Bragg had departed Chattanooga just before Smith…

September 1862 CE

Bragg had departed Chattanooga just before Smith reached Lexington, while Buell moved north from Nashville to Bowling Green, but Bragg had moved quickly and by September 14 had interposed his army on Buell's supply lines from Louisville.

Bragg is reluctant to develop this situation because he is outnumbered by Buell; if he had been able to combine with Kirby Smith, he would have been numerically equal, but Smith's command is separate, and Smith believes that Bragg can capture Louisville without his assistance.

Locations
Lexington Fayette Kentucky United States View → Louisville Jefferson Kentucky United States View →

People
Braxton Bragg View → Don Carlos Buell View → Edmund Kirby Smith View → Henry Halleck View → Ulysses S. Grant View →

Groups
Kentucky, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.) View → Tennessee, State of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

Topics
Party System, Third (United States) View → American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Western Theater of the American Civil War View →

Subjects
Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

Regions

Subregions

Related Events

Active Filters
Group: Khandesh, Sultanate of (Faruqi dynasty)
People: Piet Pieterszoon Hein
Topic: Action of 31 January 1748
Location: Senghenydd Glamorgan United Kingdom
Refine Results

No related events match the current filters.