Jeffrey E. Forrest
Jeffrey E. Forrest | |
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Ninth-plate ambrotype, Matt Hagans Collection (Military Images, Spring 2018) | |
| Other name | Jeff Forrest |
| Born | c. 1837 Tippah County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1864 (aged 26–27) Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Service years | 1861–1864 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 3rd Tennessee Cavalry 13th Tennessee Cavalry |
| Commands | 4th Alabama Cavalry Regiment |
| Conflicts | American Civil War |
| Other work | Slave trader |
Jeffrey Edward Forrest (c. 1837 – February 22, 1864), commonly called Jeff Forrest, was a Confederate States Army military officer who was killed in action. He was the youngest of the six Forrest brothers who engaged in the interregional slave trade in the United States prior to the American Civil War.