Overview

General Braxton Bragg is often described as a despicable, friendless man, the most hated general of the Confederacy. Historians have denigrated Bragg by accepting without challenge the self-serving accusations of prominent, disgruntled subordinates, each of whom sought to explain their own failures by assigning them to Bragg. This biography, without dodging Bragg's deficiencies, refutes much of this false testimony. The result is a balanced view of this controversial general, from his early rise to power in the Western theater to his subsequent fall from grace in the latter years of the Civil War.

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Author:   Samuel J. Martin
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.934kg
ISBN:  

9781476693439

ISBN 10:   1476693439
Pages:   536
Publication Date:   01 June 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Prologue      l. Boyhood      2. West Point      3. The Seminole War      4. South Carolina      5. Corpus Christi      6. Fort Brown      7. Monterrey      8. Buena Vista      9. War’s Interlude      10. Politics      11. Elise Ellis      12. Jefferson Barracks      13. Louisiana Planter      14. Pensacola      15. Major General      16. Corinth      17. To Shiloh      18. Shiloh, Day One      19. Shiloh, Day Two and After      20. Prelude to Kentucky      21. Into Kentucky      22. Munfordville      23. Perryville      24. Battle of Perryville      25. Retreat from Perryville      26. Middle Tennessee      27. Battle of Murfreesboro      28. Retreat to Tullahoma      29. The Enemy Within      30. The Tullahoma Campaign      31. Another Retreat      32. McLemore’s Cove      33. Chickamauga, Day One      34. Chickamauga, Day Two      35. Breakthrough      36. The Rock of Chickamauga      37. Confrontation      38. The Opening Battles      39. Chattanooga, Day One      40. Lookout Mountain      41. Sherman Fails—Again      42. Routed      43. Relieved of Duty      44. Richmond      45. Joe Johnston      46. Bermuda Hundred      47. Johnston Replaced      48. Wilmington      49. First Assault      50. Fort Fisher Falls      51. Wilmington Captured      52. Kinston      53. Bentonville      54. End of the War      55. Final Years      Epilogue      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

“the most detailed and objective biography available of this controversial individual”—America’s Civil War; “much of benefit for readers...as the first one-volume biography of Bragg since the 1920s...soundly written”—The Journal of Southern History.

the most detailed and objective biography available of this controversial individual --America's Civil War; much of benefit for readers...as the first one-volume biography of Bragg since the 1920s...soundly written --The Journal of Southern History.

Author Information

Samuel J. Martin is the author of three previous biographies and has published numerous articles in history magazines such as Civil War Times Illustrated, America’s Civil War, and The Kepi.

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