First Kentucky "Orphan" Brigade 

• Background of the Orphan Brigade
• Composition of the Orphan Brigade
• Initial formation of the Brigade at Camps Boone and Burnett

• Battle Honors of the Orphan Brigade
  • Battle of Shiloh
  • Defense of Vicksburg, 1862
  • Battle of Murfreesboro
  • Siege of Jackson, MS
  • Atlanta Campaign
  • Battle of Stockbridge
  • Oconee River Bridge
  • South Carolina Campaign
  • Surrender at Washington, Georgia
    
• Flags of the Orphan Brigade
• Uniforms of the Orphan Brigade
• Weapons and Equipment of the Orphan Brigade
  
• Orphan Brigade soldiers named to the Confederate Roll of Honor

• A Post War Memoir of Cobb's Kentucky Battery, CSA
• A History of Company F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, CSA
• A Sketch of Company B, 5th Kentucky Infantry, CSA
• A history of the Orphan Brigade sharpshooters in the Atlanta Campaign
• A history of the 41st Alabama Infantry in the Orphan Brigade

• "From the Front" -- letters, reports, and reminiscences

• FAQs  --  Frequently Asked Questions
  
  
  

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