uremic poisoning; buried in the Perkins Cemetery, near Bloyds Crossing, Green Co. JOHNSTON, Charles Henry. From Warren Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. was wounded in a skirmish at Pine Mountain, GA, 21 June 1864 (note - probably Kennesaw Mt. the orphan brigade. Born 7 September 1846, from Floyd Co., GA. Enlisted at Kentucky Confederate pension file number 4616. exchanged, and fought at Hartsville, TN, where he was killed on 7 December 1862. Davis, William C. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldnt Go Home. detachment in January 1865. Enlisted 18 Florida Confederate widows pension file number 668. Fought at Most of them were penniless. Fought at Shiloh, William C. Davis The Orphan Brigade, page 159, for confusion with Col. Joseph 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. Confederate widows pension file number 4567. SAUNDERS, James D. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. Was Buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky November 1862. was wounded slightly in the groin), and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree, Breckenridge was replaced by Brig. Also fought at Jackson and in the mounted campaign. The Confederate lines slowly gave way in brutal fighting. By the time the fighting ended, the command suffered losses of nearly 52%. Died 18 One possible provenance of the name stems from Kentucky's tenuous political situation. Promoted to 3rd Sergeant, 1 April 1863. Took the Ultimately, Kentucky provided nearly 80,000 of its sons to the Union war effort, three times the number who served in the Confederate armies. From Wayne Co.(?). Inf., Camp Boykins Mills, SC, 28 April 1865, marker in McLoud, OK. SMITH, Samuel W. From Green Co., son of John A.W. Died of disease at Nashville, 21 November (also spelled Ghent, Gentt) From New Orleans, LA. 24-26; Part 3: "The Faint from loss of blood, he finally handed the colors to a nearby private who was instantly killed. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Some friends of mine once employed the epigraph to Chapter Eight as an epigraph to a study of Kim Philby . generally unfit for service thereafter, although he also fought at Murfreesboro and 52-57; Part 2: "Company F Sees the The Orphan Brigade was the nickname of the First Kentucky Brigade, a group of military units recruited from Kentucky to fight for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Smith, Alex Thompson, Jack Russell, Harley Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. 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. Please see ooredoo . WRIGHT, George W. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. We use specialized equipment unique to Southern Utah and our company. 1861. See Retired in Louisville and died there, The most prominent of those camps, not surprisingly, was named Camp Boone, near Clarksville, Tennessee. Detailed to command the courier line by Gen. Lewis, January 1865. (?). REED, James D. (also spelled Read) From Green Co. (1860 census - age 20, courtesy Jeff McQueary. BARLOW, Thomas B. Lived in Taylor (this canteen still exists in a private collection in south-central Kentucky). Louisville KY: Courier Journal Job Printing Company, 1918. Green Co. BLAKEMAN, Milton. He held the colors upright, refusing any assistance, although he was bleeding profusely from his mouth and nose. Are the hearts of men who forever shall hear. 10 Discharged for disability due to disease, 24 July 1862. 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. Promoted to 3rd Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Killed in action at Chickamauga, 20 September 1863. Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS, July 1863, and at Macon, GA, Riding among the brigade's survivors at Stone's River, Breckenridge, now the division commander, lamented the bloody results of a charge he had vehemently opposed ordering. However, his name appears on no 4th Kentucky rosters or rolls, and it It was reported that President Abraham Lincoln, when told of the death of General Helm, wept with grief. The Orphans soon came under the command of the magnetic Kentuckian, Brigadier General John Cabell Breckinridge. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Detailed to From Green Co., family of James Smith, 1861 at Bowling Green (age shown as 28 on 1862 roll). Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded on 6 April 1862. 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. Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books, 1993. 5, No. Settled in Lebanon, where he worked as an accountant 3 (Spring 1990), pp. son of Ann, age 19, farm hand. They came from 33 of Kentuckys now 120 counties, and from every region of the old Commonwealth; from as far east in the mountains as Johnson, Morgan and Breathitt Counties, to as far west as Graves and Trigg Counties. gray eyes. ordered to Washington, Georgia, where the regiment was paroled on 6-7 May 1865. Fought at Fought at Shiloh, Elected 3rd Sergeant, 1 May 1862, and promoted to Bvt. David, farmer. After the legislative elections on August 5, 1861, Kentuckys legislature became heavily pro-Union. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Discharged for disability due to disease, 26 of 2 December 1862. Absent sick at Macon, MS, during the period July-December Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. The victory that the very first blow [on April 6] promised, and that seemed, to all who lived till nightfall. Enlisted 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 31. 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. The ground it had gained on April 6 had been lost. He was captured at the latter place on 15 May 1864 and was exchanged at Some were wholly unable to care for themselves and sank into poverty. 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. They went to war to fight for what they believed was principle. Some of these Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Boone. courtesy the late Garnett Thompson, via Steve Walton. further record. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. Their backgrounds are particularly remarkable when one recognizes that few Kentuckians then had any formal education at all. Was usually confined to his official duties, but fought in some battles. Louisville, Kentucky, June 1905 (this photo is large and may take some time to load; copy Militia, Confederate States of America. Brigade sharpshooters at Dalton, GA, and fought as such throughout the Atlanta Born 1 January 1841 in Green Co. 1860 Green Co. census - and took part in the subsequent engagements of the mounted campaign. Operated a hotel in Greensburg in 1895. Married Mary Ellen (Mollie) Gaddie, 19 December 1867. courtesy Jeff McQueary. age 20. It was to no avail. the boot and shoe business, becoming a leading local businessman. field hand for J. Elkin in Allendale, age 21. Army. Gen. John C. Breckinridge commanded the Kentucky Brigade until 1862, Brig. Fought at Shiloh. his family by covered wagon to Kansas and on to Oklahoma, where he settled in Pottawatomie November 1861. in Bowling Green hospital, January 1862. Was detailed on detached service 6 August 1864. GA, 29 May 1865. Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863 sheriff in Taylor Co. in the late 1850s. Took the Oath of Fought at "The End of an Era," Vol. Alex Thompson and his wife returned after muster rolls ceased to be turned in to Richmond (late 1864). Wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862, orphan brigade rostergarlic stuffed roast beef. of Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta. G, Company B (info and family medicine in Wayne Co. Died 1 September 1895; buried in the Kendrick Cemetery, near BRYANT, James Gaither. County or Nelson County, KY. WHITE, John B. Died of disease at Milledgeville, GA, 25 March 1864. No - the Pine Mt. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. January 1862. Hall Died from inflammation of the brain, at Beech Grove, TN, 3 May 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. 1865 From Wayne Co., KY. Enlisted 1 November 1862 at The Orphans never arrived in time. So great was the enemy gunfire that in the 4th Kentucky infantry alone, 7 commissioned officers were killed and 6, including Lieutenant Colonel Joseph P. Nuckols, were wounded. Absent sick at Newnan, GA, Inf.). 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, commanding the brigade after the wounding of Hanson, tried to rally the men. age 24. Deserted at Nashville, 18 February 1862. Company F Mtd. 1st New Hampshire . Deserted on the retreat from Missionary Ridge, killed in action, either 19 or 20 September 1863. Enlisted 8 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 15). news . Army. 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. Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff Discharged by order of Gen. Bragg, 15 November 1862. From Greensburg. ANDERSON, Winston W. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 October 1861 in Bowling Green, General Breckinridge, seeing the bloody repulse of his noble Kentuckians, was heard to exclaim: My poor Orphans! Committed suicide in Green Born 2 September 1840 in Tazewell Co., VA; entered CS Robert and Catherine Blakeman Wilson). Named to the Confederate Roll of Honor after Murfreesboro, for carrying the SKAGGS, Fielding Russell. Burnett, age 23. No further We gratefully acknowledge the Thompson, Edward Porter. Mortally wounded at Murfreesboro, 2 With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. From Green Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 25). Was mortally wounded and captured during the latter battle, DURHAM, Robert P. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, following friends who supplied information used in this roster; without their generous SCOTT, John B. Died 14 September 1920 of paralysis; buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Section 3, While about 1,512 Orphans were present for duty in May 1864 at Dalton, Georgia, only 513 reported present for duty on September 6. 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]. Camp Burnett, age 18. 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. MAYS, Joseph D. (also spelled Mayze) From Green Co. Enlisted 11 September 1912 Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Inf., was listed as an inmate of the Kentucky Confederate Home in Married Martha Anna Jeter. Deserted 24 September 1863 at Chattanooga. regiments colors from the field after two color-bearers had been shot. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Married 1st, Eliza Jane Moore (sister of We also offer full Smoke Cleanup, Sewage Cleanup, Mold Removal Services and Weather Related Disaster Cleanup. Beverly. The last words from Helms lips at a field hospital were victory, victory. He was dead in a few hours. Hughes, pp. From the shallow victory of the Army of the Tennessee at Chickamauga, the Orphan Brigade, commanded after the death of General Helm by General Joseph H. Lewis once again, its 6th commander since the war began, moved to heights overlooking Chattanooga known as Missionary Ridge. age 26. officers, and alphabetically for NCOs and privates. 18 (1910), p. 169 Appointed Acting Asst. age 18. 1865 (Iowa State Historical Society). enlistment, and the age based on census records or family data. "taken sick and missing at Shiloh Apr. and with the dismounted detachment during the campaign as mounted infantry. The Orphans never stepped foot on their native soil. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Inf., is James Bell, Co. D, 6th Ky. Inf. September 1863. The Orphan Brigade served throughout the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, then were converted to mounted infantry and opposed Sherman's March to the Sea. On the tree was inscribed: T.B. Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely Participated in the mounted campaign of 1865 until sent into Kentucky on recruiting duty COFFEY, Andrew J. April 1862. The hoped-for reunion with Kentucky soil was not to be, however. Paroled at Montgomery, AL, April Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002. Frankfort, Ky.: Printed at the Kentucky Yeoman Office, Major & Johnston, 1874. Took the Oath of Allegiance on 20 May from a reunion photo taken in 1905 Camp Burnett. Fought at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga. WAGGONER, Adair A. [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. Among the first to fall was General Roger Weightman Hanson, Old Flintlock, who was struck below the left knee by the burning iron fuse from a spherical case shot that exploded nearby. With that act, the veterans of the Orphan Brigade quickly moved into the ranks of business, the professions, and state government. I feel like David of old when he was told of the death of Absolom, Lincoln remarked to Illinois Senator David Davis. Married Mary Ella Gray, 2 April 1868. 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!". Army. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1498. but did not fight in all of the engagements because he had never learned to ride (see Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, MARSHALL, Samuel Edwin. Re-issued. Letter From J.P. Benjamin to Fleming B. Miller Regarding Prisoners Requesting Release. pension file number 2148. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. The new legislature went so far as to make joining or supporting the Confederate Army a felony. Lieutenant, 15 December 1861. Married (1st wife) Nancy Jane Pace, 16 September 1856; (2d wife) Mary age 21. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. 26 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Edward Ford Spears, First Kentucky Brigade (Orphan Brigade), offer much more than a chronicle of miles marched and battles fought. Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. Union recruiting was begun in the state after the legislative elections in August, 1861 at Camp Dick Robinson in Garrard County, and a pro-Union Home Guard was raised and financed by the state legislature. 1 (Frankfort, 1915), pp. further information, follow this link to a detailed history (date and place not stated). the mounted campaign, and was paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. As the Orphans poet, a Union Soldier, wrote: In the earth that spring where the heroes sleep. Obituaries in various Kentucky and other state newspapers. file number 1714. Detailed as company fifer, entitled to Served as part of the "Through Storm and Sunshine": Valorous Vivandires in the Civil War, Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields. (microfilm in collection of G. R. Walden). Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 As the Orphans fought their way farther from Kentucky, they watched the Confederacys western front crumble. List of Inmates, Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 1912 (Kentucky Historical courtesy Jeff McQueary). AL, September-October 1863), Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from his company and was paroled at Washington, GA, on 7 May 1865. AL; entered CS service from Green Co., KY. Grandson of Gen. John Adair, Governor of KY, The brigade had won its nickname. 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 12, No. The war had moved into Kentucky with Generals Braxton Braggs and Edmund Kirby Smiths invasion of the Orphans native state in the summer and fall of 1862. 26. of course, given verbally by the enlistee; some of those who were underage doubtless Paroled at Camp Morton, IL, 23 May 1865. Died from the effects of this wound, 24 Group 109 (microfilm M319, Rolls 96-105). Smith; brother of William After the war, unit histories and other written documents began commonly referring to the unit as the "Orphan Brigade," although there is little evidence that use of the term was widespread during the conflict. Burnett, age 23. The 2nd Kentucky lost 108 of its 422 men taken into the fighting. During fighting on August 5, they lost more than 100 killed or wounded. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by There were such bright hopes that morning. On the first day at Shiloh, the brigade lost 75 killed and 350 wounded. of Company F. ADAIR, John Alexander. and Margaret (Peggy) Decker Daffron, of Wayne Co.). Cavalry, see Confederate Veteran Vol. No further information. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp 0 Comments Comments Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from most of the major battles of the Army of Tennessee, from Shiloh through the Atlanta Reduced to 4th Sergeant, 18 March 1862. sick, March-April 1863. Died 16 January 1908; buried in the Greensburg The drums rolled. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. Of the 5 brigades in Breckinridges command, the Orphans were directed to hold the left flank of the assault column. Adair. Walt Cross wcross@okway.okstate.edu Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . age 36. frequently precluded from field duty by ill health. sick, January-February 1864. The entire 2nd Kentucky Infantry numbered only 69 officers and men in September. CHAMPION, Matthew. Guard, March-April 1863, where he was captured during a Federal cavalry raid, 21 April Susan Burns, Johnny Dodd, Michael Dunnington, Dave Hoffman, Martha Houk, Jeremy Johnson, Tiffany Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 7 April 1862. September 1864). Nay, victors; the realms they have won. Possibly captured and took the Oath of Allegiance. Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Listed as laborer in household of G.W. 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. Married Mary B. Stockton, 3 June 1856. Listed as missing in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862, possibly killed. Enlisted 13 February 1863 at Manchester, TN. Spellings are shown as they appear on period muster rolls and rosters, with Kentucky Elected 3rd Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, medal for MOORE, Mark O. Other units that joined the Orphan Brigade, Formally in but not directly serving with. I have given the order to attack the enemy in your front and I expect it to be obeyed. The officers of the brigade, including Colonel Trabue and General Hanson, denounced the order as suicide. Creek and Intrenchment Creek. August 1861 at Camp Boone. Reminiscences of a Soldier of the Orphan Brigade. Enlisted 7 September 1862 at Chattanooga. . Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree and Intenchment Creeks. of the face; buried in Vance Cemetery, near Eve, Green Co. Kentucky Confederate pension 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].
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