Historical Marker

The Orphan Brigade

Griffin · Spalding County · Erected 1957

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The Story

Kentucky's 'Orphan Brigade,' so called because secession failed in their home state, was ordered to Griffin in 1864 to be mounted. As mounted infantry under Wheeler, the Orphans harassed Sherman's March to the Sea.

About this site

The Orphan Brigade is a historical marker in Griffin, Spalding County, erected in 1957. It is one of 32 historical markers documented in Spalding County, among 75 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.2463, -84.2538 near Griffin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia Militia at Griffin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Confederate Cemetery, Private William Archelaus Hughes, and Stonewall Confederate Cemetery Trees.

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

📍 33.2463, -84.2538 · Griffin, Spalding County

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