Murfreesboro Research Paper

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The Confederate army in Murfreesboro was commanded by Gen. Braxton Bragg. Bragg had just returned from invading Kentucky before he arrived in Murfreesboro. In Kentucky, he had commanded the Army of Mississippi, and then he was joined my Maj. Gen. Kirby Smith’s army. This new combined army of around 38,000 was renamed the Army of Tennessee. Just like the Union General Buell, Bragg was cautious about engaging the Union troops and decided passivity was wise. After around a month, Bragg moved his troops from where they were stationed, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, through Knoxville and Chattanooga and into Murfreesboro, Tennessee. When he got to Murfreesboro, he immediately organized his troops into a defensive position on the Stones River near Murfreesboro.