Bragg's Retreat to Tennessee
Laurel County, Laurel County, Kentucky
Marker Inscription
CSA Returns to Tenn.. After Battle of Perryville, Oct. 8, 1862, CSA gathered at Bryantsville on 11th. Pursuing Union force did not attack, but destroyed sources of food. CSA Gen. Bragg started moving forces south, Oct. 13. USA under Gen. Buell pursued to here, where he decided further pursuit was not expedient. CSA continued on, passing thru Cumberland Gap, Oct. 19-24. See map on other side.
Erected by Kentucky Historical Society
The Story
After the bloody Battle of Perryville in October 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg gathered his forces and began withdrawing southward, ending the Confederacy's bid to hold Kentucky. Union General Don Carlos Buell pursued as far as this point in Laurel County before deciding further pursuit was not worthwhile. Bragg's army continued on, passing through the Cumberland Gap in late October.
Why it matters
Bragg's retreat through the Cumberland Gap closed the Kentucky Campaign of 1862 and secured the border state for the Union for the rest of the war.
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Related people
- · Braxton Bragg
- · Don Carlos Buell
Related events
- · Battle of Perryville
- · Kentucky Campaign of 1862
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