Eliza Jane Brewster Kennedy; 2nd, Matilda "Kate" Noland; and 3rd, Wilmoth PEARCE, James A. Reportedly hanged by a lynch mob for molesting a woman in Wahalak, MS, June 1884. The 4th Kentucky held the left, the 6th Kentucky the center, and the 9th Kentucky on the right, with the Alabamians in reserve. Civil War Documents for Free Genealogy Research - ConfederateVets.com I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the 1861 at Camp Boone. Every member of Old Brecks staff fell in the melee from wounds or the loss of mounts. Promoted to 4th Sergeant, 15 Married Sue J. A. J. Jefferson Davis' First Inaugural Address, February 18, 1861. Brown, Kent Masterson and A.D. Kirwan, ed. 1904), by Cullen B. Aubery (page images at HathiTrust) Green County, in July 1886. Most of them were penniless. Letter From J.P. Benjamin to Fleming B. Miller Regarding Prisoners Requesting Release. Born in West Point, Hardin Co, ca. 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. 1841 in Mercer Co., KY; This wound rendered him at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga (also listed as sick at Montgomery, He was now the governor-in-exile. Missionary Ridge; was placed in command of the Kentucky Remember the Orphan Brigade | Regimental Histories - American Civil War In some communities, Confederate soldiers w ho returned home would have been indicted by the Unionist government. Buried in either Anderson 6 August 1864. Burnett, age 21. Fought at Shiloh. (microfilm in collection of G. R. Walden). Nuckols). military record. of Co. F, 4th Ky. Enlisted 21 October 1861 at Bowling PDF 1 - The Complete Civil War 1861-1865 Workbook - Kentucky Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. photo of the Orphan Brigade veterans taken at the reunion of Confederate Veterans in Discharged for disability due to disease, 11 (or 24) July 1862. 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. As the Orphans fought their way farther from Kentucky, they watched the Confederacys western front crumble. Paroled at Augusta, GA, 16 SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. Was exchanged at Aikens Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded, 6 April 1865 BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of 1 (Frankfort, 1915), pp. Fought in Information from descendants and other family members. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, generous permission of the owners in allowing us to show their images and other We list here the most important records holdings in Frankfort, with notes on their records of interest to Orphan Brigade research. Reminiscences of a Soldier of the Orphan Brigade. Fought at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Appointed 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1862; later promoted to 4th Sergeant. Appointed 3rd Corporal, 13 September 1861 (? Some of these Also spelled Dafforn, Dafran, Dafford (also Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, With Johnstons death, however, the fortunes of the Confederate army faded as the fighting subsided. Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. No further information. further military record. 20-21; Part 5: September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 25 (shown as age 26 in 1860 census). was wounded slightly in the groin), and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree, Fought at Shiloh, HICKMAN, Edward W. From Davidson Co., TN. January 1863. Paroled at Montgomery, AL, April History Book Committee, Pottawatomie County Oklahoma History (Claremore, OK). Took the Oath of Allegiance. Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. The twice wounded John W. Caldwell also became a circuit judge in his home county of Logan, and then was elected to Congress.[17]. 7 April 1862. grocer in the 1860 census. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, George Hector Burton, ca. MARSHALL, Henry W. From Greensburg. No Deserted 10 The 4th Kentucky Infantry was organized on September 13, 1861, at Camp Burnett in Montgomery, Tennessee, under the command of Colonel Robert P. Trabue. without the permission of the owners. THOMPSON, Abram Hayter. ATKINS, Joseph Alexander. The Orphans had beaten the enemy on April 6, but luck eluded them. Went to Texas, It fought in several engagements throughout the Western Theater, including the battles of Shiloh, Baton Rouge, Siege of Jackson, Sulphur Trestle, Resaca, Murfreesboro, Jonesborough, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge . About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material 1. Died 18 October 1868. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. 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. Sick in Nashville hospital, Described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with Served as part of the He returned to his company in SC and fought in the 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. From Shiloh back to Corinth and on to Vicksburg, briefly under the command of General William Preston, the Orphans marched. Adair. 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. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1980. 2 September 1862. in March 1865, and was thus engaged when the war ended. Some managed to find meaningful work. Barnesville, GA. 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. STUBBS, William Frank. Born 8 February 1835 in Green Co. 2nd Lieutenant, 1 April 1863. Returned to the company in April 1864, but was absent sick in Eatonton, GA, From St. Louis, MO. Brigade Corps of Sharpshooters, 1864, This page was last updated on:April 23, 2005 26 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. 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. in Bowling Green hospital, January 1862. Hodge, George B. Amanda Decker, of Wayne Co. (see above entry). Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca. Took part in some of the mounted campaign, Son of Elhannon Winchester Daffron and of course, given verbally by the enlistee; some of those who were underage doubtless April 1913; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. CROUDUS, John P. 1860 Taylor Co. census - artist, age 20. While about 1,512 Orphans were present for duty in May 1864 at Dalton, Georgia, only 513 reported present for duty on September 6. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. crippled (possibly from a wound). Deserted at Murfreesboro, 3 November 1862. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 17, bound boy to J.P. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca (where he was wounded in the right cheek, Buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky Olivet 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. Died from the effects of this wound, 24 Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. Neilson Hubbard got his start as a singer/songwriter in the mid-'90s, releasing six solo albums. 1 st Nebraska, Veteran Volunteers: Roster Co. B, 2 nd Brigade, 1 st Nebraska Mil. Edit Details Jane Johnson, 30 April 1859; (3d wife) Sarah (Sally) Elkins, 26 September 1868, and moved at Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. frequently precluded from field duty by ill health. The 6th Kentucky Infantry numbered only 74. entered CS service from Columbia, Adair Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 19. Nichols McKinney. Whenever Kentucky met Kentucky, it was horrible, wrote Colonel Preston.[6]. SKAGGS, John Henry. With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. January-April 1864. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by 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. Missionary Ridge, 25 November 1864, and sent to military prison at Rock Island, 1860 census - household of Thomas and Martha Thompson, age 16, in school. Elected 3rd Lieutenant / Bvt. Was Fought at or 24 May 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. All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura at the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 22 May 1907; buried in the Pewee Valley RUCKER, Daniel B. (where he was severely wounded in the head on 7 April 1862), Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, It would join the Orphan Brigade on November 5, 1863 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. A search into the history of warlike exploits has failed to show me any endurance to the worst trials of war surpassing this. Born July 1841 in Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 31 August 1864. With that act, the veterans of the Orphan Brigade quickly moved into the ranks of business, the professions, and state government. (all used by permission). Deserted at Murfreesboro, 3 Married Rebecca Buchanan, 10 August 1865. WILLOCK, Hartwell T. From Taylor Co. (1850 census - age 11, son of David and 1863. further record. courtesy Kentucky Historical Society / Military History Museum. WILSON, William M. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 19, field hand, son of Enlisted 7 September 1862 at Chattanooga. DURHAM, Robert P. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Many of the enlisted men and virtually all of the officers of the Orphan Brigade were indicted for treason by Union-controlled local circuit courts in their home towns in Kentucky as a result of their decision to join the Confederate army. Green. (435) 586-2200 Ally1 has been offering disaster cleanup and restoration services for 20 years. Was captured at Murfreesboro on 2 SAUNDERS, James D. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. 10, No. ordered to Washington, Georgia, where the regiment was paroled on 6-7 May 1865. to the edge of the world. My poor Orphans! The men had never seen him so visibly moved. executed after the war for this crime). alternate spellings shown where known. The Orphan Brigade - Essential Civil War Curriculum The hard-charging soldiers in Old Joe Lewiss 6th and 4th Kentucky infantry regiments along with the 41st Alabama infantry, the right wing of the brigade, drove General Thomass Union troops (including the 15th Kentucky infantry) nearly one-half mile to the Lafayette Road, capturing a section of Bridges Illinois Light Artillery, but the left wing, the 2nd and 9th Kentucky Infantry regiments along with three companies of Alabamians, personally led by General Helm, became bogged down in a nightmarish slugfest at the enemy breastworks. 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 Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Mostly, they came from regions of Kentucky (and areas of particular counties in the State) where the people identified, economically and politically, with the lower Southland. Volunteer Infantry, CSA. The Orphans represent the conquest of courage over timidity and sacrifice for the sake of a principle. Inf., was listed as an inmate of the Kentucky Confederate Home in The Orphans campaigned over more territory (8 states), suffered higher casualties, and lost more brigade commanders than any other comparable unit in the war. Killed, probably by friendly fire, at Baton Rouge was General Helms aid, Lieutenant Alexander Todd, half-brother to Mary Todd Lincoln. (killed, wounded, died, captured, missing), Total permanent losses 75 (71%) WELLS, George W. Shown on the muster roll for parole at Washington, GA, 7 May 18 (1910), p. 169 RUSSELL, Andrew Jackson. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded in the left leg, 6 April 1862), Murfreesboro, They would have to pass in front of the Union guns on their left without any protection at all. 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. wounded in the left hand, 15 May 1864. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, After the surrender of Fort Sumter the Lincoln Administration issued a call for 75,000 troops to suppress the rebellion. Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. 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. We gratefully acknowledge the (also spelled Ghent, Gentt) From New Orleans, LA. Enlisted 18 Listed as deserted at Bowling Green, 18 December Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. Discharged in consequence of these wounds, 24 July 1862. The Orphans never stepped foot on their native soil. Elected 4th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Fought at Baton Rouge, but ill (8/17/1846 - 1/16/1918). John B. Moore), 4 September 1867; 2nd, Valleria Toomey, 26 May 1874; 3rd, Margaret Confederate Civilian Documents. Shown as Sergeant on roll of 2 September 1862, and 1st Sergeant on roll Cobb's Battery Roster - RootsWeb Fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, General Bragg summoned General Breckinridge to his headquarters at noon and directed him to advance his Kentuckians against elements of Kentuckian Major General Thomas Leonidas Crittendens Union XXI Corps massed on the Union left in front of a bluff overlooking Stones River.