Confederate Crossing by Mort Kunstler - This painting depicts an obscure event that was overshadowed by a giant military campaign. The excellent biography of Forrest, The Confederacy’s Greatest Cavalryman by Brian Steel Wills, follows the famous cavalry commander’s actions. Forrest moved quickly, but he was always alert to danger – and that’s the emotion I hope to convey in this picture. Here Forrest is seen advancing with troops commanded by Colonel Jacob B. Biffle (pictured immediately behind Forrest), as they ford the river. It was undoubtedly a tense moment: Northern forces might have opened fire on them from a riverside ambush. Fortunately for the Southerners, they crossed unopposed – but the day was cold, the snow was thick, and the water was icy.