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This one wasn't easy to do, as we're talking about one of the most controversial Americans of all time here.

As you read this, you're going to find it evident that I have a great interest in Forrest's military career, but I have tried to balance it with the things he did later in life, to his discredit. For someone who commanded no more than 7,000 men in his life, he had a huge impact on the tactics of modern warfare. As commander of a "silent army" of tens of thousands after the war, he had a huge (negative) impact on race relations in my country. You can't really present one without presenting the other.

I admire his genius, both as a avid reader of military history and as a proud Southerner, but I certainly don't share his racist attitudes, and I hope no one who reads this will construe it as such. I don't believe I have sugar-coated him in any way, but if someone feels I have, I apologize in advance. --John

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