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9 unusual facts about Braxton Bragg


Battle of Wilson's Wharf

Succumbing to the political pressure, Davis's military adviser, Gen. Braxton Bragg, ordered Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry division to "break up this nest and stop their uncivilized proceedings."

Bragg-Mitchell Mansion

John's brother, Confederate General Braxton Bragg, is often credited with owning the property after John Bragg's death, but this is not the case.

Chickamauga Creek

Confederate General Braxton Bragg had collected reinforcements and prepared to do battle, assisted by General James Longstreet.

General Bragg

Braxton Bragg (1817-1876), General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War

Horatio Wright

In this command he played a major logistical role in the repulse of Confederate General Braxton Bragg's invasion of Kentucky in 1862.

Rural Hill, Tennessee

Rural Hill is also mentioned at least twice in the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I Volume 20 mentions two skirmishes between Union patrols and advanced confederate outposts from the Confederate Army of Tennessee, then under the command of Gen. Braxton Bragg and encamped in Murfreesboro.

Timeline of Kentucky in the American Civil War

October 8, 1862 • Confederate General Braxton Bragg's invasion of Kentucky comes to an end when his army defeats Union Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell at the Battle of Perryville, but then withdraws through the Cumberland Gap, leaving Eastern Kentucky in Union hands for the rest of the war.

September 17, 1862 • Confederate General Braxton Bragg, conducting an invasion of Kentucky from Tennessee, captures a Union garrison and transportation center in the Battle of Munfordville.

William Grose

He participated in numerous campaigns and battles, including the pursuit of Braxton Bragg's army in the Kentucky Campaign, having another horse killed at the Battle of Stones River.


Army of Central Kentucky

After being exchanged in August 1862, Buckner was promoted to major general and commanded a division with these same forces in the Army of Mississippi under the leadership of Gen. Braxton Bragg.

Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway

The plans to initiate construction were formulated by the railroad's first engineer, General Braxton Bragg, former commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

James Fleming Fagan

He also participated in the battle at Farmington, Mississippi, on May 9 and the Siege of Corinth, but fell into disfavor with his superior officer, Braxton Bragg.

Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site

The battle was fought on October 8, 1862, between the Union Army of the Ohio, commanded by Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, and the Confederate Army of Mississippi, commanded by Gen. Braxton Bragg.


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Confederate Army of West Tennessee

As part of his preparations for the Perryville offensive, General Braxton Bragg divided Mississippi into several commands: Major General Earl Van Dorn was given command of the District of the Mississippi, centered in Vicksburg, and Major General Sterling Price was given the District of the Tennessee, covering northwestern Mississippi and northeastern Alabama.