Braxton Bragg : the most hated man of the Confederacy /

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"As a leading Confederate general, Braxton Bragg (1817-1876) earned a reputation for incompetence, for wantonly shooting his own soldiers, and for losing battles. This public image established him not only as a scapegoat for the South's military failures but also as the chief whipping boy...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hess, Earl J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Series:Civil War America (Series)
Subjects:
Bragg, Braxton, > 1817-1876.
Bragg, Braxton, > 1817-1876
Confederate States of America. > Army > Biography.
Confederate States of America. > Army
1861-1865
Generals > Confederate States of America > Biography.
Généraux > États confédérés d'Amérique > Biographies.
History > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Biography & Autobiography > Military.
History > Military > United States.
Generals
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
United States
United States > Confederate States of America
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The making of a Southern patriot
  • Pensacola
  • Shiloh
  • Corinth and high command
  • Kentucky
  • Controversy and recovery
  • Stones River
  • Turning point
  • Tullahoma
  • Chickamauga
  • Revolt of the generals
  • Chattanooga
  • Military adviser to the Confederate president
  • Davis's troubleshooter
  • Defeat
  • After the war.

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