This carte de viste is a bust view of General Bragg in uniform. He is wearing a double-breasted frock with visible collar insignia. Image is clear with good contrast. Mount remains clean, complete and untrimmed. Photographer's backmark is Lumpkin & Tomlinson, Richmond, VA. There is also a 2-cent revenue stamp on the back.

Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 – September 27, 1876) was an American army officer during the Second Seminole War and Mexican–American War and Confederate general during the Civil War, serving in the Western Theater. His most important role was as commander of the Army of Mississippi, later renamed the Army of Tennessee, from June 1862 until December 1863.

Bragg is generally considered among the worst generals of the Civil War. Most of the battles he engaged in ended in defeat. Bragg was extremely unpopular with both the officers and ordinary men under his command, who criticized him for numerous perceived faults, including poor battlefield strategy, a quick temper, and overzealous discipline. [jet]   [ph:L]

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