file numbers 1877 and 2791. Bethany Baptist Church cemetery, McCormick, SC. April 1862. Promoted to 3rd Corporal, 15 December 1862. courtesy Jeff McQueary. Nichols McKinney. [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. Absent sick, roll dated 30 April 1862. Has memorial grave marker in Confederate Cemetery, Beech Grove. census. Shauff. County or Nelson County, KY. WHITE, John B. Hughes, pp. frequently precluded from field duty by ill health. Fought at Shiloh,
business with Richard Cowherd, 1860 census. 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. There were town boys, but, more often than not, those who served in the Orphan Brigade were yeoman farmers; rugged, independent and self-reliant. Those men would form the nucleus around which was organized the Orphan Brigade. Robert and Catherine Blakeman Wilson). 1. Married Annie
While about 1,512 Orphans were present for duty in May 1864 at Dalton, Georgia, only 513 reported present for duty on September 6. subsequent mounted engagements. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. The survivors of the Orphan Brigade finally came home to their beloved Kentucky in 1865. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 26. Married Rebecca Buchanan, 10 August 1865. Died 18 May 1922; buried in the City Cemetery in
Fought at Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas. the hospital in Johnsonville, TN; described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a fair
And as if those trials were not enough, after February 1862 the brigade was never able to return to Kentucky to fight for its native state; instead, it fought the entire war far from home. 1st New Hampshire . Died of pneumonia at Burnsville, MS, 10 April 1862. Elizabeth (Morris) Johnson. 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. Fought at Dallas, Peachtree Creek, and Intrenchment Creek (Atlanta), where
Died of disease at Magnolia, MS, 15 February 1863. * Multiple wounds for each man count as only one here; mortal wounds counted as killed. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Russell
1 st Nebraska, Veteran Volunteers: Roster Co. B, 2 nd Brigade, 1 st Nebraska Mil. Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. 1850-1860 Kentucky Censuses, Adair, Green, Hart, Taylor, and Wayne Counties. Died 16 January 1908; buried in the Greensburg
Born 16 January 1835 in Green Co. Louisiana Battalion, and enlisted in Co. F on 10 October 1862 at Knoxville, TN. October 1863 near Chattanooga. Davis, William C. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldnt Go Home. Was captured at Murfreesboro on 2
compiled by Geoffrey R. Walden
Fought in the mounted campaign. He returned to his company in SC and fought in the
We gratefully acknowledge the
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The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Died from the effects of this wound, 24
Appears in photo
March 1862. Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863
. Born 4 September 1834, from Green Co. (1860 census -
executed after the war for this crime). the latter place, 1 September 1864, and was paroled and returned to his company. farmer (1850 census, age 18, laborer), cousin of William L. Smith (below). Orphan Brigade - Wikipedia Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chickamauga,
Units of the Orphan Brigade were involved in many military engagements in the American South during the war, including the Battle of Shiloh. Regt." 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. Appointed 2nd Corporal, 13 September 1861. 1841 in Mercer Co., KY;
HATCHER, Luther T. 1860 Green Co. census - son of Josiah. further record. "taken sick and missing at Shiloh Apr. WOODRING, William W. From Greensburg. The cry of General Breckinridge, My poor Orphans! was not in vain. Nuckols). A November 1862 circular prophesied: However this war may terminate, if a man can truthfully claim to have been a worthy member of the Kentucky Brigade he will have a kind of title of nobility.[1]. killed in action, either 19 or 20 September 1863. Died 21 July 1930 of
Battle Flag of the Fourth Kentucky
The field officers were Colonel Thomas H. Taylor, Lieutenant Colonels Edward Crossland and William P. Johnston, and Major Benjamin Anderson. Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. Absent sick in
Deserted from hospital at
See "Kentuckian Recalled as
Appears in photo of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the Louisville reunion
from a cdv in the author's collection. age 18. This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. Married Martha Anna Jeter. Cemetery, Nashville. at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga (also listed as sick at Montgomery,
Enlisted 1 August 1861 at
Sick in hospital in Bowling Green, January 1862. Died 14 September 1920 of paralysis; buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Section 3,
Surgeon in February 1862, and served as such at Shiloh and Baton
Born 31 January 1835 in Taylor Co.; son of George
Adair Co. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Enlisted 15
Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13
The rolls record only 10 men deserted their ranks in the 120 day campaign. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall,
On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. They also Civil War anniversary: Those wild Kentuckians of the "Orphan" Brigade And then the Battle of Shiloh was fought along the Tennessee River; those two bloody April days in 1862. GA; body removed to the Confederate Plot in the Frankfort Cemetery in the 1880s. 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 Some managed to find meaningful work. Was wounded at the latter place, 20
wounded in the left hand, 15 May 1864. From Taylor Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 40). Green. On the first day at Shiloh, the brigade lost 75 killed and 350 wounded. Later joined 3rd Kentucky
Transferred to 6th Kentucky Cavalry, 16
Atlanta, 9 May 1863, for chronic rheumatism. Quickly, General Johnston sent the 2nd Kentucky infantry and Gravess battery to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River below the Kentucky border. Paroled at Montgomery, AL, April
Incoming shells would explode within the Orphans ranks, blowing 10 or more men to the ground at one time. They came from counties along the Tennessee borderLogan, Simpson and Allenand they came from counties along the Ohio RiverUnion, Henderson and Davies. One possible provenance of the name stems from Kentucky's tenuous political situation. The Orphan Brigade veterans, to the last, formed a close fraternity. The Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was mustered into Confederate service
1865. 0 Comments Comments McDONALD, Ward. Green County, in July 1886. L. Smith (? sheriff of Taylor Co. from 1872-1874. Died of disease at Lauderdale Springs, 10
Reminiscences of a Soldier of the Orphan Brigade. Sick in Nashville hospital,
Margaret Beeson Castillo (of Irish descent). GILBERT, Ambrose G. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. Captured at
A. J. All rights reserved. Rejoined
With that act, the four holdout states promptly seceded from the Union, and Southern men and boys flocked to the call for volunteers to defend their homeland. knowing the identification of any others in the photo is asked to e-mail the page author. Peachtree, Intenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro (where he was wounded on 1
Box 537 Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 875-7000 http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ on roll dated 2 December 1862. Army. further record.
March 1862. September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN, age 22. 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. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. Discharged for disability due to disease, 24 July 1862. 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. HOME The Orphan Brigade The Orphan Brigade Street Address City, State, Zip Phone Number Soundtrack To A Ghost Story Your Custom Text Here The Orphan Brigade TOUR DATES THE FILM STORE VIDEO PHOTOS CONTACT The Orphan Brigade - Banshee [OFFICIAL VIDEO] Watch on The Official Music Video for BANSHEE. Recollections of a Newsboy in the Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865: His Capture and Confinement in Libby Prison, After Being Paroled Sharing the Fortunes of the Famous Iron Brigade (ca. Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. I feel like David of old when he was told of the death of Absolom, Lincoln remarked to Illinois Senator David Davis. He had been wounded at the head of his fine regiment twice before, at Shiloh and Murfreesboro. 9 reviews Vivid narrative tells the story of the courageous First Kentucky Brigade. courtesy Jeff McQueary, HALL, William A. Died 20 July 1926 of
Company B
son of Ann, age 19, farm hand. Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. Detailed to
from a reunion photo taken in 1905
By the end of the second day the Orphan Brigade had been decimated. Guard, March-April 1863, where he was captured during a Federal cavalry raid, 21 April
Mustered into service and elected Captain, 13 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. 1863. Died of
Upon hearing the signing of My Old Kentucky Home by a childrens choir and remembering those who had fallen along those fields, including his dear friend, Captain William Peter Bramblett of Paris, Kentucky (whose last, parting glance before receiving a mortal wound, Young could not erase from his memory), tightly hugged a nearby tree and wept out loud, unashamed of his display of emotion.[14]. Macon, GA, September-November 1864 and January 1865. Age 27 on roll of
Never mind this boys, yelled Breckinridge, press on. Charge them! he cried. Enlisted 14
Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree,
Appointed
Jones' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. in Bowling Green hospital, January 1862. 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. Reduced to 4th Sergeant, 18 March 1862. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett,
Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. SMITH, Thomas Jefferson. Moreover, as it turned out, they were forced to fight the entire war far from the borders of their beloved Commonwealth. 7983, 8788, 9095, 105, 113116, 120121, 124125, 133, 135, 137139. Enlisted 25 October 1861 in Bowling
sheriff in Taylor Co. in the late 1850s. FS Library Book 976.9 M2d. 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. Named to the Confederate Roll of Honor for
18 (1910), p. 169
Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. Born 10 July 1839 in Columbia,
No further
Enlisted 2 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN, age
Kentucky in the Civil War - KYKinFolk.com Digital version at Internet Archive; FS Library Fiche 6082416. Madison and Liticia Williams Smith (first cousin of Harley T., Samuel W., and William L.
(where he was severely wounded in the head on 7 April 1862), Vicksburg, Baton Rouge,
from a GAR reunion photo taken in 1910
Ridge, and Resaca. November 1862. From Greensburg, brother of John B. Moore and Mark O.
August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 45. 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. There were such bright hopes that morning. Hall
Kentucky Confederate pension file numbers 3816 and 4507. Thomas Kelly
Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton
Returned and reported absent sick at Newnan, GA,
1860 census. Kentucky, but escaped capture at Ft. Donelson, and transferred to the 4th Kentucky in
Jefferson Davis' First Inaugural Address, February 18, 1861. Was deputy
Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro. In every way, those old Orphans became the idols of Kentuckians. hereditary predisposition to disease of his lungs." 31 August 1864. The Kentuckians fell by the scores. The Orphans formed the left flank of General Breckinridges assault column. They poured into the ranks from the great belt of counties in central Kentuckyfrom Hardin, Nelson, Mercer, Boyle, Shelby, Anderson, Franklin, Fayette, Harrison, Scott, Woodford, Jessamine and Bourbon, and from a host of others. 4th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (Confederate) - Wikipedia 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. LATIMER, William Dizzard. to disablement from ill health. Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff
age 36. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely
Listed as a private in
record. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1958. Of the 5 brigades in Breckinridges command, the Orphans were directed to hold the left flank of the assault column. Capt. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1974. Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! Confederate widows pension file number 4567. to the edge of the world. 1860 Green Co. census - merchant in business with John Barnett. 2 (Winter 1990), pp. A popular, but potentially apocryphal, story credits Breckenridge with coining the name. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. Absent
Are the hearts of men who forever shall hear. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree
Served as teamster,
Geoff Walden, "Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer
The counties from which they hailed were located mostly in the rich farming belts of Kentucky. Fought at Resaca, where he was severely
BARNETT, James. Enlisted
COWHERD, Richard T. From Green Co., born 1836. (also called Nat Gaither) Born 9 March 1840, from
Veluzat, 22 November (or December) 1887. He was captured at the latter place on 15 May 1864 and was exchanged at
It is easy for men to bear great trials under circumstances of victory. Enlisted 12 September
Elected 1st
returned after muster rolls ceased to be turned in to Richmond (late 1864). Fought at Shiloh, where he was killed, 7 April 1862. Rouge. Discharge certificate describes
National Archives Record Group 109 (microfilm M836, Roll 3, Frame 409). Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. 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. grocer in the 1860 census. Re-issued. This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. 26 November 1863. 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. Paroled
Wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862,
Gen. John C. Breckinridge commanded the Kentucky Brigade until 1862, Brig. DAFFRON, John M. From Wayne Co.; brother of Ambrose M. Daffron (see above
Enlisted 18 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. age 24. The artillery bellowed forth such thunders that the men were stunned and could not distinguish sounds. Died 7 October 1884; buried in Blakeman Cemetery, Taylor-Cox Rd.,
Listed as deserted
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.
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