Hardin Orsburn was the son of Michael Orsburn, b 1799 NC, and Fannie Cold, b 1806 VA.

The following is an excerpt from Cap Spencer's third letter to Thee Davidson, 9 Aug 1913: ..."That was Hardin Asburn son of old Aunt Fanny Ashburn that was murdered at Charleston, shot in the back after they had taken him prisoner after he was shot off his horse but was able to still ride and they started in town with him, Andy Beal, Bill Wiliams, Peter Biggs, Amos Jones and George Pruitt. As Beal told me afterwards in prison that he saw one of the Yankees shoot him in the back again and Dr. Jim Davidson went up there and stayed with him till he died and he said the shot in the back was the one that killed him. He lived about two weeks is my recollection, he had two older brothers Randell and Rob, both are living yet, Rob at or about Sebree and Randall at Corydon."