Forrest's Cavalry Corps

Forrest's Cavalry Corps
General Forrest's Flag
Gen. Forrest's battleflag
Active1863–1865
DisbandedMay 3, 1865
Country Confederate States of America
Allegiance Confederate States Army
BranchCavalry
TypeCorps
Size2-4 Divisions
Part ofArmy of Tennessee
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest

Forrest's Cavalry Corps was part of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and commanded by Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Formed during the summer of 1862, it took part in the various battles in the Western Theater during the second half of the war. At first serving as part of the Army of Tennessee, both Forrest and the corps were then transferred to northern Mississippi and often launched independent raids into Union occupied western and central Tennessee.