Jeffrey E. Forrest
Jeffrey Edward Forrest (c. 1837 – February 22, 1864), commonly called Jeff Forrest, was a Confederate States Army military officer who was killed in action. He was the youngest of the six Forrest brothers who engaged in the interregional slave trade in the United States prior to the American Civil War.
Jeffrey E. Forrest | |
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Ninth-plate ambrotype, Matt Hagans Collection
(Military Images, Spring 2018) | |
| Born | c. 1837 Tippah County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1864 (aged 26–27) Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Service/ | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 3rd Tennessee Cavalry 13th Tennessee Cavalry |
| Commands held | 4th Alabama Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Other work | Slave trader |
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