Record #:

18382

Author(s):

Brown, William H.

Abstract:

During the United States Civil War, General Braxton Bragg became one of the most hated officers in the Confederate army. Yet, this general has a major modern U.S. Army post named after him: Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Why? During the Mexican-American War, Bragg was viewed as a star artilleryman.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 52 Issue 1, Fall 2012, p24, f

Subject(s):

Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876

Record #:

20766

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Bragg was the only North Carolinian to achieve the full rank of general during the Civil War. Many controversies remain in connection with the campaigns he waged. No one could doubt his courage, but his greatest liability was his failure to follow-up his success on the battlefield and reap the fruits of victory at places like Perryville, Kentucky and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 14 Issue 32, Jan 1947, p9, 18-19

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Generals; Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876

Record #:

37606

Author(s):

Gerard, Philip

Abstract:

Chronicled is Wilmington’s Fort Fisher on December 24th, 1864, and January 13th, 1865. Key players in the battles hinting the Confederacy’s end: Union Generals Sherman and Grant; Confederate Generals Lamb, Whiting, and Bragg. Factors contributing to the outcome were General Whiting’s garrison outnumbered 6 to 1 during the second assault and General Bragg’s belief in Fort Fisher’s invulnerability.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 7, December 2014, p193-194, 196, 198, 200, 202, 204, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Siege, 1864-1865; Fort Fisher (New Hanover County); Fort Fisher (New Hanover County)--Description and travel; Sherman, William T., 1820-1891; Grant, Ulysses S. ; Lamb, William, 1835-1909; Whiting, William Henry Chase, 1824-1865; Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876; Terry, Alfred Howe; Porter, David D., 1813-1891; Civil War

Record #:

38064

Author(s):

Gerard, Philip

Abstract:

A major source of materials goods for the Confederacy and its troops, Fort Fisher’s attack challenged General Braxton Bragg’s boast of its impenetrability and the South’s victory. The Union armada of 64 ships such as the Colorado, Powhatan, and Wabash assures the defeat, despite the efforts of military leaders such as Fort Fisher’s commander, Colonel William Lamb.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 6, November 2014, p201-202, 204, 206, 208, 201, 212 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Siege, 1864-1865; Whiting, William H.C., 1824-1865; Lamb, William, 1835-1909; Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893; Porter, David D., 1813-1891; Fisher, Charles Frederick, 1816-1861; Benson, George Washington, 1846-1948; Kirkland, William W., 1833-1915; Curtis, Newton Martin, 1835-1910; Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933; Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876