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The remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife were disinterred from Memphis’ Health Sciences Park on Monday.  Officials announced

The remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife were disinterred from Memphis’ Health Sciences Park on Monday. Officials announced

The remains of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest were removed from a Memphis park this week, bringing a lengthy battle to an end.

Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader, has been successfully exhumed from his longtime grave in Memphis, Tennessee, along with the remains of his wife, Mary Forrest.

In a news conference Friday, Van Turner with Memphis Greenspace said the remains of Forrest and his wife have been safely removed from health Sciences Park.

A "special announcement" is expected about Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wifes remains at Health Sciences Park.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Workers have removed the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from a Tennessee park, officials said Friday, marking another step in the process of moving their bodies out of Memphis and to a museum hundreds of miles away.

The remains of Confederate general, enslaver and early KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest were exhumed and removed from a Memphis park this week.

The remains of Confederate general, enslaver and early KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest were exhumed and removed from a Memphis park this week.

The remains of Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest will be removed from a Memphis park ahead of a Juneteenth celebration.