When was the Army of Tennessee formed and by whom?
The Army of Tennessee was formed on the 20th of November 1862. General Braxton Bragg renamed the former Army of Mississippi to create this new field army.
The Army of Tennessee was formed on the 20th of November 1862. General Braxton Bragg renamed the former Army of Mississippi to create this new field army.
Attacks began at 6 a.m. against the Union right wing and pushed the Union flank back toward their supply route to Nashville. Confederates failed to capture the road despite initial success and Bragg retreated during the night after his division's attack was repulsed by heavy artillery fire.
Johnston was replaced by Hood on July 9 following Sherman's outflanking of Johnston's Line along the Chattahoochee River. Stephen D. Lee reassigned from Mississippi took command of the Second Corps under the new leadership.
During resulting battle Hood lost 7,000 men almost a quarter of strength including six generals killed or mortally wounded another six wounded and one captured. He ordered immediate frontal assault despite having only two of three infantry corps present.
Johnston and Sherman met negotiated terms surrender the 17th of April 1862 Bennett Place near Durham Station North Carolina. The final agreement signed April 26 included not only Army Tennessee but all other Confederate forces Florida Georgia South Carolina North Carolina number Confederate troops included surrender totaled almost 90,000 men.