Historical Marker

The Orphan Brigade at Dallas

Dallas · Paulding County · Erected 1953

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The Story

Recalls the Orphan Brigade's doomed May 28, 1864 charge across a ravine near Dallas. Lewis's Kentuckians, advancing with Finley's Floridians, never got the order to withdraw and suffered about half their number in the futile assault.

About this site

The Orphan Brigade at Dallas is a historical marker in Dallas, Paulding County, erected in 1953. 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 33.9201, -84.8294 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dallas (battlefield), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Federal Line, Dallas - New Hope Line, and Dallas.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.9201, -84.8294 · Dallas, Paulding County

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