After a day-long battle at a place called Parker’s Cross Roads, Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest sought the surrender of the battered Union troops in his front. Suddenly, he found himself being unexpectedly attacked by a new Union force from the rear of his lines. According to the legend, a staff officer cried, "General Forrest, what shall we do? What shall we do?" Forrest's famous reply: "Charge 'em both ways!"