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Episode 30: 2LT Lot D. Young and the 4th Kentucky (Confederate) at the Battle of Dallas
At the Battle of Dallas, 28 May 1864, 2LT Lot D. Young and the 4th Kentucky as part of the Orphan Brigade advanced upon a heavily entrenched Union Army. What was intended to be a three-brigade advance was cancelled by the division commander, but the Orphan Brigade and the Floridians to their south, never received the order.
Sources used for this episode:
Young, Lot D. Reminiscences of a Soldiers of the Orphan Brigade. Paris Kentucky, 1918. https://www.loc.gov/item/42011058/.
Davis, George, B. Perry, Leslie J. and Kirkley, Joseph W. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 38, pt. 3: Reports. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077722993&view=1up&seq=3.
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By Bill CoghlanAt the Battle of Dallas, 28 May 1864, 2LT Lot D. Young and the 4th Kentucky as part of the Orphan Brigade advanced upon a heavily entrenched Union Army. What was intended to be a three-brigade advance was cancelled by the division commander, but the Orphan Brigade and the Floridians to their south, never received the order.
Sources used for this episode:
Young, Lot D. Reminiscences of a Soldiers of the Orphan Brigade. Paris Kentucky, 1918. https://www.loc.gov/item/42011058/.
Davis, George, B. Perry, Leslie J. and Kirkley, Joseph W. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 38, pt. 3: Reports. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077722993&view=1up&seq=3.