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Forrest himself was soon back at the Hatchie, however, overseeing the crossing. When a ferryboat foundered and threw a wagon and mule team into the current, the general himself got chest-deep into the water in an attempt to save the mules. On a bank above this scene, a large conscript--perhaps not realizing his commander was within earshot--boasted he could never be made to enter the water on such work. A member of the escort later remembered that Forrest climbed out of the river and up the bank, grabbed the big-mouthed soldier-to-be, and pitched him into the freezing current. -- Hurst, Jack. "Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography" #sec022 #forrest #nathanbedfordforrest #river #crossing #wagon #mule #ferryboat #bank #conscript #freezing #water