You must be referring to General Nathan Bedford Forrest, Suh!! One of the very few General Staff Officers in Lee's Command who wasn't a West Pointer--and I'd like to think, even as a Damn Yankee (due to location, but my heart is always with Dixie)that both General George Patton and Admiral William Halsey copied his strategy- hit them hard, advance, keep moving- and unlike Lee's major mistake at Gettysburg- lack of proper advance recon--Forrest was a firm believer in the principle that, in today's lexicon, reads like this- "Any amount of money spent on accurate recon and intel will always pay bigger dividends in end results"- Forrest also would have approved of the USMC's motto: "Failure is NOT an option"!!
According to some things I have read about both men (to follow), a young George S. Patton, Jr. used to sit at the feet of an aged, one-eyed (lost to the kick of a mule) John Singleton Mosby, a.k.a. the Grey Ghost and listend to his exploits and tactics. It was said by George S. Patton III that his father learned some of his armor tactics from Mosby. Not disputing his adoption of Forrest's strategies mind you, just adding a bit more!!!
