Braxton Bragg

Born

March 22, 1817

Died

September 27, 1876 (aged 59)

Known as

army officer, military officer, soldier

Braxton Bragg was an American military officer during the Second Seminole War and Mexican–American War. He later served as a Confederate general in the American Civil War, seeing action in the western theater. His most important role was the commander of the Army of Mississippi, later renamed the Army of Tennessee, from June 1862 until December 1863.

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