A history of the United States . l in the farther West. The Confederates,under General Van Dorn, organized in the beginning of theyear a force of about sixteen thousand, including thirty-fivehundred Indians, for the purpose of recovering Curtis, supported by ,,.„ General Sigel, advanced acrossthe Arkansas line with tenthousand five hundred Uniontroops. The forces met at PeaRidge (March 6). The Con-federates were defeated; andafter that time no very impor-tant battle occurred west of theMississippi River. 481. Braggs Raid into Ken-tucky.— After the losses ofShiloh and Corinth,
A history of the United States . l in the farther West. The Confederates,under General Van Dorn, organized in the beginning of theyear a force of about sixteen thousand, including thirty-fivehundred Indians, for the purpose of recovering Curtis, supported by ,,.„ General Sigel, advanced acrossthe Arkansas line with tenthousand five hundred Uniontroops. The forces met at PeaRidge (March 6). The Con-federates were defeated; andafter that time no very impor-tant battle occurred west of theMississippi River. 481. Braggs Raid into Ken-tucky.— After the losses ofShiloh and Corinth, GeneralBeauregards impaired healthcaused him to be superseded byGeneral Braxton Bragg,^ a ca-pable commander, who now determined to break through theUnion lines, and, if possible, recover Tennessee and Kentucky forthe Confederacy. Advancing to the eastern part of Tennessee, 1 Bom iu North Carolina, 1817; died, 1876. Graduated at West Point, 18:?7;distinguished himself iu Mexican War; resigned at close of the war; offered his. General Bkaxton Bragg. 380 THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1862. [§482 early in September, he turned suddenly north in the hope ofmarching across Kentucky and taking Louisville; but Buelladvanced along a shorter line and reached Louisville before theConfederates, thus saving the principal city of the state. Aftermuch maneuvering, an indecisive battle was fought at Perry-ville, October 8; but the Confederates were checked. Th^ywere obliged to abandon their attempt to secure a permanent foothold and had tocontent themselveswith carrying southlong trains of sup-plies. Though Buellspursuit was not vigor-ous, he drove Braggout of Kentucky. Atthe end of the raid,the Confederates setup defenses at Chat-tanooga, while theheadquarters of theUnion army were atNashville. 482. Battle of Mur-freesborough, or StoneRiver. — After secur-ing his stores at Chat-tanooga, Bragg moved northwestward and erected strong works at Murfreesborough. Major General William S. Rosecrans,^ who h
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