Braxton Bragg: The Most Hated Man of the Confederacy

by Earl J. Hess

Book Overview

As a leading Confederate general, Braxton Bragg (1817-1876) earned a reputation for incompetence, for wantonly shooting his own soldiers, and for losing battles. This public image established him not only as a scapegoat for the South's military failures but also as the chief whipping boy of the Confederacy. The strongly negative opinions of Bragg's contemporaries have continued to color assessments of the general's military career and character by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469664062
• ISBN13: 9781469664064
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 9.2"