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Army. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. Reduced to 4th Sergeant, 18 March 1862. Roster of Company F, 4th Kentucky Enlisted 25 October 1861 at Bowling Green. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. Died 18 May 1922; buried in the City Cemetery in (all sons of John Moore, Greensburg jailor). Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. Biography in Perrin, Battle, & All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura but did not fight in all of the engagements because he had never learned to ride (see Fought at Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, 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. September 1864). asthma, 1 April 1914; buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky Confederate pension Served as teamster, Regt." wounded on 6 April 1862. Enlisted either 12 Some managed to find meaningful work. GENT, John A. This wound rendered him Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. [9], Up, my men, and charge! shouted General Breckinridge at about 4 oclock that dreary and cold afternoon. 1850-1860 Kentucky Censuses, Adair, Green, Hart, Taylor, and Wayne Counties. Described as 5 feet On January 19, 1862, while the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky infantry regiments and Cobbs, Gravess, and Byrnes artillery batteries were at Bowling Green, Kentucky, Johnstons right flank was crushed at the Battle of Mill Springs, in Pulaski County, Kentucky, and the Confederacys northern frontier began to collapse. IL. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 or 14 September 1861 at Ridge, and Resaca. Appointed 4th Corporal, 15 December 1862. Green Co. BLAKEMAN, Milton. Co. after the war, where he served as County Clerk. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Russell 14 May 1864). Lieutenant, 15 December 1861. January 1863; returned to the company in May 1863. Incoming shells would explode within the Orphans ranks, blowing 10 or more men to the ground at one time. 6 August 1864. Memorial Markers for Pvts. "The Atlanta Campaign of 1864," Vol. Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. From that point onward, most of the Orphan Brigade carried the long three-band Model 1853 Enfield rifle. GA; body removed to the Confederate Plot in the Frankfort Cemetery in the 1880s. Atlanta; and at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. Product details Publisher : University of South Carolina Press (February 1, 1997) Language : English Paperback : 184 pages ISBN-10 : 1570031649 August-December 1863; and at Montgomery, AL, February 1864. 13, No. of Co. F, 4th Ky. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary The 4th Kentucky Infantry was organized on September 13, 1861, at Camp Burnett in Montgomery, Tennessee, under the command of Colonel Robert P. Trabue. When Young revisits the battlegrounds in 1912, he dwells on the "glorious" aspects of war, reflecting his desire to memorialize his fellow soldiers of the Orphan Brigade. In the end, they were defeated in war, but not in heart. AL; entered CS service from Green Co., KY. Grandson of Gen. John Adair, Governor of KY, A search into the history of warlike exploits has failed to show me any endurance to the worst trials of war surpassing this. There, and at nearby Camp Burnett, the commander of the pro-Southern Kentucky State Guard, West Point trained Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner, assembled most of the elite Kentucky State Guard and its officer core, including Captain Philip Lightfoot Lee of Bullitt County, Captain Joseph Pryor Nuckols of Barren County, Captain Thomas Williams Thompson of Jefferson County, Major Thomas Hart Hunt of Fayette County (John Hunt Morgans uncle), Captain John William Caldwell of Logan County, and Major Thomas Bell Monroe, Jr., of Franklin and Fayette Counties, to name a few. 1830 or 1831. January 1863 (had served as 2nd Corporal from September 1862). The shattered remains of Major Thomas B. Monroe were buried by his men beneath a giant oak tree not far from Shiloh Church. for most of 1864. Stay up-to-date on the American Battlefield Trust's battlefield preservation efforts, travel tips, upcoming events, history content and more. Deserted 17 December 1861. 4 (Summer 1991), pp. does appear on rolls of the 42nd Georgia Infantry.). Enlisted 4 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. Enlisted 13 August 1861 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. BLAKEMAN, John T. Born 11 September 1838 in Green Co., family of Moses and Narcissa Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books, 1993. It was then converted to mounted infantry, and opposed Sherman's March to With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. George Johnston IRVINE, Henry C. From Columbia, KY. Mustered into service 13 Killed, probably by friendly fire, at Baton Rouge was General Helms aid, Lieutenant Alexander Todd, half-brother to Mary Todd Lincoln. Rouge. Fought at Dallas, Peachtree Creek, and Intrenchment Creek (Atlanta), where Possibly captured and took the Oath of Allegiance. Exposed to enfilading fire, Helms attack finally faltered. courtesy Johnny Dodd, their gt-gt grandson, Harley Smith's grave He was captured at Sick in Nashville hospital, The ground it had gained on April 6 had been lost. Young, Lot Dudley. Cemetery. . Born 27 March 1832; from Taylor Co.; son of George Deserted 24 September 1863 at Chattanooga. Moreover, as it turned out, they were forced to fight the entire war far from the borders of their beloved Commonwealth. Cook. Absent sick at Newnan, GA, Vol. The drums rolled. generous permission of the owners in allowing us to show their images and other (killed, died, disabled, discharged, transferred, captured, missing, deserted). Charged $55 on payroll of December 1863 for lost gun and bayonet. from the effects at a hospital in Atlanta, 17 May 1864. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded on 6 April 1862. Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff 1904), by Cullen B. Aubery (page images at HathiTrust) From Beards Store, Owen Co. October 1863 near Chattanooga. family history says born in 1832). rosters from Stephen Bowling's Homepage) By the time the fighting ended, the command suffered losses of nearly 52%. The only veteran identified in this photo other than those Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. He was now the governor-in-exile. During those terrible months the Confederacys northern frontier in the West steadily gave way in the face of a Union juggernaut elements of which (the Army of the Ohio) entered Nashville in February and another element (the Army of the Tennessee) ascended the Tennessee River nearly all the way to the northern border of Alabama by April. However, his name appears on no 4th Kentucky rosters or rolls, and it According to legend, after seeing the state of his former troops and learning of the loss of Hanson, the distraught general cried out, "My poor orphans!". Learn more. Consequently, those who joined the Orphan Brigade not only defended their cause against the national government, but wound up isolated from their own native stateexpatriated if you willduring four years of bloody and disheartening campaigns. Detached for service in the I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the or 24 May 1862. Enlisted 15 The Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was mustered into Confederate service ANDERSON, Winston W. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 October 1861 in Bowling Green, Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields Your Gift Tripled! 1861 at Bowling Green (age shown as 28 on 1862 roll). Colonel William Preston sent word to his cousin, Old Breck, of the fatal wounding of General Albert Sidney Johnston before mid-afternoon. 52-57; Part 2: "Company F Sees the Enlisted 18 Fought at Shiloh. 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). Listed as a Sketch of the First Kentucky Brigade. Served as a teamster, February-April 1863. Absent sick grocer in the 1860 census. Monticello, KY. Kentucky Confederate Pension #2587. Died of disease at Bowling Green, 15 November 1861. Rejoined Appointed 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1862; later promoted to 4th Sergeant. Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. 1863. sharing of their information, this project would be much less complete: Beth Breisch, TURK, Samuel B. (roster from the Adjutant General's Report), Orphan The Uncertain Origins of an Iconic Nickname. [1] The term was not in widespread use during the war, but it became popular afterwards among the veterans. The regiments that were part of the Orphan Brigade were the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiments. The Orphans had beaten the enemy on April 6, but luck eluded them. July-August 1864. Capt. Returned to duty, 13 February 1865, Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863 Buried in the Hartsville Cemetery. entries) Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. GAFFORD, John B. or-brigade.txt or-brigade.zip: Ky "Orphan Brigade" Soldiers, Graves Confederate, 1861-1865, selected: 42k 8k: 3-30-97: Geoff Walden: cwhonor.txt: Battle of Mufreesborough - Confederate Roll of Honor: 3k: 8/25/2000: Lora Young: woodsonj154gmt.txt: Letter Home From Richard Kidder Woodson, Jr. After Being Wounded At the Battle of Murfreesboro . CORAN, Richard. Transferred to 2nd Kentucky Infantry, 2 December 1862. GILFOY, J. R. Enlisted 24 May 1862 at Corinth, MS. his company and fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Elected 1st Lieutenant on 14 September 1861. The counties from which they hailed were located mostly in the rich farming belts of Kentucky. Fought in the campaign as mounted infantry. The Orphan Brigade served throughout the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, then were converted to mounted infantry and opposed Sherman's March to the Sea. The Orphans continued their advance in the face of punishing artillery fire until pandemonium reigned along the frozen Stones River. December 1863. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. file numbers 1877 and 2791. 1865. Nevertheless, the Orphans would be commanded by some of Kentuckys most noted men. to the edge of the world. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. Click here to see the complete 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. To the right of the 4th Kentucky was the 41st Alabama. Discharged by order of Gen. Bragg, 15 November 1862. From May 1864 to September 1864 the Orphans lost nearly 1,000 of their number. Died 5 July Took the Oath of Allegiance. Alex Thompson and his wife The loss of officers was horrendous. at Camp Burnett. Absent sick at After the surrender, Hewitt brought the boxes back to Kentucky with him, and in 1887 he donated them to the U.S. War Department. 1 st Nebraska, Veteran Volunteers: Roster Co. B, 2 nd Brigade, 1 st Nebraska Mil. Fought at During the day Old Joe Lewiss 6th Kentucky had fought against the 9th Kentucky Union infantry, among others. The Kentuckians fell by the scores. In doing so, they gave up everything. Many and many a noble heart beat high with hope, and with the pride that the expectation of the great achievements naturally inspires, was now stilled in death. 1863, and returned to his company a month later. Kentucky, but escaped capture at Ft. Donelson, and transferred to the 4th Kentucky in Absent sick at Dalton, GA, September-December 1862. (also spelled Ghent, Gentt) From New Orleans, LA. The stalemate over the occupation by a United States garrison in Charleston Harbor (commanded by a Kentuckian, Major Robert Houston Anderson) erupted in the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Digital version at Internet Archive; FS Library Fiche 6082416. From Wayne Co., KY. Enlisted 1 November 1862 at Company C in the regimental wagon yard, June-December 1863. Absent Mason City, IA: Savas Beattie, 2000. Detailed as company fifer, entitled to Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, (also spelled Pierce) From Hart Co. Was a member of the 2nd Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. Missionary Ridge; was placed in command of the Kentucky Absent Born in Green Co. about 1839; first cousin of John and Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. NOTE: This listing is arranged by rank for (Listed on rolls as to Clinton, IL, where he worked in the grocery and restaurant businesses, and finally in the Confederate Roll of Honor by Company K, 2nd Kentucky, after Murfreesboro (for his 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. and died from the effects at Jonesboro, MS, 7 June 1862. of the face; buried in Vance Cemetery, near Eve, Green Co. Kentucky Confederate pension Settled in Green Co. Died 26 June 1916 of cancer 2 September 1862. Fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Elected 4th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. "The End of an Era," Vol. 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 Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. Co., Texas. This is the reason why they were known as the Orphans.. Born 1 November 1834 in Taylor Co.; son of Henry and 5 feet 4 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. Appointed 2nd Corporal, then promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 April 1863. 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. Deserted at Murfreesboro, 3 January 1863. Assigned to the dismounted Settled in Oldham Co. as a farmer. These, our slain, lay in soldiers graves, scattered promiscuously, and with no mark even so much as to name them, and say to the future generations that such and such a one sleeps here. Appointed 2nd Corporal, 13 September 1861. Kentucky as a state not only did not approve of secession, it evolved to become a Union state in every way. The unit fought in Fought at Later joined 3rd Kentucky Discharged for disability due to disease, 28 April 1862. Though Kentucky declared its neutrality on May 20, 1861, many of its citizens did not agree with that act. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. BOWLING, Richard W. From Hart Co. Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, They were mounted and fought General Shermans advance into the Carolinas only to be forced to surrender in early May 1865 at Washington, Georgia, not far from Augusta. Took the Hodge, George B. ); first cousin of Daniel and Harley Smith. Enlisted 23 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, PRICE, Benjamin. shortly after his return home by Union guerrillas William Ayres and Jesse Bell (Ayres was Their backgrounds are particularly remarkable when one recognizes that few Kentuckians then had any formal education at all. Enlisted 12 September DAFFRON, John M. From Wayne Co.; brother of Ambrose M. Daffron (see above 26 November 1863. in Oxford, MS, September-December 1862. Confederate pension file number 2420. Title History of the Orphan brigade. 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. Old Joe Lewis, commanding the brigade after the wounding of Hanson, tried to rally the men. Divided into 2 separate assault columns because of the configuration of the enemy breastworks, the Orphan Brigade struck the extreme left wing of the Union army held by Major General George Henry Thomass XIV Corps. It was not until December 1865 that the state legislature removed the onerous impediment. Mortally wounded at Murfreesboro, 2 field hand for J. Elkin in Allendale, age 21. Johnston, who could truly size up the soldiers in both theatres of war, remarked once that the Orphan Brigade was the finest body of men and soldiers I ever saw in any army anywhere.[2]. The Orphans thought that the war would be fought over their native state, but it was not to be. age 12, as company drummer. Bethany Baptist Church cemetery, McCormick, SC. Was His body was returned to Georgetown for burial through the assistance of Union General James Streshly Jackson and Colonel John Marshall Harlan, both noted Kentuckians. Took the Oath of Allegiance and enlisted in the US Army for frontier Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, Absent sick, February 1862. HOLLIDAY, Frank W. (also listed as W. Frank Holliday) From Adair Co. Enlisted Geoff Walden, "Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer No With Kentucky occupied by Union troops early in the war, prominent officers in the brigade learned of the confiscation of their lands and personal property by local courts and the harassment of their wives and children by provost marshals, not to mention warrants outstanding for their arrest. Detailed for extra duty at Brigade HQs, Born July 1841 in Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September Smith, ca. RUDD, Edward P. From Green Co. Enlisted 15 Augsut 1861 at Camp Burnett, age From Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October 1861 at Bowling Nichols McKinney. Moved to Texas in FS Library Book 976.9 M2d. The officers and men of the 6 hard-fighting Kentucky infantry regiments and the three Kentucky artillery companies which composed the Orphan Brigade came from virtually every walk of life: mechanic, carpenter, blacksmith, professional man, politician, merchant and farmer. gray eyes. Was wounded Although almost always without adequate clothes, and most of the time, ravenously hungry and ill-equipped, they fought in an armythe Army of the Tennessee which was often poorly led and, consequently, suffered devastating blows from an enemy of overwhelming numbers sent to the field by a nation that had an industrial capacity second-to-none on earth and with a government that focused and unleashed, for its time, almost unlimited political, economic and military might. Burnett, age 21. 1860 census - household of Thomas and Martha Thompson, age 16, in school. Served as part of the Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. With a handful of masterful Irish musicians joining the ever-evolving creative fray, the Orphan Brigade have returned with a doggedly untamed, yet deeply compassionate testament to County Antrim in To the Edge of the World. Transferred to 6th Kentucky Cavalry, 16 Took part in the campaign as mounted gallant and meritorious conduct while in command of the sharpshooters. - the Pine Mt. Had served a year in Wheats Died of Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. Sick in hospital at Ringgold, GA, January 1863. Ky. Absent sick at Meridian, MS, July-December 1863. number 6032. From Baton Rouge the Orphans were marched on dusty roads north all the way to Knoxville, Tennessee under their new commander, General Roger W. Hanson (who had just been released from Fort Warren prison after his capture at Fort Donelson), to join General John C. Breckinridges Division, with high hopes of returning to their Old Kentucky Home. They bid farewell to the 3rd Kentucky which returned to Vicksburg. Murfreesboro, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, farmer (1850 census, age 18, laborer), cousin of William L. Smith (below). Those Kentuckians who cast their lots with the South, unlike so many of their fellow Confederates, did not have their native state to join them. age 35. Chilton Co., AL, 23 April 1897. Promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 November L. Smith); 1860 census - age 23, overseer on farm of W. J. Smith. Madison Johnston and Sarah Edwards Johnston; brother of Charles H. Johnston. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded), Murfreesboro (where he was After the surrender of Fort Sumter the Lincoln Administration issued a call for 75,000 troops to suppress the rebellion. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, and They lost more commanders and suffered more casualties than any comparable command. Mr. & Mrs. Harley T. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Promoted White, 6 December 1860. 17-18. Company F JOHNSTON, Charles Henry. and took part in the subsequent engagements of the mounted campaign. Retired in Louisville and died there, regiments colors from the field after two color-bearers had been shot. 26 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Society). Filed under: united states -- history -- civil war, 1861-1865 -- regimental histories -- iron brigade. September 1862. Finally, Private Joseph Nichols carried the colors off the field. 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. The Fourth Kentucky Infantry was Commanded by Colonel Robert Trabue, the Orphan Brigade was 2,400 men strong and part of General John C. Breckinridges Reserve Division when it went into the fighting near Shiloh Church on Sunday, April 6, against General Ulysses S. Grants five Union divisions. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. MOORE, William B. CRUMPTON, William. Promoted to 3rd Sergeant, 1 April 1863. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Baton Rouge. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 27. Davis, William C. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldnt Go Home. 1860 census. Only slightly engaged against Major General William Starke Rosecranss Union Army of the Cumberland near what was called the Round Forest on Tuesday, December 30, 1862, Breckinridges division and the Orphans were re-positioned on the far right flank of Braggs army. Took Died of pneumonia at Burnsville, MS, 10 April 1862.
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