Harned, Porter Collection, 1861-2000.

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Harned, Porter Collection, 1861-2000.

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This material consists of photocopied material and genealogical information for members of the Orphan Brigade and other Confederate soldiers with Kentucky connections. He has a basic form for each person with their name, rank, company, regiment, county of origin, birth and death dates and cemetery where they are buried. The file also includes photocopies of any written articles on the person, genealogical tables and copies of photographs of the person. Not all files have all of this information.

5 cubic feet.

The Filson Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7605831

The Filson Historical Society

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Confederate States of America. Army. Kentucky Brigade, 1st

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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. They lost to brigader generals in battle: Roger Weightman Hanson and Benjamin Hardin Helm. Regiments from the brigade fo...

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...

Harned, Porter, b. 1919.

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Porter Harned is a collecter of information on the members of the Orphan Brigade. From the description of Harned, Porter Collection, 1861-2000. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49346967 ...