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The Army of Tennessee was formed in November 1862 as the principal Confederate Army in the western United States during the American Civil War.From its creation, the army was commanded by General Braxton Bragg, who fought Union Major General William Rosecrans's Army of the Cumberland to a draw at the Battle of Murfreesboro on December 31, 1862. He was, however, forced to withdraw from Murfreesboro and fall back on Tullahoma.
In the summer of 1863, an offensive by Rosecrans was begun, which is generally known as the Tullahoma campaign, after the Confederate headquarters. Union forces gradually forced Bragg to fall back into northern Georgia, abandoning the important railroad hub of Chattanooga . However, reinforced by James Longstreet's corps from the Army of Northern Virginia, the Army of Tennessee was able to inflict a significant defeat on Rosecrans at ChickamaugaThe Battle of Chickamauga was a Union offensive in the American Civil War in Catoosa County and Walker County, Georgia from September 18, 1863 to September 20, 1863. It claimed an estimated 34,624 casualties (16,170 for the Union; 18,454 for the Confedera in SeptemberSeptember is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. The name comes from the Latin septem for " seven" September was originally the seventh month of the year, before January and February were inserted. In Greek civilization, S 1863, advancing to besiege Chattanooga. The Army of the Cumberland was, however, reinforced by the troops of Grant'sUlysses S. Grant Order 18th President Term of Office March 4, 1869 March 4, 1877 Followed Andrew Johnson Succeeded by Rutherford B. Hayes Date of Birth April 27, 1822 Place of Birth Point Pleasant, Ohio Date of Death July 23, 1885 Place of Death Mount McG Army of the TennesseeThe Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the American Civil War formed in October, 1862 and commanded by Ulysses S. Grant in the siege of Vicksburg. After Grant was promoted to commander of all Union armies in the west in October 1863, William T., which combined with the Army of the Cumberland to inflict a significant defeat on Bragg at the Battle of Missionary RidgeThe Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major battle of the American Civil War fought on November 25, 1863 in Chattanooga, Tennessee as part of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga Campaign. The Ridge runs basically north-south for several kilometers and varies i on November 25November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 36 days remaining. Events 1034 Malcolm II of Scotland died. Duncan, the son of his second daughter, instead of Macbeth, the son of his eldest daughter,, forcing Bragg to abandon the siege of Chattanooga and withdraw again into northern Georgia.
Shortly thereafter, Bragg was dismissed and replaced as commander of the Army by Joseph E. JohnstonJoseph Eggleston Johnston ( February 3, 1807 March 21, 1891) was a military officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, whose effectiveness was undercut by tensions with President Jefferson Davis. Born in Farmville, Virginia, Johnston a, who was much better liked by both troops and high level subordinates than the sour Bragg. In the 1864 campaign, Johnston faced the combined northern armies of William T. Sherman, whose task was to advance on Atlanta. Johnston, who felt the continued existence of his army was more important than protecting territory, tended to avoid battle with Sherman, executing a skillful withdrawal which caused impatience among the Confederate leadership in Richmond, particularly President Jefferson Davis, who had never gotten on well with Johnston. Following Sherman's outflanking of Johnston at the Chatahoochie River , forcing Johnston back on Atlanta itself, Johnston was replaced by General John Bell Hood.
Hood's tenure as commander proved disastrous. After several unsuccessful attempts to force Sherman's withdrawal from Atlanta, the city fell to union troops on September 2, 1864. Hood now, instead of continuing to parry against Sherman's forces, turned west and headed back north into Tennessee, allowing Sherman to turn south unopposed for the March to the Sea. In the meanwhile, Hood was faced in Tennessee by the army's old enemy, the Army of the Cumberland, under George H. Thomas , as well as the Army of the Ohio under John Schofield. On November 30, 1864, Hood was mauled in an attack on Schofield's smaller army at the Battle of Franklin, losing almost a quarter of his troops, but continued to advance north into central Tennessee, where he attempted to besiege Nashville. On December 15, Thomas's troops launched their attack, almost completely annihilating the Army of Tennessee in the most decisive tactical engagement of the war.
Thereafter, the Army of Tennessee ceased to be an effective fighting force, although its remnants were thereafter largely sent to the Carolinas to provide some opposition to Sherman's continuing advance in that area.
