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Braxton Bragg

1817 - 1876

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Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 – September 27, 1876) was an American army officer during the Second Seminole War and Mexican–American War and Confederate general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, serving in the Western Theater. His most important role was as commander of the Army of Mississippi, later renamed the Army of Tennessee, from June 1862 until December 1863. Bragg, a native of Warrenton, North Carolina, was educated at West Point and became an artillery officer. He served in Florida and then received three brevet promotions for distinguished service in the Mexican–American War, most notably the Battle of Buena Vista. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Braxton Bragg is the 1,708th most popular military personnel (down from 1,525th in 2019), the 6,571st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,635th in 2019) and the 106th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among military personnels, Braxton Bragg ranks 1,708 out of 2,058. Before him are Karl Allmendinger, Gregor MacGregor, Nozu Michitsura, Prince Frederick of Prussia, Giovanni Luppis, and Melita Norwood. After him are John Benbow, Henry III, Count of Bar, Frederick C. Weyand, Ivan Maslennikov, Antonio Luna, and Roy Urquhart.

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Among people born in 1817, Braxton Bragg ranks 70. Before him are Richard Dadd, Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi, Alfred Des Cloizeaux, Konstantin Aksakov, Florian Ceynowa, and Alexandros Koumoundouros. After him are Heinrich von Sybel, Christen Andreas Fonnesbech, Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Richard Spruce, José María Ventura Casas, and Thomas Thomson. Among people deceased in 1876, Braxton Bragg ranks 54. Before him are Salim bin Thuwaini, Friedrich von Berchtold, Theodor von Heuglin, Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Adolph Tidemand, and Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz. After him are Janko Kráľ, Christian Lassen, August Wilhelm Ambros, Félicien David, Ludwig Traube, and Johannes Rebmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Braxton Bragg ranks 6,572 out of 20,380. Before him are Schelte J. Bus (1956), Robert Barro (1944), Peter Riegert (1947), Robert Ridgway (1850), Arthur Shaw (1886), and Diane Ackerman (1948). After him are Randy Crawford (1952), Paul Gray (1972), Eugene V. Debs (1855), James Salter (1925), Connie Willis (1945), and Herbert Copeland (1902).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Braxton Bragg ranks 106. Before him are Richmond K. Turner (1885), Henry Halleck (1815), Carlos Hathcock (1942), Christine Jorgensen (1926), J. Lawton Collins (1896), and Eddie Slovik (1920). After him are Frederick C. Weyand (1916), Irvin McDowell (1818), James Jesus Angleton (1917), Benjamin Briggs (1835), Joseph Hooker (1814), and William Guarnere (1923).

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