When and where was Shelby Foote born?
Shelby Dade Foote Jr. was born on the 17th of November 1916 in Greenville, Mississippi.
Questions about Shelby Foote
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What are the publication dates for the three volumes of The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote?
Volume one covering Fort Sumter to Perryville appeared in 1958, Fredericksburg to Meridian arrived in 1963, and Red River to Appomattox completed the trilogy in 1974.
How did Shelby Foote die and when did his death occur?
Foote died at Baptist Hospital in Memphis on the 27th of June 2005 after suffering a heart attack following a pulmonary embolism.
Why is Shelby Foote associated with Nathan Bedford Forrest?
Foote kept a portrait of Nathan Bedford Forrest hanging on his wall throughout his life and lauded him as one of the most attractive men who ever walked through history while dismissing claims regarding the Fort Pillow Massacre.
Did Shelby Foote support civil rights despite his controversial views on Confederate figures?
Yes, Foote supported the civil rights movement arguing in 1968 that white upper-class Southerners must decide if negroes were men entitled to respect while remaining liberal on racial issues during the writing of his history.