Bragg, Braxton (1817-1876), was a Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861-1865). He took command of the Southern forces at Pensacola, Florida, in 1861. Bragg commanded a corps of Southern troops at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862. He later commanded the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Bragg was forced to retreat after battles at Perryville and Murfreesboro (Stones River). In September 1863, he defeated Union General William S. Rosecrans at Chickamauga. Two months later, General Ulysses S. Grant defeated Bragg at Missionary Ridge, east of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Bragg then served as military adviser to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Bragg was born in Warrenton, North Carolina, on March 22, 1817. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1837. He became a general in 1862. Bragg died on Sept. 27, 1876. See also Fort Liberty.
