▁of ▁ 6 9 , 8 0 0 ▁men , ▁but ▁also ▁extended ▁his ▁command ▁respons ib ilities ▁north ward ▁to ▁the ▁Kno x ville ▁area . ▁This ▁brought ▁a ▁third ▁sub ordinate ▁into ▁B rag g ' s ▁command ▁who ▁had ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁respect ▁for ▁him . ▁L t . ▁Gen . ▁Leon idas ▁Pol k ▁and ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁William ▁J . ▁Har de e ▁had ▁already ▁made ▁their ▁anim os ity ▁well ▁known . ▁Buck ner ' s ▁attitude ▁was ▁colored ▁by ▁B rag g ' s ▁un success ful ▁invasion ▁of ▁Buck ner ' s ▁native ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁command ▁through ▁the ▁mer ger . ▁A ▁positive ▁aspect ▁for ▁B rag g ▁was ▁Har de e ' s ▁request ▁to ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁Mississippi ▁in ▁July , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁L t . ▁Gen . ▁D . H . ▁Hill , ▁a ▁general ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁along ▁with ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁The ▁Confeder ate ▁War ▁Department ▁asked ▁B rag g ▁in ▁early ▁August ▁whether ▁he ▁could ▁assume ▁the ▁off ensive ▁against ▁Rose cr ans ▁if ▁he ▁were ▁given ▁rein for c ements ▁for ▁Mississippi . ▁He ▁dem ur red , ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁da un ting ▁ge ographical ▁obst acles ▁and ▁log ist ical ▁challeng es , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁Rose cr ans ▁to ▁solve ▁those ▁same ▁problems ▁and ▁attack ▁him . ▁He ▁was