Sterling Price’s Confederates move against Iuka in northern Mississippi to threaten the flank of William S. Rosecrans’s army based at Corinth.
Tag: Braxton Bragg
The Heart of Kentucky is with the South
The Confederate incursion into Kentucky continues, with Edmund Kirby Smith’s forces taking Lexington and the state capital of Frankfort.
The People are Universally Hostile to Our Cause
One Confederate army leaves Chattanooga and begins moving north toward Kentucky, while another is already in Kentucky and preparing for battle.
Confederates Target Kentucky
Edmund Kirby Smith begins the Confederate incursion into Kentucky as the political turmoil in that state continues.
I Trust We May All Unite in Ohio
Braxton Bragg’s Confederates reach Chattanooga, Edmund Kirby Smith’s Confederates prepare to move into Kentucky, and the Federal high command expresses dissatisfaction with Don Carlos Buell’s lack of action.
Material Support and Effective Cooperation
Braxton Bragg’s Confederate army arrives at Chattanooga, while the Federal high command scrambles to learn Bragg’s intentions.