Braxton Bragg

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Braxton Bragg was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, known for his controversial leadership and later service as a military adviser.

Aliases (2)
  • Confederate General Braxton Bragg ×1
  • General Braxton Bragg ×1

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate general
human
advisorTo Jefferson Davis
allegiance Confederate States of America
United States of America
battle Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Perryville
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Stones River
Chattanooga Campaign
Tullahoma Campaign
burialPlace Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama
causeOfDeath heart disease
citizenship United States of America
conflict American Civil War
Mexican–American War
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1817-03-22
dateOfDeath 1876-09-27
education United States Military Academy
ethnicity white American
familyName Bragg
fullName Braxton Bragg
givenName Braxton
knownFor disputes with subordinate officers
strict discipline of troops
legacy namesake of Fort Bragg (later Fort Liberty) in North Carolina
memberOf Army of Tennessee
militaryBranch Confederate States Army
United States Army
militaryRank general
major general
notableFor controversial leadership in the Confederate Army
occupation military adviser
military officer
placeOfBirth Warrenton, North Carolina
placeOfDeath Galveston, Texas
positionHeld commander of the Army of Tennessee
postMilitaryCareer civil engineer
railroad inspector
religion Presbyterianism
residence Louisiana
North Carolina
Texas
spouse Eliza Brooks Ellis
workedFor Confederate government


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