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Confederate leader’s Memphis past erased with body’s removal

Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) A headstone marks the grave of Simeon Cummings on the grounds of the National Confederate Museum on June 6, 2021, in Columbia, Tenn. Cummings is the currently the only Confederate soldier buried at the museum. With the approval of relatives, the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest will be moved from Memphis, Tenn., to the museum. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) A headstone marks the grave of Simeon Cummings on the grounds of the National Confederate Museum on June 6, 2021, in Columbia, Tenn. Cummings is the currently the only Confederate soldier buried at the museum. With the approval of relatives, the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest will be moved from Memphis, Tenn., to the museum. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) A headstone marks the grave of Simeon Cummings on the grounds of the National Confederate Museum on June 6, 2021, in Columbia, Tenn. Cummings is the currently the only Confederate soldier buried at the museum. With the approval of relatives, the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest will be moved from Memphis, Tenn., to the museum. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) A headstone marks the grave of Simeon Cummings on the grounds of the National Confederate Museum on June 6, 2021, in Columbia, Tenn. Cummings is the currently the only Confederate soldier buried at the museum. With the approval of relatives, the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest will be moved from Memphis, Tenn., to the museum. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) A headstone marks the grave of Simeon Cummings on the grounds of the National Confederate Museum on June 6, 2021, in Columbia, Tenn. Cummings is the currently the only Confederate soldier buried at the museum. With the approval of relatives, the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest will be moved from Memphis, Tenn., to the museum. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) A headstone marks the grave of Simeon Cummings on the grounds of the National Confederate Museum on June 6, 2021, in Columbia, Tenn. Cummings is the currently the only Confederate soldier buried at the museum. With the approval of relatives, the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest will be moved from Memphis, Tenn., to the museum. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) A headstone marks the grave of Simeon Cummings on the grounds of the National Confederate Museum on June 6, 2021, in Columbia, Tenn. Cummings is the currently the only Confederate soldier buried at the museum. With the approval of relatives, the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest will be moved from Memphis, Tenn., to the museum. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Carolyn Michael-Banks watches as workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) A photograph and information about Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed at the National Confederate Museum, June 6, 2021, in Columbia, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains of Forrest will be moved from Memphis, Tenn., to the museum. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) A mug decorated with a portrait of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed in the souvenir shop at the National Confederate Museum June 6, 2021, in Columbia, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains of Forrest will be moved from Memphis, Tenn., to the museum. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) A statue of Jefferson Davis, who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, stands outside the National Confederate Museum June 6, 2021, in Columbia, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest will be moved from Memphis, Tenn., to the museum. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2017, file photo, Tennessee State Troopers stand near a bust of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest after protesters covered it and placed signs in front in Nashville, Tenn. Activists and Democratic lawmakers have called for the removal of a bust of Forrest from the state Capitol. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) Workers dig up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife to move the bodies from Health Sciences Park June 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains will be moved to the National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) Visitors view exhibits at the National Confederate Museum on June 6, 2021, in Columbia, Tenn. With the approval of relatives, the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest will be moved from Memphis, Tenn., to the museum. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)