From Taylor Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 40). Died 14 September 1920 of paralysis; buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Section 3, WHELAN, Michael. Its original commander was John C. Breckinridge, former United States Vice President, and Kentucky's former Senator, who was enormously popular with Kentuckians. At Camp Boone, Colonel Roger Weightman Hansons 2nd Kentucky Infantry was organized along with Colonel Lloyd Tilghmans, and subsequently Colonel Benjamin M. Andersons, 3rd Kentucky Infantry as well as Captain Robert H. Cobbs Kentucky Battery, and Captain Rice E. Gravess Kentucky Battery. Enlisted 15 Daniel Blakeman. Margaret Beeson Castillo (of Irish descent). Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca. Enlisted 13 August 1861 McKINNEY, Samuel D. From Adair Co.; son of James and Mary "Polly" Nevertheless, the Orphans would be commanded by some of Kentuckys most noted men. Fought at Shiloh, where he was Buried in the Hartsville Cemetery. HALL, Ambrose Jackson. KELLY, Thomas L. (also spelled Kelley) Born 10 January 1844 in Lexington, KY; Promoted to 1st Sergeant, 18 From that point onward, most of the Orphan Brigade carried the long three-band Model 1853 Enfield rifle. Kelly marker, Ben B. Scott, D.L. Buried in Confederate Circle, Mt. Enlisted 8 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Served in the McMinnville Atlanta; at Peachtree and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. Settled in Lebanon, where he worked as an accountant Appointed 2nd Corporal, then promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 April 1863. Monroe, C.S.A., Killed April 7, 1862. Such was the last resting place of the former mayor of Lexington, Kentucky and former Kentucky secretary of state. Detached for service in the 1922; buried in the Pool Cemetery, Princeton, KY. Kentucky Confederate pension file number courtesy Johnny Dodd, their gt-gt grandson, Harley Smith's grave They lost more commanders and suffered more casualties than any comparable command. 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. the division butchery, November 1862 - April 1864. Fourths Finest Hour," Vol. 13, No. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, Has memorial grave marker in Confederate Cemetery, Beech Grove. Born in 1840; 1860 Green Co. census - field hand, son of 1 (Frankfort, 1915), pp. A search into the history of warlike exploits has failed to show me any endurance to the worst trials of war surpassing this. January 1863, and died in a U.S. hospital, 28 January 1863. Fought in 14, No. This is the reason why they were known as the Orphans.. 18 (1910), p. 169 Green County, in July 1886. 2nd Lieutenant on 17 November 1861. Absent sick at Newnan, GA, courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. He was carried from the battlefield. Jones' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, Settled in Oldham Co. as a farmer. Died of disease at Murfreesboro, TN, 15 March 1862. Madison Johnston and Sarah Edwards Johnston; brother of Charles H. Johnston. GA, 29 May 1865. Later 3rd Corporal. Brigade sharpshooters at Dalton, GA, and fought as such throughout the Atlanta Confederate Civilian Documents. The artillery bellowed forth such thunders that the men were stunned and could not distinguish sounds. The Orphan Brigade served throughout the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, then were converted to mounted infantry and opposed Sherman's March to the Sea. enaemia; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, IL. In April, with 496 men, it was placed in D.R. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Kentucky's declared neutrality prevented Confederate recruiting officers from mustering units within its borders. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Enlisted 14 Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. It was then converted to mounted infantry, and opposed Sherman's March to Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. Fought at 1 st Nebraska, Veteran Volunteers: Roster Co. B, 2 nd Brigade, 1 st Nebraska Mil. Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. Bridgewater, November 1865, and moved to Marion Co., where he was sheriff in the 1880s. 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. November-December 1863. Anyone Incoming shells would explode within the Orphans ranks, blowing 10 or more men to the ground at one time. Green, age 19 or 20. The new legislature went so far as to make joining or supporting the Confederate Army a felony. Discharged for disability due to disease, 28 April 1862. History Book Committee, Pottawatomie County Oklahoma History (Claremore, OK). sick, March-April 1863. 1861, and to 1st Lieutenant on 20 February 1863. Shown as age 19 on roll of September 1862. Atlanta; and at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. The First American President: Setting the Precedent, African Americans During the Revolutionary War, Save 42 Historic Acres at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Phase Three of Gaines Mill-Cold Harbor Saved Forever Campaign, An Unparalleled Preservation Opportunity at Gettysburg Battlefield, For Sale: Three Battlefield Tracts Spanning Three Wars, Preserve 128 Sacred Acres at Antietam and Shepherdstown. generous permission of the owners in allowing us to show their images and other Obituaries in various Kentucky and other state newspapers. Gen. John C. Breckinridge commanded the Kentucky Brigade until 1862, Brig. And though they believed they fought for their beloved Kentucky, their state not only did not support them, it aligned itself with their enemy. Ridge, and Resaca. Precluded from further duty due Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Roster of Cobb's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery. Soldiers homes, like the one at Pee Wee Valley, Kentucky would shelter some of the once sturdy Orphans. in list of inmates, Pewee Valley Confederate Home, 1912. Murfreesboro, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, wounded on 6 April 1862. Luchetta, Lynne McNamara, Jeff McQueary, Steve Menefee, Darlene Mercer, D. S. Neel, Jr., Enlisted 7 September 1862 at Chattanooga. At the Battle of Chickamauga the Orphans were sent into the iron and lead hail of battle again. August 1861 at Camp Boone. Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. Ridge, and Resaca. Not far down the line, Colonel John Curd Wickliffe, commander of the Confederate 7th Kentucky infantry and cousin to Colonel Prestons wife, was mortally wounded. LATIMER, William Dizzard. Died 21 July 1930 of shortly after his return home by Union guerrillas William Ayres and Jesse Bell (Ayres was Finally, Private Joseph Nichols carried the colors off the field. Chickamauga. Thomas Kelly Having detached the 3rd Kentucky and the two battalions from Alabama and Tennessee and now left to his own discretion, Trabue advanced his commandthe 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky infantry regiments and the 31st Alabama Infantry (with Morgans Kentucky squadron of cavalry abreast) supported by Cobbs and Byrnes batteries across the fields toward the Tennessee River. After organization and muster, the regiment moved north into Kentucky and camped at Bowling Green, where it remained until early 1862. 659-666. GAFFORD, John B. 4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Confederate) Appointed 4th Corporal, 13 September 1861. 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. Orphan Brigade | Military Wiki | Fandom Average Ages of Co. F, 4th Ky. Brigadier Generals Roger Weightman Hanson of Winchester, Kentucky and Joseph Horace Lewis of Glasgow, Kentucky were mostly self-educated lawyers prior to the war. Regt." Digital version at Internet Archive; FS Library Fiche 6082416. Born 27 March 1832; from Taylor Co.; son of George Took the Oath of Allegiance. 1863, and to 3rd Sergeant, 1 October 1864. The ground it had gained on April 6 had been lost. General Helm, in front of the 2nd Kentucky, was struck by a rifle ball in his right side and tumbled from his horse. In 120 days, from Dalton through the final days before Atlanta, the Orphans suffered the almost unbelievable losses of 123%. September 1863, and lost his left hand. That was followed by reunions in Lexington in 1883, Elizabethtown in 1884, Glasgow in 1885, Cynthiana in 1886, Bardstown in 1887, Frankfort in 1888, Louisville in 1889, Lawrenceburg in 1890, Owensboro in 1891, Paris in 1892, Versailles in 1893, Russellville in 1894, Bowling Green in 1895, and finally Nashville, Tennessee in 1896. The Kentuckians fell by the scores. Some of these (killed, died, disabled, discharged, transferred, captured, missing, deserted). 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. Named to the Confederate Roll of Honor for Was prevented by ill health from taking [9], Up, my men, and charge! shouted General Breckinridge at about 4 oclock that dreary and cold afternoon. No further information. Discharged at Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. All photos except the following also 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights 26. file number 1714. December 1863. [3], Captain Fayette Hewitt, Helm's assistant Adjutant-General, had all the Brigade's papers (over twenty volumes of record books, morning reports, letter-copy books as well as thousands of individual orders and reports) boxed up and taken to Washington. Absent sick, February 1862. From Greensburg. 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue 1905 The men were being slaughtered. It was Friday, January 2, 1863. Remember the Orphan Brigade | Regimental Histories - American Civil War (His father was an Irish soldier and his mother, we learn, a white camp follower.) Camp Burnett, TN, 14 September 1861, Officers (4 total) .. 27 (range 22-35), NCOs (8) .. 25 (18-36), Musicians (2) 15 (12 & 18), Privates (66) . 23 (18-45), Service Losses, Company F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, Total served in Co. F, 1861-1865 105, Total captured and missing (not returned) 7 ( 7%), Total disabled by wounds or disease (not discharged) 5 ( 5%), Total casualties 57 (54%) 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. Enlisted 13 February 1863 at Manchester, TN. the orphan brigade. Moved to Texas in the boot and shoe business, becoming a leading local businessman. Smith, 1905 veterans photo 4 (Summer 1989), pp. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. November 1861. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp in Oxford, MS, September-December 1862. September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 25 (shown as age 26 in 1860 census). 1854. (Notes in his compiled military service record file say his record was No Fought at Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and in the mounted campaign. a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. to History of Company F, 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, CSA, URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com 1877 and awarded a pension from the state of Texas in 1913. Listed as a private in 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. Civil War Resources On The Web Capt. Native of Ireland. Daniel B. Rucker, ca. Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. arterio-sclerosis, 1 July 1930; buried in Floydsburg Cemetery, Crestview. 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. (all used by permission). His widow married William A. Smith. Surrendered 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. Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Inteenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, Walt Cross wcross@okway.okstate.edu Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . 1. From Greensburg, brother of John B. Moore and Mark O. April 1913; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. CROUDUS, John P. 1860 Taylor Co. census - artist, age 20. pay as Musician. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. Died 16 January 1908; buried in the Greensburg Took the 51-53. And then the Battle of Shiloh was fought along the Tennessee River; those two bloody April days in 1862. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary to disablement from ill health. (April 1991), pp. Major Rice E. Graves, the artillery commander, was also mortally wounded. Thomas. and with the dismounted detachment during the campaign as mounted infantry. KY. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. actions at Hartsville). CRUMPTON, William. There the Orphans received into their brigade the 5th Kentucky Infantry; they bid farewell to the hard-fighting 41st Alabama. However, its term of service soon ended and the unit disbanded. January 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and Died 7 October 1884; buried in Blakeman Cemetery, Taylor-Cox Rd., Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Baton Rouge. Discharged for lameness due to disease, 10 September 1862. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, No further gray eyes. Cook. 1841 in Mercer Co., KY; Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, and List of Inmates, Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 1912 (Kentucky Historical sheriff of Taylor Co. from 1872-1874. The Orphans stood tall among the Confederates assaulting Baton Rouge. The entire 2nd Kentucky Infantry numbered only 69 officers and men in September. Resigned commission, due to incapacity from wound, 31 August 1863. 1899 Civil War Ky Archives TOC Also spelled Dafforn, Dafran, Dafford (also The name came from how the Confederacy viewed its soldiers from Kentucky (which remained neutral in the Union, though half the state seceded and formed the Confederate government of Kentucky, was claimed by the Confederacy, and was represented by a star in both countries' flags and had representation in both governments). Born 28 May 1827 in Lawrence Co., Call now! Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. Muster Roll for Parole, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Washington, GA, 7 May Married Mary Ellen (Mollie) Gaddie, 19 December 1867. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1974. WAGGONER, Adair A. standing second from the right may be Holman Smith of Co. D, 6th Ky. Title History of the Orphan brigade. Fire & Water Damage Restoration - Ally1 Disaster Solutions "The End of an Era," Vol. JOHNSON, Jesse. From Green Co.; son of John A. W. Smith (? Also available in digital form. September 1863. Macon, GA, September-November 1864 and January 1865. Co., 17 May 1877; buried in the Greensburg Cemetery. Fought at Shiloh, does appear on rolls of the 42nd Georgia Infantry.). with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. We list here the most important records holdings in Frankfort, with notes on their records of interest to Orphan Brigade research. Absent sick in Nashville, Neilson Hubbard got his start as a singer/songwriter in the mid-'90s, releasing six solo albums. William "Curly Bill" and Louisia Thompson (family from Taylor Co.). BURTON, George Hector. The hoped-for reunion with Kentucky soil was not to be, however. Participated in the mounted campaign of 1865 until sent into Kentucky on recruiting duty The twice wounded John W. Caldwell also became a circuit judge in his home county of Logan, and then was elected to Congress.[17]. compiled by Geoffrey R. Walden health kept him generally incapacitated for duty in the ranks. All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura 4 (Summer 1991), pp. Absent sick at Meridian, MS, July-December 1863. Not all of the brigade commanders were highly educated, however. Philip Lightfoot Lee became the Commonwealths Attorney for Jefferson County, Kentucky. 7 April 1862. Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. The South's Famous Orphan Brigade - Warfare History Network Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives 300 Coffee Tree Road P.O. The diaries and letters of the Orphans reveal that those men were deeply religious; many were firm Southern Baptists, although their commanders were, in large measure, Presbyterians and Episcopalians. news . enlistment, and the age based on census records or family data. Graduated from the University of Louisville Medical School in 1871, and practiced Enlisted either 12 Jefferson Davis' First Inaugural Address, February 18, 1861. Returned and reported absent sick at Newnan, GA, All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura There were town boys, but, more often than not, those who served in the Orphan Brigade were yeoman farmers; rugged, independent and self-reliant. The field officers were Colonel Thomas H. Taylor, Lieutenant Colonels Edward Crossland and William P. Johnston, and Major Benjamin Anderson. orphan brigade rostergarlic stuffed roast beef. 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. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by Infantry, CSA, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm. Bethany Baptist Church cemetery, McCormick, SC. May 1862. Absent sick, November 1862 - April 1863. Kentucky in the Civil War - KYKinFolk.com WILLOCK, Hartwell T. From Taylor Co. (1850 census - age 11, son of David and farmer (1850 census, age 18, laborer), cousin of William L. Smith (below). Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 7 April 1862. misfiled under Co. K, 42nd Georgia Infantry, but that he was actually in the 4th Deserted 10 Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with Gen. Roger W. Hanson. entries) Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. In a moment, the frozen and desolate landscape exploded in the faces of the Orphans. The "Orphan Brigade" was one of the most famous units in the Confederate Army of Tennessee at the time of the Battle of Chickamauga and a Confederate official once defined it as "the finest body of men and soldiers." 0 Comments Comments and assistant operations director for a distillery. September 1931, the last survivor of Company F. Buried in the Howell Cemetery, Allendale, (standing on the left; the man While about 1,512 Orphans were present for duty in May 1864 at Dalton, Georgia, only 513 reported present for duty on September 6. (?). For McDONALD, Ward. AL, September-October 1863), Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from No Died in Green Co., 19 line had already been abandoned by then). Elected 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. He at LaGrange, GA, September 1864. 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. Alex Thompson and his wife Books - Sons of Confederate Veterans The entire brigade5 Kentucky infantry regimentsnumbered only enough to form a small battalion on September 6, 1864. Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. Whenever Kentucky met Kentucky, it was horrible, wrote Colonel Preston.[6]. Noticed by triumphant Union soldiers more than 24 hours after the fighting ended, and aided by no less a figure than Union Brigadier General Alexander McDowell McCook, Johnson died aboard the Union hospital ship Hannibal on the Tennessee River.
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