Braxton Bragg mobilizes his Confederate army to move from Tupelo to Chattanooga and ultimately join forces with Confederates in east Tennessee.
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Time to Strike at Middle Tennessee
As Federal forces close in on Chattanooga, Edmund Kirby Smith reveals a daring plan for a Confederate counteroffensive.
Preparing to Undergo Privation and Labor
Braxton Bragg takes command of the Confederate Army of Mississippi and prepares to lead it into action.
Davis Relieves the Ailing Beauregard
P.G.T. Beauregard leaves his Confederate command due to illness, causing controversy over whether he was going absent without leave.
I Would Fight Them if They Were a Million
The Confederate Army of Mississippi advances into southwestern Tennessee to confront Ulysses S. Grant’s Federals, who remain largely unaware of the enemy’s approach.
Ranking with the Heaviest Bombardment in the World
Harvey Brown directs a preemptive attack on Confederates looking to take back Fort Pickens on Florida’s Gulf Coast.