Fayette Hewitt papers : letters, 1892-1894.
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Herbst, Charles A.
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Biographical note: Charles Herbst was a member of the famous "Orphan Brigade," the First Kentucky Brigade of the Confederate Army. He worked for a time after the war for the Macon (Georgia) Historical Society and was a rare book dealer. He also kept up with his comrades through correspondence and reunions. He traveled across the South after the war, marking the graves of fallen Orphans or helping to have their bodies reburied in Kentucky. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1861]-18...
Hewitt, Fayette.
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The First Kentucky Brigade was part of the Confederate Army. It became known as the Orphan Brigade after Union troops captured Fort Donelson (1862), leaving the brigade cut off from it's home state for the duration of the war. Despite this, the Orphan Brigade distinguished itself on and off the battlefield by maintaining high morale, discipline, and effective military tactics. The brigade lost two brigader generals in battle: Roger Weightman Hanson and Benjamin Hardin Helm. Regiments from the br...
Confederate states of America. Army
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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...
