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Honors Kentucky's Confederate 'Orphan Brigade,' so called because Federal control of their home state left them unable to return. Their May 28, 1864 assault near Dallas became a byword for valor and slaughter, costing roughly half the brigade.
The Orphan Brigade is a historical marker in Dallas, Paulding County. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Paulding County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.9319, -84.8233 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dallas - New Hope Line (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Orphan Brigade at Dallas, Dallas, and A. Lafayette Bartlett.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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