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The Orphan Brigade at Dallas
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On May 28, 1864, the intrenched lines of the 1st div., 15th A.C. and the 2d div., 16th A.C. [US] stood on the ridge to the west, while beyond the ravine to the east lay the lines of Bates div. of Hardee’s corps [CS]. Late that afternoon, Lewis’ Ky. (Orphan) and Finley’s Florida brigades [CS] made a desperate assault across the ravine and scaled the high ground to the west, with the Orphans in the advance. Their losses reached 51 percent because they failed to receive orders to withdraw. This futile attempt by the Ky. Orphans became one of the notable instances of heroism and disaster in the Atlanta Campaign.
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