SEPTEMBER 11, 1863:
The
Skirmish at McLemore’s Cove. General Braxton Bragg C.S.A. gives
orders for the Army of Tennessee to begin a massive attack against the
maneuvering Union Army of The Cumberland, but Bragg’s orders mysteriously never
get delivered to the majority of his unit commanders. Only a few troops go into
action. The “offensive” plays out as a series of minor skirmishes. By the time
Bragg is able to reissue his orders, the Union forces have repositioned
themselves in a better defensive position, and the attack cannot be carried out
as planned.
