Orland Smith was a railroad executive and a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1863, he led a spirited bayonet charge during the Battle of Wauhatchie that took a significant Confederate position on a hill that now bears his name.
Share of the Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore Railroad Company, issued 28. June 1887, signed by Orland Smith
Share of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, issued 2. August 1894, signed by Orland Smith
The XI Corps was a corps of the U.S. Army during the American Civil War, best remembered for its involvement in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg in 1863. The corps was composed primarily of German-American regiments.
Marker and recreated winter hut at the site of the XI Corps winter encampment in Stafford Civil War Park, Virginia, February 2024.