The Orphans of Chickamauga: Battle of Chickamauga | Confederate Orphan Brigade

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Kentucky's declared neutrality prevented Confederate recruiting officers from mustering units within its borders. But this didn't stop thousands of Kentuckians from crossing into Tennessee to enlist. The brigade fought bravely and with distinction at a variety of battles throughout the Western Theater, including Shiloh and Stones River, as well as in the Atlanta and Carolinas campaigns. During the Battle of Chickamauga, nn September 20, 1863, the men charged the northern end of the Union line and suffered tremendous casualties, including their commander, General Benjamin Helm who just happened to be President Lincoln's Brother in-law.

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