Confederate President Jefferson Davis was disappointed when General Beauregard abandoned Corinth. He was replaced by Braxton Bragg. Here Davis misunderstood the situation. Beauregard was totally outnumbered. He wanted to avoid a siege on Corinth. With a clever move, he led Union General Henry Halleck to believe that Corinth was fortified and would receive reinforcements. Using logs painted black, and hats to make it seem the Confederates were still in Corinth, Beauregard avoided a disaster by sneaking out of Corinth and moved south to Tupelo.
On June 27, 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis relieved General Beauregard as the commander of the Army of Tennessee. Beauregard was replaced by General Braxton Bragg.
In June of 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis replaced PTG Beauregard with Braxton Bragg. Davis believed that Beauregard was not aggressive enough and should have made a stand at Corinth. A closer look at the situation reveals that the surprise evacuation was the best thing that could be done. If a siege had been placed on Corinth, Beauregard's small army in comparison to the Union troops chasing him, would have been captured. Beauregard chose to retreat from Corinth to fight another day.
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During his presidency, Jefferson Davis had several commanders serving under him in the Confederate States of America. Some of the notable commanders included Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, Braxton Bragg, and P.G.T. Beauregard. These commanders played crucial roles in leading Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
President Jefferson Davis believed that Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee was the best general to replace Braxton Bragg as the commander of the Army of Tennessee. Lee was able to convince Davis that another choice would be better. He suggested PT Beauregard, however, Davis finally appointed General Joseph Johnston to the vacancy.
Braxton Bragg was a general in the Confederate States Army.
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.
Confederate General Braxton Bragg joined the Confederacy as a brigadier general in the South's Provisional Army at the outbreak of the US Civil War. He gained a solid reputation with Confederate President Jefferson Davis. By September of 1861, Davis promoted Bragg to the rank of major general and was given command of General Albert S. Johnston's Second Army Corps in the Army of the Mississippi.
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Confederate President Jefferson Davis had sent Colonel Johnston to evaluate the South's situation after the loss at the Battle of Shiloh. Johnston's report contained the following:* Johnson believed that the Confederate position at Corinth was unsuitable as a base of any duration. The water supply, as example, was too poor for the Confederate army; and* Based on reinforcements, the South now had an army of 50,000 troops and should try to advance back to Shiloh.There was leadership problem, however. The best general to handle a counter attack, PT Beauregard, had taken ill and sought health help in Alabama. The new commander there, Braxton Bragg was not considered a good choice, however, to mount a counter offensive.
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