audiobook One Nation Divided by Slavery: Remembering the American Revolution While Marching toward the Civil War (American Abolitionism and Antislavery) by Michael F. Conlin in History

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Every leader needs a trusted confidant. For Nathan Bedford Forrest; one of the Civil War's greatest military minds; that man was David Campbell Kelley. Kelley began adulthood in the clergy; serving for two years as a missionary in China and returning home just a year before the Civil War. He then raised a company of cavalry from his family's large congregation that became part of Forrest's original regiment. Kelley quickly became Forrest's second in command; assisting in some of his most daring engagements; offering support in key decisions and serving as his unofficial chaplain. Following the war; Kelley returned to preaching; helped establish Vanderbilt University and launched a campaign for governor of Tennessee. Now; for the first time; author Michael R. Bradley brings Kelley's dynamic life to the fore.