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he was very vile before the civil war (educational purposes only). This may not be every detail about racism for now

he was very vile before the civil war (educational purposes only). This may not be every detail about racism for now | exposing Braxton Bragg's brutality, horrors and extreme racism part 3; color: #504c45; 1. Active Enforcement of the Indian Removal Act (The Trail of Tears): Upon graduating from West Point in 1837, Bragg was commissioned into the 3rd U.S. Artillery. One of his very first major assignments was participating in the federal enforcement of the Indian Removal Act. He was directly involved in rounding up and forcing Indigenous populations—primarily the Cherokee nation—out of their ancestral homelands in the Southeast.He helped oversee the initial phases of the forced march westward that became known as the Trail of Tears, showcasing a complete willingness to enforce policies that resulted in the mass death, displacement, and starvation of thousands of Native Americans. 2. Warfare in the Second Seminole War: Bragg was deployed to Florida to fight in the Second Seminole War (1835–1842). This conflict was one of the longest and most expensive Indian Wars in U.S. history, aimed entirely at rooting out the Seminole people who refused to abandon their land. Bragg commanded Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida, which was heavily used as a military prison to hold captured Indigenous fighters and civilians. His letters from this era show that he viewed the Seminole people not as sovereign nations or worthy adversaries, but with intense racial hostility, viewing the war as a necessary campaign to clear out "hostile elements" for white settlement. 3. Absolute Contempt for "Indian Territory"In the early 1855, Bragg was stationed in the West in what was then designated as Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma and surrounding areas). Historical records and personal letters note that Bragg and his wife, Eliza, absolutely detested being stationed there. Bragg expressed deep, elitist contempt for the region, viewing the Indigenous populations living there with utter disdain.His hatred for the assignment and his refusal to tolerate living near native populations was a primary factor that drove him to resign his U.S. Army commission in 1856. He left the military specifically to move to Louisiana, purchase his 1,600-acre sugar plantation, and pivot full-time into enslaving Black Americans. | image tagged in braxton bragg,confederate,confederacy,native americans,native american,civil war | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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The Structural Connection to the Town of Fort BraggHis anti-Indigenous legacy even left a permanent mark on geography. In 1857, a fellow military officer named Lt. Horatio Gibson established a military post in Northern California explicitly designed to forcibly control and confine the local Pomo Native American population to the Mendocino Indian Reservation. Gibson chose to name the garrison Fort Bragg to honor his former commander's strict, merciless reputation—a name that became the city of Fort Bragg, California, today.
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Bragg's biography shows that his white supremacy was holistic: he spent the first half of his adult life violently displacing Indigenous Americans to claim their land, and the second half brutally exploiting enslaved Black Americans to profit from it.
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exposing Braxton Bragg's brutality, horrors and extreme racism part 3; color: #504c45; 1. Active Enforcement of the Indian Removal Act (The Trail of Tears): Upon graduating from West Point in 1837, Bragg was commissioned into the 3rd U.S. Artillery. One of his very first major assignments was participating in the federal enforcement of the Indian Removal Act. He was directly involved in rounding up and forcing Indigenous populations—primarily the Cherokee nation—out of their ancestral homelands in the Southeast.He helped oversee the initial phases of the forced march westward that became known as the Trail of Tears, showcasing a complete willingness to enforce policies that resulted in the mass death, displacement, and starvation of thousands of Native Americans. 2. Warfare in the Second Seminole War: Bragg was deployed to Florida to fight in the Second Seminole War (1835–1842). This conflict was one of the longest and most expensive Indian Wars in U.S. history, aimed entirely at rooting out the Seminole people who refused to abandon their land. Bragg commanded Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida, which was heavily used as a military prison to hold captured Indigenous fighters and civilians. His letters from this era show that he viewed the Seminole people not as sovereign nations or worthy adversaries, but with intense racial hostility, viewing the war as a necessary campaign to clear out "hostile elements" for white settlement. 3. Absolute Contempt for "Indian Territory"In the early 1855, Bragg was stationed in the West in what was then designated as Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma and surrounding areas). Historical records and personal letters note that Bragg and his wife, Eliza, absolutely detested being stationed there. Bragg expressed deep, elitist contempt for the region, viewing the Indigenous populations living there with utter disdain.His hatred for the assignment and his refusal to tolerate living near native populations was a primary factor that drove him to resign his U.S. Army commission in 1856. He left the military specifically to move to Louisiana, purchase his 1,600-acre sugar plantation, and pivot full-time into enslaving Black Americans.