Bragg soon realized that the new recruits he had sought from Kentucky would not be forthcoming, and that he lacked the logistical support he needed to remain in the state, so he made his way southeast to Knoxville, Tennessee, through the Cumberland Gap.
Bragg soon realized that the new infantry recruits he had sought from Kentucky would not be forthcoming, though many were willing to join the cavalry, and that he lacked the logistical support he needed to remain in the state. He made his way southeast to Knoxville, Tennessee, through the Cumberland Gap.