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What were three goals of Confederate Braxton Bragg in his invasion of Kentucky in 1862?
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∙ 7y agoConfederate General Braxton Bragg's mission was to conduct a full force raid into Kentucky, keeping the Union on defense, and offset Lee's retreat from Antietam. Bragg conducted what can be called an all arms raid into Kentucky. A raid in that he no plans to stay. His thrust into this border state with 35,000 troops met a larger Union army around the water holes at Perryville. He defeated Union General Buell narrowly but then discovered that he had failed to secure a sound logistic base. Bragg could not afford to hold his ground without a railroad to his rear so he beat a retreat back through Tennessee to Chattanooga. From there he moved up to Murfreesboro to Stones River, to act as a shield against any Union advance from Nashville. At the onset he accomplished his goal and his victory at Perrysville, slim that it was was a positive for the South.The campaign was also geared to relieving Union pressure on Vicksburg. Bragg's army actually marched to the suburbs of Louisville and Cincinnati.
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Braxton Bragg fought for which side?
Braxton Bragg was a general in the Confederate States Army.
Was braxton bragg for the union?
No. Bragg was from North Carolina, and was a Confederate general.
What did Confederate General Kirby Smith believe about the US state of Kentucky in 1862?
Confederate General Kirby Smith and Braxton Bragg believed that Kentucky's neutrality had given it no guarantees from the Union and the Confederate raid there would bring Kentucky into the Confederacy.
What was Braxton Bragg's role in the Battle of Shiloh?
Braxton Bragg commanded the Second Corps of the Confederate Army of the Mississippi.
What Confederate general replaced General PT Beauregard as the commander of the Army of Mississippi in 1862?
In June of 1862, General PT Beauregard was replaced by General Braxton Bragg as the new commander of the Army of Mississippi. Bragg then formulated plans for a future invasion into the Border State of Kentucky.
Braxton Bragg fought for which side?
Braxton Bragg was a general in the Confederate States Army.
Is kentucky a confederate state?
No. When Braxton Bragg invaded it, he was able to set up a Confederate government, but it collapsed as soon as he retreated.
Who is Fort Bragg named after?
After the Confederate General, Major General Braxton Bragg.
Was the only border state to join the confederacy?
Virginia
What is the significance of the Battle of Perryville?
The decisive Union victory at Perryville made the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg give up the invasion of Kentucky and retreat in Tennessee, taking position at Murfresborough.
Was braxton bragg for the union?
No. Bragg was from North Carolina, and was a Confederate general.
Who was the confederate leader at chiackamauga?
Braxton Bragg
Who was the confederate general at chikamauga?
Braxton Bragg
What has the author Braxton Bragg written?
Braxton Bragg has written: 'Kentuckians. I have entered your state with the Confederate Army of the West ...' -- subject(s): Confederate Propaganda, History 'To the home guards of Kentucky' -- subject(s): Capitulations, Military, Guards troops, History, Kentucky Civil War, 1861-1865, Military Capitulations
What did Confederate General Kirby Smith believe about the US state of Kentucky in 1862?
Confederate General Kirby Smith and Braxton Bragg believed that Kentucky's neutrality had given it no guarantees from the Union and the Confederate raid there would bring Kentucky into the Confederacy.
What was Braxton Bragg's role in the Battle of Shiloh?
Braxton Bragg commanded the Second Corps of the Confederate Army of the Mississippi.
Who is Ft Bragg named after?
The fort is named after the Confederate General, Braxton Bragg.
