• Born in Warren County, North Carolina in 1817
• Graduated from West Point
• Fought in the Second Seminole War, and earned promotions for his outstanding abilities
• Resigned from the U.S. Army in 1859
• Joined the Confederate Army, and commissioned as a Brig General
• Rose through the ranks to Full General and took command of the Army of the Tennessee
• In August of 1862 he invaded Kentucky and almost took Louisville
• Fought Gen Rosecrans to a draw at the Battle of Stones River
• Defeated Rosecrans at the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863
• Defeated Gen Grant at the Battle of Chattanooga
• Was made the Military advisor to Jefferson Davis In February of 1864
• Was put in command of the Department of North Carolina in November of 1864
• Led an unsuccessful attack on Gen Sherman in Georgia
• Was assigned back to The Army of the Tennessee in February of 1865
• Was the Chief Engineer for the state of Alabama after the war

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