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This Letter was originally posted on the Nathan Bedford Forrest Forum on face book. Dear Sir, This letter is being sent to you as a means to express my concerns about the decisions being made with regard to the Forrest Bust in the Tennessee capital building. My ancestor is Nathan Bedford Forrest. If you could take the time to research the man; you will find a man of 1820-1880 values, loyal to his wife and family, hardworking, fair, a man who was never convicted of a crime, a man who able to change with the times. I would like to give reasons that the bust should stay in the Capital. Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in Tennessee on the then American frontier, with very little formal education, he rose to become a leading citizen, he was served as a sheriff, coroner, elected 3 times as Memphis Alderman, and a 1868 delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He volunteered to serve in the army of the State of Tennessee. During that time this man with no military training developed