Civil War Podcast, Episode 459

THAT DEVIL FORREST AND THE BATTLE OF OKOLONA

Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877)

In which we look at what happened to those 7000 Federal horsemen who were supposed to meet Sherman at Meridian, Mississippi, in February 1864.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Battle of Okolona: Defending the Mississippi Prairie” by Brandon H Beck.