Memoir 3, Page 80, Confederate Generals

"On the rebel side of the line may bee mentioned Hardee, Hood, Polk Longstreet and others under Bragg..."

William Hardee (1815-1873) was a well-known general and tactician of the time who served largely in the Western theater. At this time in the war, Hardee was a corps commander who fought at the Battle of Chickamauga and Chattanooga.

John Bell Hood (1831-1879) served initially in the Eastern Theater under Robert E. Lee before being transferred to the Western Theater after the Battle of Gettysburg. Once in the west, Hood was wounded while leading troops at the Battle of Chickamauga, leading to the amputation of his right leg. Due to this wound, he was not in service during the Battle of Chattanooga, returning for the Atlanta Campaign in 1864.

An Episcopalian bishop prior to the war, Leonidas Polk (1806-1864) was also largely involved in the Western Theater, serving at the Battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga and Chattanooga. Following a personality clash with his superior, Bragg, Polk was reassigned to the Atlanta Campaign where he was killed in June of 1864.

James Longstreet (1821-1904) started out the war in the Eastern Theater, serving as one of Robert E. Lee’s close advisors particularly in the Battle of Gettysburg. Following the disaster of Pickett’s Charge, Longstreet requested transfer to the Western Theater, arriving at the beginning of the Battle of Chickamauga. Despite personality clashes with Braxton Bragg, he was still in command at the Battle of Chattanooga before returning to his previous appointment under Lee.