Braxton Bragg

Both A Martinet and a Failure: The Effect of the Battle of Stones River on Braxton Bragg General Braxton Bragg was a leader of the Confederate side in the Civil War. He fought in many battles, including the Battle of Stones River. However, his career came to an end because he caused his associates to become frustrated with his quarrelsome attitude and cowardly decisions. This begs the question: To what extent did the battle of Stones River affect Braxton Bragg 's military career? While Bragg 's character played a large role in the termination of his military career, the Battle of Stones River was a tipping point in his downfall because it resulted in people writing letters to Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, who pressured…

Watts, Tim J. "Bragg, Braxton (1817-1876)." In American Civil War: The Essential Reference Guide, by Roberta Wiener edited: James R. Arnold. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC- CLIO. General Bragg was known as one of the most divisive figures of the American Civil War. He was born in North Carolina in 1817 and decided to attend West Point Military College in 1833. Tim J. Watts tells us that Bragg graduated 5th in his class of 50 in the year 1837. He was also very aggressive and had discipline leading him…

P. G. T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, and Joseph E. Johnston. Dreux’s Cavalry Company was part of the personal escort of General Bragg and later, General Joseph E. Johnson. Private Montegut, as a light artillery member, was in some of the violent engagements of the war: Chickamauga, Murfreesboro, siege of Charleston and Battle of Averasboro, N.C. He also fought in the Battle of Farmington, and Corinth Campaign, Mississippi. Later he served under Capt. Gustave LeGardeur, in the defense of…

critical to obtaining intelligence that could aid the Confederacy in gaining an edge on the Union army. This seems all too familiar to the term of a spy, but the misconception between the two is often made, and can be easily corrected. Scouts during these times were easily identifiable, due to the requirement to be uniformed. To be a scout, you had to be known. A spy would be dressed in civilian clothing and would undertake whatever means necessary to infiltrate and gain all crucial information…

During the movement south from Nashville, Confederate Calvary continually attacked the rear supply lines of the Union force. This provided vital intelligence to General Bragg as well as diverted Union resources away from the front line. The Confederate Army repositioned to match the Union Army arrayed along the river. Both armies planned to attack each other’s right flank on the morning of January 1. If successful and timed right, the two attacks would result in a wagon wheel and the two forces…

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Meredith, James H. "Bragg, Braxton (1817 1876)." In Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History, edited by David S. Heidler, and Jeanne T. Heidler. ABC-CLIO, 2000. Being acerbic, many people thought General Bragg was not fit to lead a large army. James H. Meredith talks about the accounts of why General Bragg was unfit to be a field commander during the Civil War. He was said to have mismanaged all his victories, even though being promoted three times for…