The Orphans of Chickamauga: Battle of Chickamauga | Confederate Orphan Brigade

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[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

I don't think a professional historian could do a better job narrating the battle than you do. Looking across the large open fields of Gettysburg is one thing but imagining the troops moving and fighting in an around these woods and clearings is another.

[@ProjectPast1565]

I really appreciate the kind words. Believe me someone could do it better than me 😂 but thanks again and grateful for you watching.

[@CarolinaThreeper3534]

Thank you. Us history lovers are truly blessed to have all of this information at our fingertips, thanks to people like you.

[@ProjectPast1565]

I’ve learned so much from fellow history creators. I appreciate you watching.

[@JC-qn3ws]

Well well well……another excellent history lesson sir! Thank you….I really appreciate!

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I appreciate you! Thanks for watching.

[@danreger8924]

Great video. I am blessed to live 35 mins from Chickamauga. Makes me want to put my Army of Tennessee uniform on and walk the battlefield.

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks for watching! It’s a fantastic battlefield. I learn so much every time I go.

[@CelticHound357]

I've walked that same hallowed ground. Although I walked the line of advance of the 25th Arkansas. McNair's brigade, which was the regiment that my 3rd great grandfather, a few uncles and a slew of cousins fought in. It was an amazing experience of feelings.

[@ProjectPast1565]

I appreciate you sharing your family’s story! Walking these fields are a very humbling and powerful experience. Thanks for watching.

[@MaryAnnAngros-fq9yy]

These guys had brass balls. God love them!

[@ProjectPast1565]

Extremely brave men. Thanks for watching!

[@Kevbing9825]

One of my ancestors served in the orphan brigade

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Thanks for sharing and I appreciate you watching.

[@carson1861]

Orphan brigade of Chickamauga - your choice of real human lives to bring home reality. As always, you make it real through personalizing the humanity of the soldiers. Excellent description. Then you beautifully personalize it further through Benjamin Helm’s leadership of the brigade and his ultimate death. I loved your excitement and description of walking on the very grounds… EXCELLENT. You did all the hours of research and now you feel the absolute overwhelming sense of awe as your feet walk on the very same ground as the orphan brigade did. I felt it through you. You DO bring them to life and as you know, I love your platform. I can only imagine what it was like to march/charge into the wall of led they met at 30 yards. WOW WOW. Being a high school football player makes it very easy to visualize 30 yards. It would flatten the line… scary. Interesting are the Union monuments all with breastworks. You did a great job helping to understand the splitting of the brigade and the unfolding of all the events. Great job… thank you James.

[@ProjectPast1565]

I always appreciate your kind words Carson. I’m also grateful to have your support. Thanks for watching as always! These stories are so interesting to learn.

[@danielbrooks9633]

Awesome video! Great work and a much appreciated video, Dan Brooks SCV General Benjamin Hardin Helm Camp 1703 Elizabethtown Ky, descendant of Captain John B Cundiff Company C 2nd Ky Mounted infantry Kentucky Orphan Brigade. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant after the battle of Chickamauga.

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Thanks for watching and sharing your family’s history!

[@MaryAnnAngros-fq9yy]

Huh? mounted infantry

[@danielbrooks9633]

@@MaryAnnAngros-fq9yy Good Question, After the battle of Jonesboro a portion of the remaining soldiers of the Orphan Brigade became mounted on horseback after their commander Brig General Joseph H Lewis successfully lobbied the Confederate government to do so. Mounted infantry would keep the role of infantry soldiers, not cavalry. The Horses were used as faster modes of transportation from place to Place. An early kind of Mechanization. If an engagement occurred the mounted infantry would dismount from the horses and fight as regular infantry. A small number of the Orphan Brigade had limited cavalry experience for the ones that were able to escape capture after the surrender of Fort Donelson. That small number were attached to General John Hunt Morgan’s Kentucky cavalry and were captured at the Battle of Lebanon Tennessee. At the war’s end some of the surviving solider’s of the Orphan Brigade surrendered in the area of Washington Georgia and traveled home to Kentucky. When they reached the area of Nashville Tennessee they encountered Federal soldiers that seized the horses from the soldiers. Interesting enough about every seventh soldier in the Orphan Brigade was able to keep their rifled Enfield Musket, but some of those were seized. Some of the Union soldiers also filled the role of mounted infantry during the course of the war. During the war the Orphan Brigade were mounted for around nine months or less at the end of the fighting. Excellent question, thanks for asking.

[@garyjones8222]

Very professional! It’s like you should get college credit for following these things. This is a hell of a series you’re putting together. Well worth the cost to support your efforts.

[@ProjectPast1565]

I appreciate the kind words Gary! Your support means the world to me and I’m grateful for you watching.

[@TribeTaz]

Awesome series you are doing. I have to agree with what someone else said, you do a better narrative than most other historians. I dont understand why you dont have 100K followers or more

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@@TribeTaz I really appreciate you watching and for such high praise. I’m grateful for your support on here and on Patreon. It truly means a lot to me. Thanks Larry.

[@StevenSmith-dc1fq]

Very well done. I think it's worth adding that the Orphans didn't die in vain. All those attacks on the Union left caused Rosecrans to neglect his right, whereupon Longstreet broke through and made Chickamauga the South's greatest victory in the west.

[@ProjectPast1565]

Appreciate that! Thanks for watching!

[@Rebelmediainc]

Gotta love the Orphan Brigade! I think you did a great job of taking us along on this one especially!

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks bud! Always appreciate you taking the time to watch.

[@DustinWiseM1]

Really enjoyed learning about the Orphan Brigade’s involvement at Chickamauga. Another well explained video that shows the wooded terrain and carnage of the fighting. Such a great series .

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks Dustin! They are a hard fighting unit. Glad to share their story!

[@griffinclary61]

My poor orphans,the brigade is from my home state ky i have a replica of that flag

[@griffinclary61]

Been there a couple times

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@@griffinclary61 it’s a great battlefield to learn from. Thanks for watching

[@edouardrobert160]

thanks great series good job

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Thanks for watching!

[@joewhitaker7602]

Love these videos when is the next one?

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks! Next one should be released tomorrow

[@charlesbuckalew4246]

The Orphan Brigade was shot up again at Dallas ,Georgia May 28th 1864.

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Thanks for watching!

[@WarhawkYT]

Sometimes I forget chickamauga is mid war. I sometimes equate it to late war

[@ProjectPast1565]

I felt the same way. It seems so much later in the war. Crazy to think it was just a few months after Gettysburg. Thank you for watching!

[@avenaoat]

Interesting the 15th Unionist Kentucky regiment fought against the Beckinridge division. Mill Springs Unionist Tennessee regiments fought against Tennessee regiments. Gettysburg Unionist Maryland regiments fought against Maryland regiments. Etc.

[@ProjectPast1565]

It’s a lot more common than you originally realize. Terrible war it was. Thanks for watching!

[@TODD1968ification]

"Hamilton Guards" Second Kentucky Regiment, First Kentucky Brigade, CSA. were present in the Battle of Chickamauga.

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[@8646aaron]

The woods at Chickamauga did not have the thick brush like today. The woods were very clear from people gathering wood and grazing their livestock. There was no brush like today. The park service started to clear it out like it used to be buy quickly gave up

[@ProjectPast1565]

In some places you’re absolutely right. In others it was described as thick. The population was sparse in this area. Undergrowth or not, the woods of Chickamauga reduced visibility and greatly aided in the confusion. Lee White authors of Bushwhacking on a grand scale” describes the battle as “a soldiers’ battle,” where command decision meant virtually nothing because the thick woods made it so hard to maintain command structure and unit cohesion. The woods also made maneuver almost impossible, so strategy took a backseat to gritty, white-knuckle slugging-it-out.

[@8646aaron]

@ProjectPast1565 their were mature trees with the underbrush cleared. In mature forest that happens naturally anyway due to the shade from the canopy. It was even more so here due to grazing and people gathering wood. There were a lot of people around. The battlefield was almost directly in between Ringgold, rossvile, chickamauga and chattanooga, which are all in close proximity. Maneuvering in a mature Forrest would still be difficult and limit visibility. It just doesn't look like it does currently

[@8646aaron]

@ProjectPast1565 wasn't trying to nitpick. I have lived in rossville, ringgold, and chattanooga. I grew up going to the battlefield. I've never seen a documentary about it where someone actually went there. Did a great job on it. The battle in the clouds at Lookout Mountain in chattanooga would be a good documentary, especially for the scenery. Point park would offer some great shots. Just subscribed

[@ProjectPast1565]

No hard feelings at all. I enjoy learning new things.when I hear thick I guess my mind automatically defaults to how it is today but what you’re saying makes sense. I agree Point Park is amazing. I’ll have one coming on that soon. Thanks for watching and for choosing to stick around.

[@8646aaron]

@ProjectPast1565 looking forward to seeing it.

[@michaeldouglas1243]

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@@michaeldouglas1243 thank you!

[@edmundcowan9131]

This battle almost turned the tide in the west.

[@trumanbentley9491]

This world of today is woked. It never ever will get better.

[@JamesKroen]

The Confederates won that battle...Then went on to Chattanooga...

[@ProjectPast1565]

Yes. This is just a video covering a portion of Breckinridge’s attack on sept 20th, 1863.

[@JamesKroen]

@@ProjectPast1565 Well done. Although, it didn't seem clear that CSA had the victory.

[@ProjectPast1565]

At this time of the battle no one had victory. Like I said, just covering one portion of the battle. This is one video in what will be a 14 part series. 9 others have released starting at the beginning of the battle.