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Which rank did Forrest achieve during the Civil War?

  • Corporal

  • Sergeant

  • General

  • Lieutenant

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Forrest rose to the rank of lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, demonstrating his exceptional military leadership and strategic prowess. Despite lacking formal military training, his battlefield successes, such as the capture of Fort Pillow and the Battle of Brice's Crossroads, solidified his reputation as a formidable cavalry commander.
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