Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character

Braxton Bragg

The Confederate commander at Missionary Ridge whose headquarters Grant could study from Orchard Knob as the battle unfolded in full view.

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Also known as Bragg, General Bragg

First appearance: i

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Confederate commander who superseded Beauregard; moved his army to Chattanooga while Grant was on the defensive.

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Bragg holds the fortified ridge above Chattanooga, shifting column after column against Sherman's flank while Grant reads the movement from a distance. His visible headquarters and constant staff traffic make him a general under observation, his dispositions exposed to an enemy who wants him to weaken his center. The fight on Missionary Ridge becomes the hinge of Grant's rise to supreme command, and Bragg is the obstacle standing in the middle of it.

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Chapter XXVII
Confederate commander who superseded Beauregard; moved his army to Chattanooga while Grant was on the defensive.
Assuming the Command at Chattanooga—Opening a Line of Supplies—Battle of Wauhatchie—On the Picket Line
Confederate commander at Chattanooga; his dispositions to starve the Union army were not 'faithfully sustained.'
XLIII
Confederate commander who sent a deceptive letter and detached troops to reinforce Longstreet.
Battle of Chattanooga
Confederate commander at Chattanooga; criticized for strategic mistakes including sending away Longstreet and a division before the battle.

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