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He served in the Second Seminole War, and he won many promotions for bravery and distinguished conduct in the Mexican War. In 1859, he resigned from the military and entered private enterprise until the outbreak of the American Civil War, at which time he joined the Confederate army as a brigadier general. He was soon promoted to full general and replaced Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee in June 1862. In August 1862, Bragg invaded KentuckyCommonwealth of Kentucky ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U. States Capital Frankfort Largest City Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 37th 104,749 km² 102,989 km² 1,760 km² 1. 7% Populatio but retreated back to TennesseeTennessee ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Volunteer State Other U. States Capital Nashville Largest City Memphis Governor Phil Bredesen Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 106,846 km² 2,400 km² 2. 2% Population Total ( 2000) Den after the Battle of PerryvilleThe Battle of Perryville was an important but largely neglected encounter in the American Civil War. It was fought on October 8, 1862 in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky. The battle began with a middle-of-the-night skirmish over a source of. At the Battle of Murfreesboro, he fought UnionThe Union was a name used by many to refer to the Northern states during the American Civil War. Besides the obvious fact that they were the remaining states left in the United States, the name seems also implied that the Southern states were disorganized General William Starke Rosecrans to a draw and withdrew his army from the field. On September 1863Events January-March January 1 Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation during the second year of the American Civil War. January 1 The first claim under the Homestead Act is made for a farm in Nebraska January 8 Ground is broken in Sacramen, Bragg once again engaged Rosecrans at the Battle of Chickamauga. Afterward, he was defeated by General Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Chattanooga. In February 1864, Bragg was sent to Richmond, Virginia and made military adviser to Jefferson Davis. In 1865 he commanded a division of the Army of Tennessee under Joseph E. Johnston in the Carolinas campaign and served at the battle of Bentonville. He was the brother of Confederate Attorney General Thomas Bragg. After the war he became the chief engineer for Alabama.