Originally Posted by ebus_dk

The committee found no evidence that Forrest had participated in the formation of the Klan. They also found that there was no credible evidencethat Forrest had ever participated in or directed any actions of the Klan."

After the war Forrest opposed Reconstruction policies and federal occupation by serving as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and commander of the Grand Dragons of the Realms. He later worked to disband the KKK claiming it had become unpatriotic and violent.