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'''Braxton Bragg''' (born March 22, 1817, died September 27, 1876) was a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[general]] during the [[American Civil War]].
==Military education and service==
Braxton Bragg was born in Warrenton, [[North Carolina]]. He joined [[United States Military Academy|West Point]], graduating fifth in a class of 50 in 1837. Bragg was commissioned a second lieutenant in the [[US Army]], serving in the 3rd Artillery. In the Second Seminole War, his unit was deployed to [[Florida]] as infantry, with Bragg commanding the army post at St. Augustine. Bragg served with distinction in the [[Mexican War]], gaining a promotion to captain and brevet promotions to lieutenant colonel. His effort at the battle of Buena Vista saved [[Jefferson Davis]]' regiment, earnig Bragg Davis' friendship.
==Civil War==
===Pensacola to Shiloh===
===Kentucky Campaign===
===Middle Tennessee===
===Presidential advisor===
==Post-Civil War career==
After the war Bragg took several jobs in public engineering: As superintendent of the [[New Orleans]] waterworks, as chief engineer for [[Alabama]] and as a railroad inspector in [[Texas]]. He died in Galveston, Texas, on September 27, 1876.
==Assessment==
Bragg was known to his contemporaries as a strict disciplinarian, but also as an irritable person, with Grant recalling an anecdote where Bragg, after quarreling "with every officer in the army", even managed to get into a quarrel with himself. Worse, Bragg was quite outspoken about his negative opinion of others, making him unpopular with his subordinates and contributing to a breakdown of personal relations. His record as a general was decidedly mixed; he routinely failed to exploit the victories he won, tended to retreat after a draw, and at Chattanooga he suffered a major defeat. Yet he was often handicapped by his subordinates, and unlike [[Robert E. Lee]], Davis would not allow Bragg a free hand at choosing them.
==References==
*Woodworth, Steven E., ''Six Armies in Tennessee: The Chickamauga and Chattanooga Campaigns'', University of Nebraska Press, 1998. Takes a rather positive view of Bragg's performance.
[[Category:American Civil War Commanders]]
==Military education and service==
Braxton Bragg was born in Warrenton, [[North Carolina]]. He joined [[United States Military Academy|West Point]], graduating fifth in a class of 50 in 1837. Bragg was commissioned a second lieutenant in the [[US Army]], serving in the 3rd Artillery. In the Second Seminole War, his unit was deployed to [[Florida]] as infantry, with Bragg commanding the army post at St. Augustine. Bragg served with distinction in the [[Mexican War]], gaining a promotion to captain and brevet promotions to lieutenant colonel. His effort at the battle of Buena Vista saved [[Jefferson Davis]]' regiment, earnig Bragg Davis' friendship.
==Civil War==
===Pensacola to Shiloh===
===Kentucky Campaign===
===Middle Tennessee===
===Presidential advisor===
==Post-Civil War career==
After the war Bragg took several jobs in public engineering: As superintendent of the [[New Orleans]] waterworks, as chief engineer for [[Alabama]] and as a railroad inspector in [[Texas]]. He died in Galveston, Texas, on September 27, 1876.
==Assessment==
Bragg was known to his contemporaries as a strict disciplinarian, but also as an irritable person, with Grant recalling an anecdote where Bragg, after quarreling "with every officer in the army", even managed to get into a quarrel with himself. Worse, Bragg was quite outspoken about his negative opinion of others, making him unpopular with his subordinates and contributing to a breakdown of personal relations. His record as a general was decidedly mixed; he routinely failed to exploit the victories he won, tended to retreat after a draw, and at Chattanooga he suffered a major defeat. Yet he was often handicapped by his subordinates, and unlike [[Robert E. Lee]], Davis would not allow Bragg a free hand at choosing them.
==References==
*Woodworth, Steven E., ''Six Armies in Tennessee: The Chickamauga and Chattanooga Campaigns'', University of Nebraska Press, 1998. Takes a rather positive view of Bragg's performance.
[[Category:American Civil War Commanders]]