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Title: History of the Orphan brigade
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834-
Subjects: Kentucky. Militia Confederate States of America. Army. Kentucky Brigade, 1st Confederate States of America. Army. Kentucky infantry regiment, 2nd Confederate States of America. Army. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 4th Confederate States of America. Army. Kentucky infantry regiment, 5th Confederate States of America. Army. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 6th Confederate States of America. Army. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 9th Confederate States of America. Army. Byrne's Horse Artillery Battery Confederate States of America. Army. Cobb's battery
Publisher: Louisville, Ky. : Lewis N. Thompson
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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the order announcing surrender, or truce, and dispatched last to Col.
Thompson to recall his veterans from their familiar work.
When the war was over, he resumed business in Louisville, in his
quiet but energetic and persistent way; was shortly afterward elected
Clerk of the Chancery Court, in which office his duties were discharged
with military promptness, precision and courtesy which won confidence
and increased the number of his friends and admirers. He had scarcely
reached middle age when his honorable career was closed by death ;
he died, at his home in the city, August 6th, 1882.

COL. HIRAM HAWKINS.

We are indebted to a gentleman of Alabama, Lucien Julien Walker,
Esq., for the following sketch of Col. Hawkins: He is strongest
who meets and manfully performs every material duty required of
him. Such a man does not pause to inquire into the reasons tha
thave prompted the call, but goes about the doing of whatever has
been appointed to him to do, thus setting example to the fraternity and
encouraging those who are steadfast. It is not for him to question,.
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COL. HIRAM HAWKINS.

HISTORY OF THE ORPHAN BRIGADE. 417

but to do. The voice of duty is trumpet-toned to such a one; and he
goes forward valiantly, whether upon the field of battle, in the realm
of commerce, upon the hustings, in the cabinet, or in the peaceful
paths of the arts and sciences. He is of that stuff which elevates the
world by serving the higher and better purposes of humanity; that ma-
terial of which publicists, statesmen, philosophers, and heroes are
made. In all the concerns of men he plays his part, and he nearly
always plays it well. That spirit moves him which makes the best
hobnail and frames the wisest law. It is the spirit of application, of
that infinite capacity for labor which we call genius.
" Such a man as that is Hiram Hawkins, of Alabama, soldier, law-
yer, farmer, legislator, man of many affairs. He has always performed
his duty, and performed it with a fidelity and a perseverance which
won for him high honors in battle, and has brought him high place in
the State, and the confidence of his people.

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