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Kentucky's Orphan Brigade: the Soldiers who fought for the Confederacy During the American Civil War----Reminiscences of the Orphan Brigade by L. D. Y

Kentucky's Orphan Brigade: the Soldiers who fought for the Confederacy During the American Civil War----Reminiscences of the Orphan Brigade by L. D. Y

Young, L. D.
Thompson, Ed Porter

Hardcover

19th Century United States HistoryCivil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN10: 1782829326
ISBN13: 9781782829324
Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
Published: May 17 2021
Pages: 408
Weight: 1.44
Height: 1.06 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

The Kentuckian's of the Confederate Army


The Orphan Brigade was the nickname given to the First Kentucky Brigade―the largest brigade to be recruited in the state consisting of the 2nd,3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 9th Confederate Infantry regiments―during the American Civil War. Its original commander was the popular John C. Breckinridge who had been a U.S Vice-President. The brigade fought in many engagements during the war. Most notably at the Battle of Stones River where after a particularly costly assault, General Braxton Bragg lamented as he saw the battered survivors, 'Oh, my poor orphans'. This sobriquet was reputedly derived from the fact that whilst Kentucky itself remained within the Union, its soldiers served both causes and the state was represented by a star on the national flags of both protagonists. The 'orphan' appellation was not widely used during the war but, promoted by Thompson, the unit's historian, became popular among veterans afterwards. This special Leonaur edition contains a well-regarded first-hand account and a history of the unit edited from Thompson's more expansive volume.

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