy in a Tennessee mounted infantry company. He rose to the rank of colonel and commanded the 4th Alabama Cavalry and later the 4th Brigade in his brother's command. He was shot in the neck and killed during the Battle of Okolona, Ms.

Year of birth is incorrect on military headstone.
Civil War Confederate Officer. Born in 1837 four months after the death of his father, he was the younger brother of Nathan Bedford Forrest. In June 1861 he joined the
Confederacy in a Tennessee mounted infantry company. He rose to the rank of colonel and commanded the 4th Alabama Cavalry and later the 4th Brigade in his brother's command. He was shot in the neck and killed during the Battle of Okolona, Ms.

Year of birth is incorrect on military headstone.

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