Braxton Bragg’s Confederate army captures a Federal garrison in Kentucky after a unique gesture of chivalry.

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Braxton Bragg’s Confederate army captures a Federal garrison in Kentucky after a unique gesture of chivalry.
Braxton Bragg’s Confederate army enters Kentucky as thousands of men volunteers to stop the Confederates from crossing the Ohio River and invading the North.
August 21, 1864 – Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest led his Confederate cavalry on a daring raid while Federal forces were out trying to hunt
April 12, 1864 – Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Confederate cavalry attacked the Federal garrison at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, and a controversy