• Two Republican presidential candidates, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence, recently said they would return the name Fort Bragg to the large …
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(1817-1876) Braxton Bragg was one of the most controversial generals, from both sides, in the war, General Braxton Bragg was the poster-boy of Confederate leadership. Strict and confident in his tactical abilities, Bragg would have his finest hour of the war at Chickamauga. This win for the Confederacy was the only one they would receive in the
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The Confederate commander, General Braxton Bragg, located his headquarters in the 13-acre Public Square here. He chose Tullahoma because of its location on the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, a vital line needed to supply the army. Next Stop - 920 Maplewood Avenue Erected by Historic Preservation Society of Tullahoma, Inc. (Marker Number 1.)
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The Bragg Papers provide an extraordinarily detailed view of Braxton Bragg's Confederate military career and of the Civil War actions in which he was engaged, notably the Battles of …
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Braxton Bragg Comer Jr., of 12 Southbourne Court, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2004, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He was born on Sept. 19, 1938, in Alexander City, Ala., to the late Kitty Dean Comer and Braxton Bragg Comer Sr. Mr. Comer graduated from Darlington School in Rome, Ga., and then...
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One of the most controversial figures of the Confederate army, Braxton Bragg, was born on March 22, 1817, in Warrenton, North Carolina. Bragg's father, a successful carpenter, determined to send his son to the United States Military Academy. Thanks to the political connections of his older brother, Bragg received his appointment at age 16 and ...
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Braxton Bragg was one of the most controversial generals of the Civil War, a former war hero and West Point graduate who gave the Confederacy a significant victory but routinely failed to follow up on potential success and secure a win for his side.Coupled with a combative, unpleasant personality, Bragg developed a foul reputation both in and out of the …
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The Battle of Lookout Mountain, also known as the Battle Above the Clouds, was a military engagement between Union forces commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant …
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Braxton Bragg Born Mar. 22, 1817 Warrenton, North Carolina Died Sep. 27, 1876 (at age 59) Galveston, Texas Allegiance United States of America Confederate States of America Years 1837–56 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA) Rank Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (USA) General (CSA) Battles/wars Second Seminole War Mexican-American War Siege of Fort Brown Battle of …
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rode up to Bragg and yelled, "Double-shot your guns and give 'em hell, Bragg!" Bragg and his men then fired double loads of canister into the Mexican ranks. The assault collapsed and the American army prevailed. Taylor's orders - often misquoted as "A little more grape, Captain Bragg" - struck a chord with patic citizens back in the United ...
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Braxton Bragg was one of the most controversial Confederate generals of the American Civil War. However, while for many the controversies started after the war and centred on their war record, many of the arguments about Bragg began during the war, and many involved him in person. Braxton Bragg, 1817-1876
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Civil War Confederate General. He was educated at the United States Military Academy, graduating in the Class of 1837 ranking 5th out of 50 graduates. He served in the Seminole Indian War in Florida (1837 to 1841), and served under Zachary Taylor during the Mexican War. At Monterey, he distinguished himself during...
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Braxton Bragg,People.Confederate Generals. By Tyler Howat General Braxton Bragg is almost universally said to be the most controversial officer of the Army of the Confederate States of America (CSA), known for his combative nature, …
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The Braxton Bragg Papers, 1833-1879 and undated, consist mainly of Bragg's personal and headquarters papers from the period of the Civil War. Included is material written to, by or about Bragg, including both personal and official letters, drafts, reminiscences, journals, clippings, telegrams, records, circulars, orders and reports. ...
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Longstreet, Bragg's forces immediately available dropped to 56,000 compared to Grant's 65,000. As a result, Bragg's deci-sion to detach Longstreet does not ap-pear so reckless—especially considering that Bragg had recently indicated to Presi-dent Jefferson Davis his intention to stay on the defensive.12 But like Grant, Bragg was expecting
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Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 – September 27, 1876) was an American army officer during the Second Seminole War and Mexican–American War and Confederate general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, serving in the Western Theater. His most important role was as commander of the Army of Mississippi, later renamed the Army of Tennessee, from June …
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Braxton Bragg papers Description: Predominently letters concerning military affairs regarding the Civil War, discussing fortifications, the port of Pensacola, health in the army (including measles), the Army of Tennessee, a court martial, and Confederate government pottery factories. Correspondents include Eliza Brooks Ellis (his wife ...
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Braxton Bragg (1817-1876) was first an officer in the United States Army and, later, a Confederate Army general. In the American Civil War, he commanded the Army of Mississippi, …
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Braxton Bragg summary: Braxton Bragg was one of six sons to Thomas and Margaret Crosland Bragg. He attended the United States Military Academy and was commissioned second lieutenant in the 3rd US Artillery. He served in the Second Seminole War and the Mexico-American War where he was known as a strict disciplinarian. He was so thorough that as ...
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Braxton Bragg was born on March 22, 1817, into a family of humble means in Warrenton, North Carolina. His father was a contactor and his mother—whom Bragg rarely discussed in his later life—had spent time in jail for killing a freed slave. While his family struggled throughout his youth, Bragg's politician brother h…
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Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 – September 27, 1876) was a career United States Army officer, and then a general in the Confederate States Army—a principal commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and later the military adviser to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
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Braxton Bragg, controversial commander of the Army of Tennessee from June 1862 to December 1863, was born in Warrenton, North Carolina, on March 21, 1817. He attended West Point and graduated fifth in the class of 1837. Bragg fought against the Seminoles and served with distinction in the Mexican War. He resigned his commission in 1856 to ...
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Braxton Bragg is for many one of the most reviled figures of the Civil War - often drawn as a caricature - an inept general who was an especially harsh disciplinarian who executed a number of soldiers. Hess works to unpack …
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ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1863—as the story has gone for the past 120 or so years—Confederate Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest had a stunning confrontation with General Braxton Bragg in the Army of Tennessee commander's tent on Missionary Ridge at Chattanooga.Ten days had passed since the Confederates' remarkable victory over Maj. Gen. …
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Debunking the account of the Forrest–Bragg confrontation raises a new question, however: Why did Cowan, Mathes, Morton, and so many others since make Bragg the …
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