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Born on March, 22 1817
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He graduated fifth of fifty cadets from the West Point Class of 1837
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The 3rd Artillery relocated to Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina, in 1843. Here, Bragg was stationed with three future Union Army generals that he came to consider close friends: George H. Thomas and John F. Reynolds (both of whom were lieutenants who reported to Bragg) and William T. Sherman.
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On March 1, 1845, Bragg and his artillery company were ordered to join Gen. Zachary Taylor in the defense of Texas from Mexico.
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On January 11, 1861, Bragg led a group of 500 volunteers to Baton Rouge, where they persuaded the commander of the federal arsenal there to surrender
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July 4 retreated behind the Tennessee River
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Although the Army of Tennessee had about 52,000 men at the end of July, the Confederate government merged the Department of East Tennessee, under Maj. Gen. Simon B. Buckner, into Bragg's Department of Tennessee, which added 17,800 men to Bragg's army, but also extended his command responsibilities northward to the Knoxville area
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Bragg has trouble with people fallowing his orderds
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Bragg lonched a suprise attack