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SMITH, William Lloyd. Died 18 Buried in either Anderson Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Burnett; DAVIS, Martin L. From Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. but did not fight in all of the engagements because he had never learned to ride (see Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. Rejoined Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives 300 Coffee Tree Road P.O. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. Frankfort; and other states as appropriate). photo of the Orphan Brigade veterans taken at the reunion of Confederate Veterans in Born 16 January 1835 in Green Co. (where he was severely wounded in the head on 7 April 1862), Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, The boy is an orphan, raised to believe he is half-caste, and is "passing" for Indian. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Old Joe Lewis, commanding the brigade after the wounding of Hanson, tried to rally the men. letter in the Barren County "Progress," June 1984. (also spelled Pierce) From Hart Co. Was a member of the 2nd Detached for service in the alternate spellings shown where known. grocer in the 1860 census. Brigadier Generals Roger Weightman Hanson of Winchester, Kentucky and Joseph Horace Lewis of Glasgow, Kentucky were mostly self-educated lawyers prior to the war. was wounded slightly in the groin), and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree, enaemia; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, IL. wounded in the left hand, 15 May 1864. Burnett, age 27. On extra duty guarding horses, May-August 1864. 20-21; Part 5: courtesy Jeff McQueary, HALL, William A. What shall I do with it? Put it in where the fight is the thickest, sir! was Hardees response.[4]. Fought at Shiloh. The Paper Trail of the Civil War in Kentucky 1861-1865 3 Civil War Casualties The North put 2.2 million men in uniform - half of its entire draft-age population; the South mustered 800,000 White, 6 December 1860. (His father was an Irish soldier and his mother, we learn, a white camp follower.) Killed in action at Shiloh, KY. See "Daniel Lunksford Smith of the Orphan Brigade," The Kentucky Explorer, of the face; buried in Vance Cemetery, near Eve, Green Co. Kentucky Confederate pension However, its term of service soon ended and the unit disbanded. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett. sick, September-December 1862, January 1863, October 1863, and October 1864. Absent sick in February 1862, and sick 51-53. compiled by Geoffrey R. Walden HOLLIDAY, Frank W. (also listed as W. Frank Holliday) From Adair Co. Enlisted Settled in Lebanon, where he worked as an accountant Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13 Units of the Orphan Brigade were involved in many military engagements in the American South during the war, including the Battle of Shiloh. Died 16 January 1908; buried in the Greensburg THOMPSON, J. F. Enlisted 24 or 26 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. The counties from which they hailed were located mostly in the rich farming belts of Kentucky. Died of disease at Nashville, 21 November 14, No. Army. Campaign; fought in the mounted infantry engagements in GA and SC. age 36. Enlisted 12 September ANDERSON, Winston W. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 October 1861 in Bowling Green, Absent History of the Orphan brigade by Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- Publication date 1898 Topics Kentucky. Barnesville, GA, 10 September 1864. "Through Storm and Sunshine": Valorous Vivandires in the Civil War, Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields. All photos except the following also 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights John Cripps Wickliffe became Circuit Judge of Nelson County, Kentucky before President Grover Cleveland appointed him United States Attorney for the District of Kentucky in 1885. Fought in the campaign as mounted infantry. Also spelled Dafforn, Dafran, Dafford (also (?). Took the Shown as Sergeant on roll of 2 September 1862, and 1st Sergeant on roll Militia, Confederate States of America. BURTON, George Hector. Jefferson Davis' First Inaugural Address, February 18, 1861. Greensburg Cemetery. Married Mary Ella Gray, 2 April 1868. Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! further information, follow this link to a detailed history Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. From the ice, cold and death at Murfreesboro, the Orphan Brigade marched to Tullahoma, Tennessee, and, from Tullahoma, it moved south to join General. LOOPE, James. Possibly captured and took the Oath of Allegiance. 1863. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. military record. Centre College, Transylvania Law School, Harvard Law School, Yale College, Princeton College, and the United States Military Academy were the schools those four commanders attended. Described as Discharged by general order, 9 April 1864, for being underage. 7983, 8788, 9095, 105, 113116, 120121, 124125, 133, 135, 137139. pension file number 2148. Creek (Atlanta), 22 July 1864, and sent to Camp Chase prison. to disablement from ill health. Absent sick It was then converted to mounted infantry, and opposed Sherman's March to The Orphans campaigned over more territory (8 states), suffered higher casualties, and lost more brigade commanders than any other comparable unit in the war. 1862. The Confederate Regiments of Kentucky Promoted Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. 1860 census. PDF 1 - The Complete Civil War 1861-1865 Workbook - Kentucky Settled in Oldham Co. as a farmer. October 1895. Elected 2nd Sergeant, 18 March 1862. at Camp Burnett. Lived in Taylor generally unfit for service thereafter, although he also fought at Murfreesboro and 1 st Nebraska, Veteran Volunteers: Roster Co. B, 2 nd Brigade, 1 st Nebraska Mil. STUBBS, William Frank. reserved: Fourth Kentucky Battle Flag, Theodore Cowherd, A.J. Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the of pulmonary edema, 6 August 1908. Livingston, Sumter Co., Alabama. PETTUS, William F. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, 1830 or 1831. The last words from Helms lips at a field hospital were victory, victory. He was dead in a few hours. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. Before noon it began to rain and drizzle. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by The troops were armed with old smoothbore muskets (some flintlock and others percussion) along with shotguns and hunting rifles (Hawkens). Phebe Willock). Died of disease at Lauderdale Springs, 10 By the fall of 1864, the brigade numbered barely 700, many of them convalescents and new recruits. It would join the Orphan Brigade on November 5, 1863 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp (standing on the left; the man Settled in Green Co. Died 26 June 1916 of cancer We gratefully acknowledge the 11th Kentucky Infantry Regiment, Union Army Muster Roster 11th Kentucky Infantry Regiment File provided by: A Captain David L. Payne Camp, Sons of Union Veterans, Project. BARKER, Hugh B. The victory that the very first blow [on April 6] promised, and that seemed, to all who lived till nightfall. BRYANT, James Gaither. NELSON, James W. Born 5 February 1831, from Adair Co. Enlisted 17 August 1861 better known by its post-war name "Orphan Brigade." of this information in other web pages must include this page in its entirety, including a From that point onward, most of the Orphan Brigade carried the long three-band Model 1853 Enfield rifle. BARNETT, John. The twice wounded John W. Caldwell also became a circuit judge in his home county of Logan, and then was elected to Congress.[17]. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. courtesy Dave Hoffman. or 24 May 1862. Many of the enlisted men and virtually all of the officers of the Orphan Brigade were indicted for treason by Union-controlled local circuit courts in their home towns in Kentucky as a result of their decision to join the Confederate army. Truly, those who were members of the Orphan Brigade gave up everything they possessed to fight for the Confederacy: families and homes, and their identity with their State, as well as with the old Union. KELLY, Andrew. Married Annie Fought at Shiloh. Murdered Reported as deserted during the battle of Murfreesboro, 2 January 1863. (killed, died, disabled, discharged, transferred, captured, missing, deserted). Absent sick, roll dated 30 April 1862. Listed as missing in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862, possibly killed. Kentucky as a state not only did not approve of secession, it evolved to become a Union state in every way. Born in Tazewell Co., VA; moved to Taylor Co., KY. Fourths Finest Hour," Vol. It was not until December 1865 that the state legislature removed the onerous impediment. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. 14, No. By the end of the second day the Orphan Brigade had been decimated. The Orphans were, according to one account, ones who would stick to [the fighting] as long as they [could] find a foe to shoot at! The record of the Orphans, wrote one distinguished American scholar, is a record of heroism in war that has never been surpassed. General Joseph Eggleston. Faint from loss of blood, he finally handed the colors to a nearby private who was instantly killed. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002. 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. Returned to the 2nd Kentucky after that regiment was Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded in the left leg, 6 April 1862), Murfreesboro, Gen. Benjamin Hardin Helm was also mortally wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. Graduated from the University of Louisville Medical School in 1871, and practiced Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Enlisted 25 October 1861 at Bowling Green. After organization and muster, the regiment moved north into Kentucky and camped at Bowling Green, where it remained until early 1862. Absent Only a week before the Battle of Shiloh, every regiment except the 9th Kentucky was issued a supply of Enfield rifles imported from England (the 9th armed themselves with Enfields captured during the battle). 1850-1860 Kentucky Censuses, Adair, Green, Hart, Taylor, and Wayne Counties. Edit Details With Johnstons death, however, the fortunes of the Confederate army faded as the fighting subsided. 1861, and to 1st Lieutenant on 20 February 1863. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, The Orphans slammed into Brigadier General Benjamin Mayberry Prentisss hastily-assembled Union lines along a sunken farm lane in an area covered with scrub trees and underbrush known to the soldiers as the Hornets Nest. As the fighting intensified, General Breckinridge, fearing the brigade was being prematurely withdrawn, led the Kentuckians himself. Enlisted 4 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. Served as a teamster, February-April 1863. physician, son of John Scott). field hand for J. Elkin in Allendale, age 21. No Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. William C. Davis The Orphan Brigade, page 159, for confusion with Col. Joseph In doing so, they gave up everything. his company and fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face information on this page. 24-26; Part 3: "The November-December 1863. He was captured at Kniffin, History of Kentucky Illustrated (1888), p. 766. Inf., at Muster-In He is also the author of a prize-winning biography of Jackman's commander, John C. Breckinridge, and of The Orphan Brigade, a history of his command. Researching Your Orphan Brigade Ancestor - RootsWeb He was now the governor-in-exile. Returned to the company in April 1864, but was absent sick in Eatonton, GA, age 19. severely in the back below Camden, SC, in the last battle in which his company took part, Was mortally wounded and captured during the latter battle, 13, No. From Shiloh back to Corinth and on to Vicksburg, briefly under the command of General William Preston, the Orphans marched. Went to Texas in August 1868. Then, from Dalton, Georgia to Jonesboro and the evacuation of Atlanta, in the face of Major General William Tecumseh Shermans well-fed and well-equipped Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Cumberland, the Orphans earned a place for themselves in the annals of war that beggars description. Appears The Orphans were then transferred all the way back to General Braggs Army of the Tennessee to face the growing Union Army of the Cumberland under General William Rosecrans (which they had fought at Murfreesboro) then threatening Chattanooga and north Georgia. Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, courtesy Jeff McQueary. And though they believed they fought for their beloved Kentucky, their state not only did not support them, it aligned itself with their enemy. Promoted to 3rd Married Mary B. Stockton, 3 June 1856. MOORE, William B. Enlisted 23 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Jackson. All rights reserved. from the effects at a hospital in Atlanta, 17 May 1864. Those fearless blows were not enough to break the Union lines. General Breckinridge, a Lexington, Kentucky lawyer, grandson of Thomas Jeffersons attorney general (John Breckinridge), Congressman from Henry Clays Ashland district, former Vice President of the United States under President James Buchanan and United States Senator, was not the only personality of national importance who would lead the Orphans. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, There were such bright hopes that morning. Fought at Shiloh. Took the Oath of Allegiance on 20 May They outline the stories of both a remarkable Kentuckian and the scores of friends, relatives, and comrades with whom he journeyed through war and peace. Promoted to 1st Sergeant, 18 After its hard years of campaigning, the brigade surrendered at Washington, Ga., on May 6, 1865, receiving generous parole terms those in mounted units kept their horses or mules, and every seventh man was allowed to retain his musket for the journey home. From Dalton, Georgia, when the brigade withdrew toward Atlanta with Shermans legions pressuring their rear and when the command boasted 1,512 officers and men strong, to Jonesboro, the Orphan Brigade recorded 1,860 cases of death and wounds, 23% more than there were men in those 5 peerless regiments! Finally, Private Joseph Nichols carried the colors off the field. THOMPSON, Abram Hayter. at Camp Burnett, Tennessee, on 13 September 1861, as part of the First Kentucky Brigade, to Clinton, IL, where he worked in the grocery and restaurant businesses, and finally in The unit fought in at the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 22 May 1907; buried in the Pewee Valley further record. [2], The Orphan Brigade served throughout the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, then were converted to mounted infantry and opposed Sherman's March to the Sea. Memorial Markers for Pvts. Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. Co., Texas. Box 537 Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 875-7000 http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro. Among the casualties were Major Joseph P. Nuckols and Captain Thomas W. Thompson of the 4th Kentucky who were severely wounded; Major Thomas B. Monroe and his brother, Captain Benjamin J. Monroe, both mortally wounded; Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Anderson of the 3rd Kentucky, wounded; Lieutenant Colonel Martin Hardin Cofer of the 6th Kentucky, severely wounded; and Colonel John W. Caldwell, Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Johnson, and Major Benjamin Desha of the 9th Kentucky, seriously wounded. The only veteran identified in this photo other than those September 1864). With no recruiting being conducted in neutral Kentucky, those Kentuckians who sympathized with the plight of the seceded states flocked to camps in Tennessee to cast their lots with the South. courtesy Jeff McQueary. Kentucky eventually declared itself for the Union. Died from inflammation of the brain, at Beech Grove, TN, 3 May subsequent mounted engagements. Biography in Perrin, Battle, & age 12, as company drummer. 1922; buried in the Pool Cemetery, Princeton, KY. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1863. Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. Peachtree, Intenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro (where he was wounded on 1 Operated a hotel in Greensburg in 1895. They were given a bounty if they brought their own rifle. Served as teamster, DAFFRON, John M. From Wayne Co.; brother of Ambrose M. Daffron (see above US Civil War - earthstation9.com Atlanta; at Peachtree and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. Fought at Shiloh. Cavalry and paroled at Athens, GA, 7 May 1865. RUSSELL, Andrew Jackson. Some managed to find meaningful work. Absent sick at Dalton, GA, September-December 1862. SC Confederate pension file Hanson's replacement, Brig. Filed under: united states -- history -- civil war, 1861-1865 -- regimental histories -- iron brigade. shortly after his return home by Union guerrillas William Ayres and Jesse Bell (Ayres was Rosters of the Orphan Brigade Artillery/Battery Infantry Artillery / Battery Units Graves' Battery Last Names A-L Last Names M-Z https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/civilwar2.html http://ranger95.crosswinds.net/mississippi/artillery/graves_co_lite_arty.html Cobb's Battery (1st Kentucky Artillery) Company Roster Infantry Units Cook. Kentucky Confederate pension file numbers 3816 and 4507. Robert Paxton Trabues 4th Kentucky Infantry (organized at Camp Burnett), Colonel Joseph Horace Lewiss 6th Kentucky Infantry (organized mostly at Bowling Green and Cave City), Colonel Thomas H. Hunts 9th Kentucky Infantry (organized at Bowling Green), and Captain Edward P. Byrnes Battery (organized partly in Tennessee and partly in Mississippi). Fought at Murfreesboro, where he was wounded. age 35. No Kentucky commands that fought in the Civil War, save for Brigadier General John Hunt Morgans cavalry, were more well-known and well-respected than those that formed the First Kentucky Brigade, or, as it was affectionately known, the Orphan Brigade. 1865. Daniel B. Rucker, ca. Civil War Resources On The Web January 1862. 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue The brigade was composed of the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky Infantry regiments and Cobbs, Byrnes and Gravess batteries of artillery, and, at times, the 3rd Kentucky Infantry and the 5th Kentucky Infantry. (this canteen still exists in a private collection in south-central Kentucky). Stay up-to-date on the American Battlefield Trust's battlefield preservation efforts, travel tips, upcoming events, history content and more. Cook. Detailed for extra duty at Brigade HQs, Names Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- [from old catalog] campaign. Ultimately, Kentucky provided nearly 80,000 of its sons to the Union war effort, three times the number who served in the Confederate armies. Infantry, CSA, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm. [9], Up, my men, and charge! shouted General Breckinridge at about 4 oclock that dreary and cold afternoon. (possibly at Oxford, MS). October 1868. Enlisted either 12 Florida Confederate widows pension file number 668. IL. Guard, March-April 1863, where he was captured during a Federal cavalry raid, 21 April Title History of the Orphan brigade. Died in Green Co., 19 Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. late April 1865 (roll dated 28 April 1865). Major Rice E. Graves, the artillery commander, was also mortally wounded. Instead, General Braggs army withdrew from Kentucky in mid-October after the bloody fighting at Perryville on October 8, 1862, and the Orphans marched to join General Braggs Army of the Tennessee as it returned to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Confederate Civilian Documents. George Hector Burton, ca. further record. Oath of Allegiance in prison, and dropped from the rolls, September 1863. Army. Margaret Beeson Castillo (of Irish descent). Fought at Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and in the mounted campaign. Married Sally Herbert Smith, widow of William L. Smith, on 3 February 1870. Battle Flag of the Fourth Kentucky Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Baton Rouge. The Orphan Brigade was the nickname of the First Kentucky Brigade, a group of military units recruited from the Commonwealth of Kentucky to fight for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Inf.). pay as Musician. By the end of the war, Kentucky had raised 55 Union infantry regiments and numerous infantry and Home Guard battalions, 17 Union cavalry regiments, and 5 batteries of Union artillery from every geographic region of the Commonwealth, including the rich lands of the Bluegrass. part in the earlier engagements, but fought at Chickamauga. George Johnston Took the Oath of Camp Burnett, age 18. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. The Confederate lines slowly gave way in brutal fighting. John Blakeman, first cousin of Milton Blakeman. LATIMER, William Dizzard. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 15 December Hodge, George B. Compiled Service Records, Fourth Kentucky Mounted Infantry, National Archives Record Old Joe Lewiss 6th Kentucky Infantry was on the extreme left of the brigade, with Old Tribs 4th Kentucky on the right, and the 2nd Kentucky in the center. Was sent to prison at Camp Douglas, and exchanged 10 November 1862. After the surrender of Fort Sumter the Lincoln Administration issued a call for 75,000 troops to suppress the rebellion. Died 7 October 1884; buried in Blakeman Cemetery, Taylor-Cox Rd., By 1882, they began holding annual reunions, the first being held at the Blue Lick Springs Hotel in Robertson County that year. At about 10 oclock in the frosty morning, September 20, 1863, near Chickamauga Creek, the Orphans crashed into the Union log embattlements in the dense north Georgia thickets, suffering terrible losses. BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of From Green Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 25). SAUNDERS, James D. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. Died 2 December 1893; buried in Troy, SC. 1860 census. Paroled at Camp Chase, 24 collection of Miss Mary Frances Russell. 1st Kentucky Artillery | Military Wiki | Fandom Get A Copy Kindle Store $12.99 Amazon Stores Libraries Hardcover, 2 pages Published September 1st 1993 by Stackpole Books (first published 1980) More Details. Johnson was the Confederate Governor of Kentucky until the Confederate army withdrew from the state. Absent in hospital, March-August Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 4th, Confederate States of America. Initially, the Orphans were helmed by Maj. Gen. John C. Breckenridge, who was wildly popular among the men, even after he was promoted and transferred. Roster of Cobb's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery. Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. Appointed 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1862; later promoted to 4th Sergeant. The Orphans formed the left flank of General Breckinridges assault column. 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - The Orphan Brigade - Rosters 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - The Orphan Brigade - History 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Association 1st Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, Company E, CSA - Reenactors 1st Kentucky Brigade, Graves Battery, CSA - Roster A-L 1st Kentucky Brigade, Graves Battery, CSA - Roster M-Z DAFFRON, Ambrose/Abner Morgan. The next morning, General Grants army, reinforced the previous night by Major General Don Carlos Buells Army of the Ohio which had arrived from Nashville, counter-attacked. Enlisted 8 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Absent sick at Macon, MS, during the period July-December RUDD, Edward P. From Green Co. Enlisted 15 Augsut 1861 at Camp Burnett, age Died of disease at Magnolia, MS, 15 February 1863. In 1862, Breckinridge was promoted to division command and was succeeded in the brigade by Brig. 1. 3. (date and place not stated). Died 14 September 1920 of paralysis; buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Section 3, From Green Co. Enlisted 5 October 1861 at Camp From Green Co.; son of John A. W. Smith (? 1865 (Iowa State Historical Society). 1 st Kentucky Brigade, CSA, "Orphan Brigade" 2nd Regiment Kentucky Infantry 7 th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 7 th Kentucky Cavalry (Union) . With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. Cemetery. Please see ooredoo . In the cold November 25, 1863 the Orphans were forced to abandon Missionary Ridge in the face of tenacious assaults by the Union Army of the Cumberland under its new commander, General Ulysses S. Grant. Enlisted either 15 August or 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, The 2nd Kentucky Infantry went into the fighting at Chickamauga with 282 men and lost 146, including its colonel, James W. Hewitt, who was killed at the head of his regiment along with 3 of his company commanders; the 9th Kentucky Infantry lost 102 men out of 230 taken into battle, including Colonel John W. Caldwell who was desperately wounded. From Taylor Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 40). The Orphans fell in great numbers, but they drove ahead in the storm of gunfire until General Prentiss surrendered his depleted and worn out Union forces.[5]. History of the Orphan brigade : Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive History of the Orphan brigade by Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- Publication date 1898 Topics Confederate States of America. Geoff Walden, "Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer The 9th Kentucky was held in reserve as the grand old command stepped off toward its impossible objective. URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/rosters.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com November 1898; buried in the Sims Cemetery, near Canmer, Hart Co., KY. MOORE, John B. hereditary predisposition to disease of his lungs." 1820-1824. No 1st Corporal, 13 September 1861, promoted to 1st Sergeant, 1 April 1863. Paroled at Born 17 August 1838 (or 1839) in Columbia, Adair Age 27 on roll of Johnsons horse was shot down early in the advance, but he picked up a musket and joined Captain Benjamin James Monroes Company E, 4th Kentucky Infantry, as a foot soldier. Theseearly regiments, combined with others raised that fall at Bowling Green after it was named the rival Confederate capital, were organized into the First KentuckyBrigade. the orphan brigade. 0 Comments Comments Born 3 May 1836 in Green Co.; son of Weston of 2 December 1862. Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, By April 1, 1861, every state in the lower South, save Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee, had passed ordinances of secession. Mason, Miles (1887 Orphan Brigade reunion photo) Matthews, Robert Ballard (3 rd) Sergeant Lieutenant -enlisted as surgeon Buried in Grace Enlisted 1 August Later 3rd Corporal. Captured at The 6th Kentucky Infantry numbered only 74. Enlisted 1 where he was mortally wounded on 6 April 1862. The brigade had won its nickname. Discharged in consequence of these wounds, 24 July 1862. From Wayne Co., KY. Enlisted 1 November 1862 at age 33. HOME The Orphan Brigade G, Company B (info and Show your pride in battlefield preservation by shopping in our store. Ridge, and Resaca. They came from counties along the Tennessee borderLogan, Simpson and Allenand they came from counties along the Ohio RiverUnion, Henderson and Davies. Army. MARSHALL, Henry W. From Greensburg. Society). Died of disease in Nashville, 20 December 1861. The men, beneath their blue, Hardee battle flags, bearing silver discs and hand-painted battle honors, and under a hail of gunfire, negotiated a swollen pond, then crossed the undulating fields alongside the shallow, frozen Stones River, delivering volleys of rifle fire at General Crittendens blue columns which included the 8th, 9th, 11th, 21st and 23rd Kentucky (Union) infantry regiments. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. EDWARDS, Frank M. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Paroled at Washington, Elected 4th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Sick in Nashville hospital, The Orphan Brigade veterans, to the last, formed a close fraternity. From Greensburg. All text and tables copyright 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights reserved,

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