Why was Nathan Bedford Forrest promoted to major general in 1863?

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Nathan Bedford Forrest was promoted to major general in 1863 following an acrimonious dispute with Gen. Braxton Bragg, the commander of the Army of Tennessee.

After the Battle of Chickamauga, Bragg stripped Forrest of his command. Forrest refused to accept further orders from Bragg and attempted to resign. However, Confederate President Jefferson Davis recognized Forrest's significant value to the Confederate war effort and chose to promote him to major general instead of accepting his resignation, tasking him with raising and training a new, semi-independent cavalry command.1