General Braxton Bragg was the commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee during the Battle of Chattanooga.
The general was Braxton Bragg and the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
The Battle of Chattanooga lasted three days. The Confederate defeat there broke the hold of Confederate General Braxton Bragg there and reduced the chances of having Tennessee retaining its position in the Confederacy.
Chattanooga, Tennessee was a key railhead and control of the city was considered a major part of the Union's campaign to dominate the Confederate state of Tennessee. Holding Chattanooga and breaking the siege around it by Confederate Major General Braxton Bragg, would lead the way into Georgia and the pivotal City of Atlanta, Georgia. In the Fall of 1863, Union General Rosencrans had just been defeated by General Bragg at the Battle of Chickamauga, and Rosenscrans was under siege as he took refuge in Chattanooga.
Confederate strength was diminished when Confederate General Braxton Bragg, on November 4, sent a major part of his army under the command of General Longstreet to Knoxville. Bragg believed that Union forces in Kentucky would head south to Tennessee and take almost complete control of Tennessee.
There were a number of US Civil War battles in November of 1863. One noteworthy one was in Tennessee. There forces under General Grant were victorious in the battle for Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Confederate General Braxton Bragg was the losing general.
The Confederate Army of Tennessee commanded by General Braxton Bragg.
The Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by General Braxton Bragg.
Confederate General Braxton Bragg had been carrying on operations in the Western theater. In 1862, he and General Kirby Smith were preparing to join forces for battles in Tennessee. In the last days of August, 1862, Bragg begins his offensive against Union General Buell in Tennessee.
Braxton Bragg was a general in the Confederate States Army.
During the First Battle of Chattanooga the generals were: Union Major General Buell and Confederate Brigadier Generals Morgan and Forrest; during the Second Battle: Union Major General Rosencrans and Confederate Braxton Bragg; during the third one: Union Major General Grant and Confederate Braxton Bragg.
The Confederate commander at the Battle of Chattanooga was General Braxton Bragg. He led the Army of Tennessee during the battle, which took place from November 23 to November 25, 1863. Despite initial successes, Bragg's forces ultimately faced defeat against Union forces led by Major General Ulysses S. Grant. This defeat significantly weakened the Confederate position in the Western Theater of the Civil War.