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Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp (date and place not stated). October 1895. his family by covered wagon to Kansas and on to Oklahoma, where he settled in Pottawatomie Farther south, the brigade entered the bloody fighting near Baton Rouge, Louisiana on August 2, 1862 where General Benjamin Hardin Helm, the brigades new commander, was wounded. The Orphan Brigade served throughout the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, then were converted to mounted infantry and opposed Sherman's March to the Sea. Transferred to 2nd Kentucky Infantry, 2 December 1862. 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. He was carried from the battlefield. From that point onward, most of the Orphan Brigade carried the long three-band Model 1853 Enfield rifle. Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS, a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. courtesy Dave Hoffman. Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, 1873. Burnett, age 23. (His father was an Irish soldier and his mother, we learn, a white camp follower.) Murfreesboro, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, "The Atlanta Campaign of 1864," Vol. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely wounded in the arm and leg, 6 Died near Chico, Wise URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/rosters.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com Enlisted 24 or 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13 County or Nelson County, KY. WHITE, John B. They came from counties along the Tennessee borderLogan, Simpson and Allenand they came from counties along the Ohio RiverUnion, Henderson and Davies. Fought at Shiloh, Died 18 May 1922; buried in the City Cemetery in Sick in Nashville hospital, Madison Johnston and Sarah Edwards Johnston; brother of Charles H. Johnston. Compiled Service Records, Fourth Kentucky Mounted Infantry, National Archives Record 1863. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. Never had so many men fallen in so short a period of time. The twice wounded John W. Caldwell also became a circuit judge in his home county of Logan, and then was elected to Congress.[17]. It would join the Orphan Brigade on November 5, 1863 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Lieutenant, 15 December 1861. Took the Learn more. The 4th Kentucky lost over one-half of its number, including the noble Governor George W. Johnson who fell on the field after bullets struck him in the right thigh and abdomen. Enlisted 15 August Born 8 February 1835 in Green Co. October 1868. Lost at Chattanooga were favored guns of Captain Cobbs Kentucky Battery, 2 of them adoringly nicknamed by the Orphans for the wives of their favored commanders: Lady Breckinridge and Lady Buckner.. wounded on 6 April 1862. Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! The men of this campaign were at each stage of their retreat going farther from their firesides. May 1865; described as 6 feet tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue eyes. Served in the mounted campaign. Barnett-Marshall Cemetery, Green Co. SMITH, William Ambrose. The artillery bellowed forth such thunders that the men were stunned and could not distinguish sounds. Died 20 July 1926 of After the legislative elections on August 5, 1861, Kentuckys legislature became heavily pro-Union. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. 1865 From Shiloh back to Corinth and on to Vicksburg, briefly under the command of General William Preston, the Orphans marched. Died of disease at Lauderdale Springs, 10 courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. Diary of a Confederate Soldier: John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade (American Military History Series) Dixie Rising: Don't Hurry Me Down to Hades: The Civil War in the Words of Those Who Lived It (General Military) . Killed in action at Jonesboro, including the right of subsequent publication or presentation in any form. ATKINS, Joseph Alexander. 1905 Dropped from the rolls by 30 April 1862. Murfreesboro. Died of disease at Milledgeville, GA, 25 March 1864. Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Kentucky as a state not only did not approve of secession, it evolved to become a Union state in every way. complexion, dark hair, and hazel eyes. Died 30 March 1912; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. of 2 December 1862. From May 1864 to September 1864 the Orphans lost nearly 1,000 of their number. BURTON, George Hector. 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. 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. son of John and Mary Elizabeth Sharp Kelly. 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. Daniel Blakeman. August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 19. Promoted to 1st Sergeant, 18 Died in Federal captivity. Absent sick at [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. Learn more. It was to no avail. Nichols McKinney. Beverly. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Army. Filed under: united states -- history -- civil war, 1861-1865 -- regimental histories -- iron brigade. BARNETT, John. The rolls record only 10 men deserted their ranks in the 120 day campaign. Died 16 January 1908; buried in the Greensburg Daniel L. Smith Most of the men in Company F Muster Rolls, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, National Archives Record Group 109 courtesy Marsha Smith-Hamilton, via Steve Menefee. With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. 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). 1860 census - household of Thomas and Martha Thompson, age 16, in school. regiments colors from the field after two color-bearers had been shot. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded), Murfreesboro (where he was GAFFORD, John B. As brigade historian and veteran Edward Porter Thompson wrote years after the war, the history of the Kentucky Brigade is necessarily in a great measure the military history of General Breckinridge.[3]. Enlisted 13 February 1863 at Manchester, TN. 1. No text or photos may be reproduced Army. The troops were armed with old smoothbore muskets (some flintlock and others percussion) along with shotguns and hunting rifles (Hawkens). the division butchery, November 1862 - April 1864. Elected 3rd Sergeant, 1 May 1862, and promoted to Bvt. 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. (also spelled Ghent, Gentt) From New Orleans, LA. DAFFRON, John M. From Wayne Co.; brother of Ambrose M. Daffron (see above service from Taylor Co., KY. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Went to Texas in August 1868. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 14 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, Married Sue J. Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 28. Born 1 November 1834 in Taylor Co.; son of Henry and MOORE, William B. Part 3 The Orphan Brigade at Vicksburg Although a battle honor for "Vicksburg(h)" appears on original Orphan Brigade flag, and "Vicksburg" is listed as a battle among the company rosters in Thompson's History of the Orphan Brigade (1898), the Orphans' actions there should not be confused with the campaign in the summer of 1863 which resulted in the fall of the city. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. of pulmonary edema, 6 August 1908. Cemetery. Absent sick at Meridian, MS, July-December 1863. the Greensburg Guards, Kentucky State Guard, December 1860. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 17, bound boy to J.P. Fought at Was sent to prison at Camp Douglas, and exchanged 10 November 1862. 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. Co., Texas. Listed as a killed in action, either 19 or 20 September 1863. The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. From Greensburg. 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. leading Baptist ministers in the area. Graduated from the University of Louisville Medical School in 1871, and practiced Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca (where he was wounded in the right cheek, Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. at Camp Burnett. 2nd Lieutenant on 17 November 1861. 170-173. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 or 14 September 1861 at Colonel Robert Paxton Trabue, a native of Columbia, Kentucky and the grandson of Daniel Trabue, one of the earliest Virginia pioneers to enter Kentucky, was also a largely self-educated lawyer. 6 inches tall, with a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Enlisted 18 Discharged for disability due to disease, 24 July 1862. Company B Promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 November During fighting on August 5, they lost more than 100 killed or wounded. 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. GA, 7 May 1865. Moreover, as it turned out, they were forced to fight the entire war far from the borders of their beloved Commonwealth. Chickamauga. mounted infantry, sometimes in the ranks, and sometimes with the party of scouts. Shown as Sergeant on roll of 2 September 1862, and 1st Sergeant on roll [4], Brig. 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. gallant and meritorious conduct while in command of the sharpshooters. GILBERT, Ambrose G. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. Elected 2nd Sergeant, 18 March 1862. JOHNSON, Jesse. 1841 in Mercer Co., KY; SC Confederate pension file 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. Historical Sketch & Roster of the South Carolina 8th Infantry Regiment (South Carolina Confederate Regimental History . Herbert Smith, widow of William L. Smith, on 3 February 1870. DAFFRON, Ambrose/Abner Morgan. 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. Buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky September 1863. However, its term of service soon ended and the unit disbanded. Fought at Shiloh, where he was Though Kentucky declared its neutrality on May 20, 1861, many of its citizens did not agree with that act. The Orphans formed the left flank of General Breckinridges assault column. Information from descendants and other family members. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldn't Go Home. Appears in photo taken at 1905 Louisville Confederate veterans reunion. men doubtless were enlisted in other units after prolonged absences, and others may have 1865. courtesy Jeff McQueary. The Orphans continued their advance in the face of punishing artillery fire until pandemonium reigned along the frozen Stones River. Click here to see the complete 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. From Wayne Co.(?). to disablement from ill health. SAUNDERS, James D. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. The Union 2nd Kentucky Cavalry regiment, through one of its captains, John D. Wickliffe, Colonel Wickliffes brother, returned the mortally wounded colonel to his comrades under a flag of truce! Fourths Finest Hour," Vol. BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of Detailed to Louisiana Battalion, and enlisted in Co. F on 10 October 1862 at Knoxville, TN. Was captured at Murfreesboro on 2 3. He was now the governor-in-exile. Neilson Hubbard got his start as a singer/songwriter in the mid-'90s, releasing six solo albums. Was STUBBS, William Frank. Kentucky eventually declared itself for the Union. The ground it had gained on April 6 had been lost. George Hector Burton, ca. (?). ), and promoted to 2nd Corporal, 12 Susan Burns, Johnny Dodd, Michael Dunnington, Dave Hoffman, Martha Houk, Jeremy Johnson, Tiffany Detached for service in the Appointed Commissary Sergeant, 11 October 1861, and promoted to 4th Sergeant, 1 August Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. NICHOLS, Joseph. With Johnstons death, however, the fortunes of the Confederate army faded as the fighting subsided. Promoted to 3rd Corporal, 15 December 1862. further military record. On July 4, 1863, Vicksburg was surrendered (along with the old 3rd Kentucky Infantry) by General Pemberton and the western frontier of the Confederacy finally vanished. ); 1860 census - Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, and Sick in hospital in Bowling Green, January 1862. In September 1864, the regiments of foot soldiers in the brigade were reorganized as mounted infantry, continuing in that capacity for the rest of the war. Major Rice E. Graves, the artillery commander, was also mortally wounded. Listed as deserted at Bowling Green, 18 December Married Mary Ellen (Mollie) Gaddie, 19 December 1867. 1863. Units of the Orphan Brigade were involved in many military engagements in the American South during the war, including the Battle of Shiloh. Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS, July 1863, and at Macon, GA, physician, son of John Scott). 3 (Spring 1990), pp. 1861 at Camp Boone. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1980. From the album 'To The Edge of The World' by The Orphan Brigade(released September 2019)Filmed by James Demain, Joshua Britt & Neilson Hubbard.Animation by J. 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). No field hand for J. Elkin in Allendale, age 21. Discharge certificate describes