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Jack Hurst

Jack Hurst is a historian and former journalist who has written for newspapers including the Chicago TribunePhiladelphia Inquirer, and Nashville Tennessean.

Mr. Hurst's books include Nathan Bedford Forrest: A BiographyMen of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the Civil War, and Born to Battle: Grant and Forrest—Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga.

A native of Maryville, Tennessee and a descendant of both Union and Confederate soldiers, he currently lives with his wife outside Nashville, Tennessee.

Articles by this Author

The first significant Union victory in the Civil War is now honored at one of the newest National Monuments. It was a battle too often ignored by historians and the public.
With his command threatened by allegations of drunkenness, Ulysses S. Grant went on the attack, won two major victories, demanded “Unconditional Surrender”, and nearly split the Confederacy in half.