re: Fort Bragg might ditch its Confederate traitor name and be renamed Fort Liberty

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Braxton Bragg screwed the pooch at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. You'd think that the Union would see him as a hero.

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Don't forget about his epic blunder during the Confederate Heartland Offensive. Bragg's force beat Buell's force in the race to Bowling Green and was in position to ambush about most of Buell's Army of the Ohio which was hauling arse to get in between Bragg's Army of Mississippi and Louisville. Buell had no idea that Bragg was anywhere close to Bowling Green and left no guard or fortifications in place to stop attack. If Bragg had attacked he probably defeated the Army of the Ohio and captured Buell. Defeating Buell would have forced the Union to withdraw Grant and Sherman from Memphis and North Mississippi to protect the Midwest. Bragg would have turned the war in the west around in one battle. Instead of attacking that disorganized and weary army, he goes on a 3 day detour to capture the 4,000 man garrison at Munfordville. Which gave Buell enough time to get his troops out of the ambush around Bowling Green and to march onto Louisville which put him in between Bragg and the midwest.

ETA: Don’t even get me started on General Polk. Why anybody would name bases after the two worst commanders to ever command an army or part of an army on the continent of North America is beyond me.