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In August, Confederate General Braxton Bragg invaded Kentucky, hoping that he could arouse supporters of the Confederate cause in the border state and draw Union forces under Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell back beyond the Ohio River.
Apr 17, 2009 · Stung by the fusillade of criticism, Bragg blamed the Kentuckians for failing to make good on their promises to build up his army with thousands of recruits eager to fight. ‘Why should we be expected to conquer the whole Northwest with 35,000 men?’ Bragg demanded, pouring out his bitter frustration in a letter to his wife.
- Prelude to The Heartland Offensive
- Battle of Munfordville
- Union Counterattack
- Battle of Perryville
- Confederate Retreat
- Aftermath of The Heartland Offensive
By the middle of 1862, Confederate fortunes were declining in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Union forces controlled western Tennessee and the upper reaches of the Mississippi River, and the southern port city of New Orleans. Federal forces had driven the Confederate Army of Mississippi from the important railroad hub at Corinth, Mi...
Initially, events went well for the Confederates. Smith left Knoxville on August 14, 1862, and defeated a Union garrison at Richmond, Kentucky on August 30. Bragg’s army left Chattanooga in late August and on September 17, they captured an important rail station at Munfordville, Kentucky, along with 4,000 Union soldiers, at the Battle of Munfordvil...
Throughout September, the two-headed Rebel onslaught forced Buell back toward Louisville. There, soldiers from across the Ohio River, in Indiana, reinforced the Army of the Ohio. In early October, with up to 60,000 men under his command, Buell left Louisville and became the pursuer. The Confederates were unprepared for Buell’s advance. Smith and Br...
Buell sent a small force to Frankfort to convince Bragg that the focus of his counterattack was the Kentucky capital. Meanwhile, the bulk of Buell’s army departed southeast from Louisville in three columns in search of Bragg’s army. On October 7, 1862, the three columns approached the small crossroads town of Perryville, Kentucky. There, the first ...
After the Battle of Perryville (October 8, 1862), Bragg retreated to Harrodsburg, Kentucky where he finally joined forces with Kirby Smith. The combined Confederate army was now comparable in size to Buell’s army. Nevertheless, Bragg lost his enthusiasm for the campaign. The Kentucky recruits he expected never materialized and he believed that his ...
Neither of the principal commanders fared well at the conclusion of the campaign. President Jefferson Davissummoned Bragg to Richmond, Virginia to answer charges brought by his subordinates about how poorly he handled the campaign. Satisfied with Bragg’s explanation, Davis ignored requests to relieve Bragg of his command. Understandably, Bragg’s re...
- Harry Searles
Oct 27, 2006 · It turned out to be a pipe dream, but while it lasted the Confederate invasion of Kentucky in the summer and fall of 1862 gave the Federal authorities a terrible nightmare.
He and Brigadier General Edmund Kirby Smith attempted an invasion of Kentucky in 1862, but Bragg retreated following a minor tactical victory at the Battle of Perryville in October. In December, he fought another battle at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the Battle of Stones River, against the Army of the Cumberland under Major General William Rosecrans.
Jun 12, 2006 · America’s Civil War: Battle for Kentucky. It had been almost one month since Confederate General Braxton Bragg had pulled off an organizational masterpiece—four weeks since the first troop trains had rumbled into Chattanooga, Tennessee, completing an improbable 800-mile odyssey. by James W. Flanagan 6/12/2006.
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Nov 9, 2009 · After transporting his army by train to Chattanooga, Tennessee, Bragg worked with General Edmund Kirby Smith during a Confederate invasion of Kentucky in August 1862.
