Bragg's second invasion of Kentucky in the
Confederate Heartland Offensive included initial successes, including
Kirby Smith's triumph in the
Battle of Richmond and the capture of the Kentucky capital of
Frankfort, Kentucky, on September 3, 1862. The campaign ended with a meaningless victory over Maj. Gen.
Don Carlos Buell at the
Battle of Perryville, and Bragg was forced to end his attempt to invade and control Kentucky. Lacking logistical support and infantry recruits, Bragg was instead forced to retreat, and ended up being narrowly defeated by Maj. Gen.
William Rosecrans in the
Battle of Stones River in Tennessee in what proved to be the culmination of the
Stones River Campaign.