Reviews for The Orphan Brigade

The average rating for The Orphan Brigade based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-07-18 00:00:00 John Warren This is the story of Confederate troops from the state of Kentucky. They played a major role in the campaigns and operations in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Since Kentucky remained in the Union, this brigade were outcasts from their state and orphans in the Confederate army.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-09-27 00:00:00 George Dean Davis in the back of the book complains that there is not as many primary sources on the brigade. In my experience, the regiments are actually over-represented, which perhaps speaks more to the comparative lack of Confederate primary sources. At any rate, the book works well, but I do not think Davis' prose sings as much as he thinks it does. It makes for a good read but not a great one, which is odd given that Davis favors narrative over analysis.