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I came across this 3/29/1864 letter below from Col. Hurst to B.H. Grierson concerning Hurst’s own accusations of atrocities being committed by the other side, specifically Nathan Bedford Forrest. I want to come back to this letter for other reasons later, but wanted to post a quick thought on one particular sentence in […]

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Col. Hurst in the Official Record of the War:

March 24,1864 - Col. Hurst gets some marching orders; “Hang upon and harass” Forrest. “Forage upon secession sympathizers.”

HDQRS. CAVALRY DIVISION, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Memphis, Tenn., March 24, 1864.

Col. FIELDING HURST,
Cmdg. Sixth Tennessee Cavalry:
COL.: Information having been received that Forrest with a considerable force of cavalry, […]

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Filed under: B.H. Grierson, Civil War, Civil War in Tennessee, Guerilla Warfare, Official Record, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Timeline, Col. Fielding Hurst