General Braxton Bragg

GPTKB entity

Statements (138)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkb:Stonewall_Jackson
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Confederate_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birth_date 1817-03-22
March 22, 1817
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Magnolia_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkb:William_Bragg
gptkbp:combat_history divided opinions
gptkbp:combat_role artillery commander
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Murfreesboro
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Orleans
gptkb:Fort_Pickens
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Seven_Days
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Shenandoah_Valley
gptkb:Battle_of_the_First_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Second_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Richmond
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkb:Battle_of_Baton_Rouge
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
Battle of the Siege of Mobile
Battle of the Siege of Charleston
Battle of the Siege of Savannah
Confederate forces in the Western Theater
gptkbp:commanded_troops_at gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkbp:controversy Leadership style
Disputes with Subordinates
Battle of Chattanooga defeat
Battle of Chickamauga leadership
gptkbp:death_date 1876-09-27
September 27, 1876
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Bragg_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:historical_analysis mixed reviews
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War South
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:historical_impact Southern military leadership
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Western_Theater_of_the_Civil_War
Confederate military strategy
Leadership in Major Battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Braxton Bragg
gptkbp:influence gptkb:military_strategy
Civil War historiography
Southern military tradition
post-war military thought
gptkbp:influence_on Military Strategy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:involved_in Confederate strategy
gptkbp:known_for defeats in battle
Controversial Leadership
gptkbp:legacy controversial figure
mixed reputation among historians
Divisive Figure in Confederate History
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:military_doctrine offensive operations
gptkbp:military_leadership controversial decisions
gptkbp:military_lessons gptkb:West_Point
gptkbp:military_operations gptkb:Western_Theater_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkb:Colonel
gptkb:General
gptkbp:military_strategy defensive tactics
Southern generals
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:3rd_Artillery_Regiment
gptkb:1st_Artillery_Regiment
gptkb:Louisiana_Brigade
gptkb:Army_of_Mississippi
gptkb:Confederate_Army_of_the_West
gptkbp:nickname Old Bragg
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Murfreesboro
gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkb:Battle_of_Perryville
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Army_of_Tennessee
gptkbp:notable_quote “ I have no doubt that we will win.”
" The enemy is in our front, and we must fight them."
" I am not a coward, but I am a soldier."
" I will not be a prisoner of war."
" Victory is the only option."
" We must be prepared for the worst."
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:engineers
gptkb:railway
Plantation Owner
plantation owner
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition historical studies
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:General_Winfield_Scott
gptkb:Army_of_the_Republic_of_Texas
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1837-1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Bragg
gptkbp:strategic_goals defensive positions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_John_Bell_Hood
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4