General Joseph H. Lewis, commander of the Orphan Brigade, established a recruitment and training camp in Cave City at the outbreak of the Civil War and formed the Confederate 6th Kentucky Infantry Regiment there, receiving a commission as colonel in September 1861. His first battle was at Shiloh, where two horses were shot out from under him and another was wounded. He later led regiments at Stone’s River, Murfreesboro, and in the Tullahoma Campaign, and after the Battle of Chickamauga, General Breckinridge recommended him for promotion because of his gallantry and strong leadership. On September 30, 1863, Lewis was appointed brigadier general and took command of the 1st Kentucky Brigade, known as the Orphan Brigade. Under his command, the Orphan Brigade fought in many other campaigns, including Missionary Ridge and the Atlanta and Carolina campaigns, and was credited with more victories than any other body of men in the entire Confederate Army. Joseph H. Lewis was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, on October 24, 1824, was educated at Centre College in Danville, studied law, and was admitted to the bar at age 21. After the war he returned to Glasgow to practice law and continue his interest in politics. Having served Barren County in the state legislature from 1850-1854 before the war, he was again elected to the state legislature in 1869, then to the United States Congress in 1870, where he served until 1873. In 1874 he was elected to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, where he remained for 24 years and served six years as chief justice of the state’s highest court. Lewis died on July 6, 1904, and was buried in Glasgow, Kentucky.