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TWO OCA LA EVENING STAB, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1914 NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST FOR SALE KESIMEMCE 302 and 306 South Fourth Street East Ten rooms and five rooms Five minutes from centre of city 714 South Sanchez StreetEast , Seven rooms Near new public school ' There is a demand for homes to rent These properties can be purchased for reasonable prices and terms LOUIIS R. CHAZAL a SOWS CO. REAL ESTATE Holder Building, Telephone 228. I'ostofflce Box 475, Oca I a, Fla. A SIPLEMP1P FKESEOT For Youf Boy op Girl Would Be A Membership Card In Our CHRISTMAS SAVMG CLUB Make the first small deposit yourself and se cure a card in their name, and after that it will be up to the owner of the card to make deposits weekly The amounts are so small as to be even within the reach of boys and girls. (Larger amounts for larger folks.) It gives them something to strive for and establishes a good habit which will 6e oi value all their lives. When the money is returned to them next December, with interest added, they will be de lighted with the results of systematic saving. CMd Mow pen' : Card Can Be Talcen Out This Week Belter Do It No w TIE C01MKICIAI .:MWK OCALA, FLA AL FISH 1 OY Crystal River, Fla. CQ.il ShiDDers of the famous Crystal :j River Oysters. Seal plug carriers, sanitary in every respect, an :; care for orders both large arid small. :: : Salt Water Fish in any quantity. : For further information address ii CRYSI I FISH S OY Crystal River, Fla. The Management of DR. McCLANE Medical, Surgical, Hydropathic and Electric Institute Announces the moving of the Institute officesand treatment rooms to the Z. Butte Building on Main Street, southeast corner of Public Square, entrance between The Murray Co.; and Troxler's stands. Larger Quarters, More Fully Equipped and will be Run Strictly Upon Ethical Line3 HOURSi 9 A. M. TO 4:30 P. M. PHONE 333 South's Most Dashing Cavalry Leader and Grand Wizard of the Invisible Empire The following biographical sketch of Gen. Forrest is taken from "The Ku Klux Klan, or Invisible Empire," a little book giving the history of the mystic organization that southern men formed to defend their homes during the time of "The Great Mis apprehension," as Reconstruction days can most fittingly be called. The book was written by Mrs. S. E. F. Rose, the well known southern' authoress, and has the endorsement of the Unit ed Daughters of the Confederacy and of the Sons of Confederate Veteran The copy which the Star has seen was presented to Mr. W. W. Harriss of Ocala, commander of the Florida Divi sion, by Mr. Nathan Bedford Forrest, son of the great general and adju tant of the Sons of Confederate Vet erans, .who last week was the guest of Mr. Harriss and family: ' General Nathan Bedford Forest A brief biography of this great general will not be amiss in this book, for his record in the service of the Confederacy, as well as during the pe riod of reconstruction, shows that he was not only great in war, but great in peace. It should be borne in mind, by the readers of this book, especially by our young people, that General Forrest, the intrepid confederate cavalry lead er, called "The Wizard of the Sad dle," was also the leader of the Ku Klux Klan, with the title, "Grand Wizard of the Invisible Empire," as the Klan was7 also called. 1 1 His high standing as a Confederate officer, his devotion to his country, his noble principles and sacred honor pledged to protect the South, puts' at naught forever any false statements as to the purposes of the Klan and challenges and stigma 'or misrepre sentations . as to the character of its members, for they were in the main Confederate soldiers, and Forrest, was its great leader, and under his leader 7 ship and with the loyalty of the mem bers, the mission of the Ku Klux Klan, or Invisible Empire, was successfully accomplished. , . , Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in Bedford county, Tennessee, July 13, 1821. His father moved to Marshall county, Mississippi, in 1834. ' Gen eral Forrest : died in Memphis, Ten nessee, October 29, 1877. At the outbreak of the war, between the states, he entered the confederate service, and rose step by step from the position of a private in the ranks, to that of ' lieutenant-general. ; He entered June 14, 1861, as a pri vate in White's Mounted Rifles', and obtained authority to raise a regiment of cavalry, the equipment for which he purchased at his private expense at Louisville, Ky. ' t He was placed in command of the Confederate cavalry at Fort Donel son, February, 1862, and distinguish ed himself in this conflict. When sur render was decided upon, not being willing to agree to the terms dicta ted by the Federals he led his men out through the enemy's lines. u . . He took an active part in; the battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862 was there wounded, but refused to leave the field until the safety of the army was as sured. He was promoted brigader general July 21, 1862. During the movement in Kentucky, he, hung upon the flank of Buell's command, protect ed Bragg's retreat, and "while the army was in winter quarters, covered the Federal front at Nashville, doing damage continually to the enemy. In 1863 he entered Tennessee, and with less than one thousand men cap tured McMinnville, and ' surprised the garrison of two thousand at4Murfrees boro, capturing all the survivors of the fight. General Streight, in his cavalry raid to Rome, Ga., was pursued by Gener al Forrest, whose demand for sur render was so imperative, that Gen. Streight turned over his entire com mand, which was so much larger than that of General Forrest, he had to press into service many of the citi zens to help form an adequate guard. At the battle of Chicamauga, Sep tember 19-20 1863, General Forrest also rendered distinguished service, but became so dissatisfied at the in completeness of the Confederate vic tory, he tendered his resignation However this was not accepted, and further promotion was given him, and he was made major-general, placed in command of all cavalry in North Mississippi and West Tennessee, and made the guardian of the granary of the Confederacy. With a small force he entered West Tennessee, and recruited several thousand hardy volunteers, and with some veteran troops he formed that invincible body, known as "Forrest's Cavalry." In 1864, he utterly routed General Smith with seven thousand men, and General Sherman in cooperation, at Okolona and Prairie Mound. I Forrest then rode through Tennes- MUST LITTLE HOME i : ' REN SEFEISilN FLORIDA?-, WE DO NOT BELIEVE that the good people of Florida realize that there are right now in our State Hundreds of Little Children in Reel Need Some WE FEEL SURE that they do not kuow that there are hundreds of Worthy Mothers in Florida vho are jnst struggling to keep their (little, ones alive, and ?.t horns. tAfC TT TOT" r. A ATKTrTi nTTT TTT1 TT7 1 4. i-l C VV Hi O UOl vrVLN IN J 1 DIjUIJLj V YLt 111 at '.V1U1 UlCbo true, and every orphanage in Florida Crovded to tli doors, that the people of Florida will let our great work which has cared for 850 of these little, ones This Year alone, go down for .lack of funds. to keep it up. Your immediate help is greatly needed Right Nov. Pleas?; send what you can today to R. V. COVINGTON, Treasurer, , - :;:ThtC ;Y - ! 361 St James, Bldg., Jacksonville, FIl. see to the Ohio river, capturing Fort Pillow," Union City, and other posts. and their garrisons. On June 8, 1864, Forrest encountered General Sturgis at Brice's Cross Roads, and won a sig nal victory. Sturgis suffering one of the most humiliating defeats of the war, losing all his trains and a third of his men; f General Smith renewed the fight, and was again defeated af ter a desperate battle at Harrisburg, near Tupelo, on July 14, 18C4. . His great victory at Tishomingo Cicek, like all his victories, was won against great odds, showing his deter minationj personal courage and force of character, making him pne of the most remarkable men in the Confed erate service and ; the most remark able cavalry leader of the Confeder acy. After his defeat at; Harrisburg, General A. J. Smith, with reinforced ments, advanced from . Memphis, but was compelled to jetreat by the in trepid Forrest. Then for awhile Gen eral Forrest played havoc with Fed eral transportation and garrisons in Tennessee, and at Johnsonville captur ed arid destroyed six ; million dollars worth of the enemy's supplies, and al so a gun boat fleet. - ' . . The Federal 1 General. Sherman wrote this, "That was a 'feat of arms which I must confess, excited my ad miration On another occasion, Sher man complimented Forrest..' When he, was making his raid -through Georgia, Forrest following him close ly and giving him so much trouble in the rear, it has been stated, that Gen eral Sherman telegraphed to the War department at Washington "To keep that devil Forrest, off my heels, if it takes ten thousand men to do it." After the' fall of Atlanta; he join- ed General Hood, at Florence, Ala bama, and fought at the bloody bat tie of Franklin and at Nashville. As commander' of the rear guard of the retreating Confederate army, For rest showed those heroic qualities, which caused him to be likened to the wonderful Marshal Ney, who cover ed the retreat , of the great . Napoleon from Moscow. European authorities have pronounced Forrest the most magnificent cavalry officer 4 that America ever produced. He was promoted lieutenant-general February 1865, and given the duty to guard the frontier from Decatur, Alabama to the Mississippi. He made his last fight at Selma, Alabama, and there on May 9th sur rendered his command. It has been stated that he was under fire 179 times during the four years of war, and he stated, "That his provost marshal's book would show that he had taken 31,000 prisoners." , Some writer said, "Forrest was not taught at . West Point, but he ' gave lessons to West Point." This expression of General Forrest has become famous, "War means kill ing, and the way to kill is to get there first with the most men." Senator Daniel said of him, "What genius was in that wonderful man. He felt the field, as Blind Tom touches the keys of the piano." Such was the brilliant record of General Forrest in that conflict of arms, The War Between the States, while in peace his allegiance to duty and his country was equally pro nounced, for during the dark days of reconstruction, a period more terrible even than the war itself, with the Ku Klux Klan, of which he was the' su- DO ''"Y,"013sR" "OWN .SHQPPIN Give tho BEST VALUE fcr Ycrr Ivlcncy Zvctj Kial Iroa Coltoa 'to SiHi,; Fr';!eo -.tTcafa' asi Clilijca Any Color and Style From 23c pcr p!r Look for the TraJ Mark! , . i GoJ.1 hv Ml Goo4 Dt: T7ho!csa2o JLord & Tayor ., NrAV YC 1 . amsEmauasm. 'J wiwiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiwiiiiiiiiiiii iin iiiiiww nniiniwiiiiiiiiii i m n mill an iiiiinini iTinni TT',uiri"T" ii "ir 1 -r i-"itf preme oflicer, the South was redeem ed from destruction. Many great monuments have been Wcted to his memory, but his grcat- monument is erected in . the hearts -jl the people of the Southland, whom he loved so well, and served so faith fully, ' . f . All honor to to General Nathan Bed-' ford Forrest, leader of the Confed erate cavalry, aiid of the Ku Klux Klan." Note: The facts "for the above bi ographical sketch were obtained from the Confederate , Military Historf. Vol. I. HOSE BEADS California ROSE BEADS will make a splendid Christmas remembrance; here you will find them at $1.50 to $5. The supply, is limited and. when they are gone there will be no more untii after the holidays., .J. C. Smith, the Jeweler. 4-Gt. IJiix MjcQ askii. r State Agent For 'BADGER "BO A. . , The Best Interior, Finidii: Material I.Iade. ' ' SICK HEADACHE Sick headache . is nearly always caued by disorders of the stomach. Corect them and the periodic attacks of sick headache will disappear. flrs. 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