"Historians have denigrated General Braxton Bragg by accepting the accusations of prominent, disgruntled subordinates, who sought to explain their failures by assigning them to Bragg. This biography notes the sources of those characterizations and offers a view of the controversial general, from his early successes to the circumstances of his failed later campaigns at Murfreesboro and Chattanooga"--Provided by publisher.

Boyhood -- West Point -- The Seminole War -- South Carolina -- Corpus Christi -- Fort Brown -- Monterrey -- Buena Vista -- War's interlude -- Politics -- Elise Ellis -- Jefferson barracks -- Louisiana planter -- Pensacola -- Major general -- Corinth -- To Shiloh -- Shiloh, day one -- Shiloh, day two and after -- Prelude to Kentucky -- Into Kentucky -- Munfordville -- Perryville -- Battle of Perryville -- Retreat from Perryville -- Middle Tennessee -- Battle of Murfreesboro -- Retreat to Tullahoma -- The enemy within -- The Tullahoma Campaign -- Another retreat -- McLemore's cove -- Chickamauga, day one -- Chickamauga, day two -- Breakthrough -- The rock of Chickamauga -- Confrontation -- The opening battles -- Chattanooga, day one -- Lookout Mountain -- Sherman fails-again -- Routed -- Relieved of duty -- Richmond -- Joe Johnston -- Bermuda Hundred -- Johnston replaced -- Wilmington -- First assault -- Fort Fisher falls -- Wilmington captured -- Kinston -- Bentonville -- End of the war -- Final years.