Jeffrey E. Forrest

Jeffrey E. Forrest
Ninth-plate ambrotype, Matt Hagans Collection (Military Images, Spring 2018)
Born	c. 1837 Tippah County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	February 22, 1864(1864-02-22) (aged 26–27) Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Allegiance	Confederate States
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Colonel
Unit	3rd Tennessee Cavalry 13th Tennessee Cavalry
Commands held	4th Alabama Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Sacramento Battle of Okolona †
Other work	Slave trader

Jeffrey Edward Forrest (c. 1837 – February 22, 1864), commonly called Jeff Forrest, was a Confederate States Army military officer who was killed in action. He was the youngest of the six Forrest brothers who engaged in the interregional slave trade in the United States prior to the American Civil War.