and while bragg could have been a better commander, i will defend braxton bragg here. it was not bragg's responsibility to have somebody there at the railroad to meet james long street. since 3:00 a.m. on the morning ofseptember 17, another james long street staff officers has been at bragg's headquarters. why wasn't lotro himself or someone metro had arranged at the railroad to meet long street. but long street and his party will set out towards the sound of battle in the distance. will work their way using the sound of battle as a guide. at one point, they are almost captured after dark. the exact route of long streets travel toward the battlefield is not known. wounded soldiers were coming into the road they were on from the right, which would suggest he's moving more southwestward having passed through taylor's ridge. after newly riding into union, aboutmaking a sharp right from thell gallop away fire of the union pickets. they will as they approach a battlefield itself will .ncounter polk at the moment the long straight in his party encounters them, polk had depart