Private company
Forrest & Maples
Slave-trading company, Memphis, Tennessee
Forrest & Maples was an American slave-trading company based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States during the mid-1850s. The principals, Josiah Maples and Nathan Bedford Forrest, were in business together as Forrest & Maples from July 1854 to December 31, 1855.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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- HeadquartersMemphis1
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Forrest & Maples was an American slave-trading company based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States during the mid-1850s. The principals, Josiah Maples and Nathan Bedford Forrest, were in business together as Forrest & Maples from July 1854 to December 31, 1855.2
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- WikipediaForrest & Maples
- WikidataQ126083343
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- 1WikidataForrest & Maples on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaForrest & Maples on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsForrest & Maples photo by Memphis Whig, Public domain