Young, Lot Dudley. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 17, bound boy to J.P. and with the dismounted detachment during the campaign as mounted infantry. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Russell The men, beneath their blue, Hardee battle flags, bearing silver discs and hand-painted battle honors, and under a hail of gunfire, negotiated a swollen pond, then crossed the undulating fields alongside the shallow, frozen Stones River, delivering volleys of rifle fire at General Crittendens blue columns which included the 8th, 9th, 11th, 21st and 23rd Kentucky (Union) infantry regiments. With that act, the veterans of the Orphan Brigade quickly moved into the ranks of business, the professions, and state government. courtesy Jeff McQueary. Promoted to Major on 13 February 1863, and to Lt. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca (where he was wounded in the right cheek, service, October 1864. Milton and Anyone The rolls record only 10 men deserted their ranks in the 120 day campaign. AL, September-October 1863), Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Initially buried in 2 (Winter 1990), pp. Participated in the mounted campaign of 1865 until sent into Kentucky on recruiting duty BARKER, Hugh B. 48-49; Part 4: During those terrible months the Confederacys northern frontier in the West steadily gave way in the face of a Union juggernaut elements of which (the Army of the Ohio) entered Nashville in February and another element (the Army of the Tennessee) ascended the Tennessee River nearly all the way to the northern border of Alabama by April. Born 27 March 1832; from Taylor Co.; son of George collection of Miss Mary Frances Russell. We use specialized equipment unique to Southern Utah and our company. Married Sue J. Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. Took the Oath of Allegiance on 20 May Served in the McMinnville gallant and meritorious conduct while in command of the sharpshooters. Army. Operated a hotel in Greensburg in 1895. of Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta. Took the Mtd. GAFFORD, John B. (roster from the Adjutant General's Report), Orphan September 1931, the last survivor of Company F. Buried in the Howell Cemetery, Allendale, From Green Co.; son of John A. W. Smith (? 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. census. White, 6 December 1860. Among the casualties were Major Joseph P. Nuckols and Captain Thomas W. Thompson of the 4th Kentucky who were severely wounded; Major Thomas B. Monroe and his brother, Captain Benjamin J. Monroe, both mortally wounded; Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Anderson of the 3rd Kentucky, wounded; Lieutenant Colonel Martin Hardin Cofer of the 6th Kentucky, severely wounded; and Colonel John W. Caldwell, Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Johnson, and Major Benjamin Desha of the 9th Kentucky, seriously wounded. * Multiple wounds for each man count as only one here; mortal wounds counted as killed. uremic poisoning; buried in the Perkins Cemetery, near Bloyds Crossing, Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga (also listed as sick at Montgomery, Admitting his wound was serious, Hanson remarked to Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk as he was being carried to the rear that it was glorious to die for ones country. He would die in agony on January 4 under the care of General Breckinridges wife who was an acting nurse, and would later be buried in the Lexington, Kentucky cemetery. wounded in the right leg calf at Resaca, 14 May 1864. No 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. My poor Orphans! The men had never seen him so visibly moved. 5, No. Click here to see the complete The Orphans soon came under the command of the magnetic Kentuckian, Brigadier General John Cabell Breckinridge. Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. Many were disabled by wounds and exposure. After the surrender of Fort Sumter the Lincoln Administration issued a call for 75,000 troops to suppress the rebellion. JOHNSTON, Charles Henry. Absent sick at Meridian, MS, July-December 1863. at LaGrange, GA, September 1864. Jefferson Davis' First Inaugural Address, February 18, 1861. From Shiloh back to Corinth and on to Vicksburg, briefly under the command of General William Preston, the Orphans marched. from the effects at a hospital in Atlanta, 17 May 1864. BOWLING, Richard W. From Hart Co. Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, SC Confederate pension file Surgeon in February 1862, and served as such at Shiloh and Baton 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. From Warren Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. to History of Company F, 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, CSA, URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com Elected 2nd Lieutenant on 13 September 1861. Initially, the Orphans were helmed by Maj. Gen. John C. Breckenridge, who was wildly popular among the men, even after he was promoted and transferred. Baton Rouge. Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. Allowance should be made in some cases for those listed as deserted. One possible provenance of the name stems from Kentucky's tenuous political situation. of Co. F, 4th Ky. Died 7 October 1884; buried in Blakeman Cemetery, Taylor-Cox Rd., 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. 17-18. 52-57; Part 2: "Company F Sees the Listed as druggist in the 1860 Green Co. Married Sally Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. No text or photos may be reproduced Absent sick at Dalton, GA, September-December 1862. On the first day at Shiloh, the brigade lost 75 killed and 350 wounded. Fought at Shiloh Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. Appointed 3rd Corporal, 13 September 1861 (? 6 April 1862. Married Mary B. Stockton, 3 June 1856. These, our slain, lay in soldiers graves, scattered promiscuously, and with no mark even so much as to name them, and say to the future generations that such and such a one sleeps here. 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. Died in Louisville of cardiac Married Mary J. Harper, 14 July 1867. The Orphans campaigned over more territory (8 states), suffered higher casualties, and lost more brigade commanders than any other comparable unit in the war. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. The 4th Kentucky not only lost heavily in officers and men, it suffered the final loss of its brave colonel, Joseph P. Nuckols, to a disabling wound. Learn more. DARNELL, William R. From Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age again wounded, slightly in the breast), Chickamauga (where he was again wounded), Rocky Walt Cross [email protected] Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . Vol. Fought at Deserted 24 September 1863 at Chattanooga. In the end, the Orphans left behind a magnificent legacy, one never to be repeated in Kentucky. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. Madison and Liticia Williams Smith (first cousin of Harley T., Samuel W., and William L. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca. Married Francis "Fanny" Adams in 1878, and moved Enlisted 18 September 1861 at SMITH, Daniel Lunksford. DAVIS, Martin L. From Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. January 1863 (had served as 2nd Corporal from September 1862). September 1862. Married Annie Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to His widow married William A. Smith. 1863, and returned to his company a month later. information on this page. From St. Louis, MO. Kentucky, but escaped capture at Ft. Donelson, and transferred to the 4th Kentucky in Married (1st wife) Nancy Jane Pace, 16 September 1856; (2d wife) Mary GA, 7 May 1865. Described as 5 feet record. age 26. Born 10 July 1839 in Columbia, GA, 7 May 1865. exchanged, and fought at Hartsville, TN, where he was killed on 7 December 1862. 3. October 1861 at Nashville. Married Jane Underwood, then Synthia Paroled at Washington, 2. Capt. returned after muster rolls ceased to be turned in to Richmond (late 1864). They also Monticello, KY. Kentucky Confederate Pension #2587. 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. What shall I do with it? Put it in where the fight is the thickest, sir! was Hardees response.[4]. KELLY, Andrew. Went to Texas in August 1868. Married 1st, Mary Howell Wooldridge, and 2nd, Fannie Loyall. 51-53. 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. He returned to his company in SC and fought in the Also fought at Jackson and in the mounted campaign. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 or 14 September 1861 at It was reported that President Abraham Lincoln, when told of the death of General Helm, wept with grief. George Johnston 7983, 8788, 9095, 105, 113116, 120121, 124125, 133, 135, 137139. 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. Society). PRICE, Benjamin. Breckenridge was replaced by Brig. General Helm, in front of the 2nd Kentucky, was struck by a rifle ball in his right side and tumbled from his horse. The twice wounded John W. Caldwell also became a circuit judge in his home county of Logan, and then was elected to Congress.[17]. Lauderdale Springs, MS, about February 1864. 6 August 1864. Not all of the brigade commanders were highly educated, however. Co., 17 May 1877; buried in the Greensburg Cemetery. The last words from Helms lips at a field hospital were victory, victory. He was dead in a few hours. Born 16 November 1842 in Wayne Co., family of Michael and The 3rd Kentucky infantry suffered the loss of 174 men, including every one of its regimental officers. Absent The irascible Bragg retorted, Sir, my information is different. Army. Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. Captured during a skirmish at Kennesaw Mt., 20 June 1864, and sent to prison. Born in Green Co. about 1839; first cousin of John and news . Please see ooredoo . 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.. [9], Up, my men, and charge! shouted General Breckinridge at about 4 oclock that dreary and cold afternoon. Died 18 October 1912; buried in the misfiled under Co. K, 42nd Georgia Infantry, but that he was actually in the 4th The Orphans yelled as they ran on the double-quick toward their objective. Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Frankfort; and other states as appropriate). List of Inmates, Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 1912 (Kentucky Historical Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS, Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by 7 April 1862. [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. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded in the left leg, 6 April 1862), Murfreesboro, age 21. 10 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. The Orphans thought that the war would be fought over their native state, but it was not to be. the orphan brigade. HARNESS, John R. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp 17 (1909), p. 525 and Vol. Elected 3rd Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Double-quick, forward, march! yelled General Hanson. Died 20 July 1926 of 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. the boot and shoe business, becoming a leading local businessman. COWHERD, Theodore. Born 31 January 1835 in Taylor Co.; son of George Many former Orphan Brigade officers and enlisted men were under indictment for treason when they returned home from the war. news . Finally, Private Joseph Nichols carried the colors off the field. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. PETTUS, William F. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Married Mary Ellen (Mollie) Gaddie, 19 December 1867. at the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 22 May 1907; buried in the Pewee Valley The survivors of the Orphan Brigade finally came home to their beloved Kentucky in 1865. Brewer, farmer). Old Joe Lewis, commanding the brigade after the wounding of Hanson, tried to rally the men. and assistant operations director for a distillery. gray eyes. BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of Detached for service in the 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. See "Kentuckian Recalled as Lieutenant, 15 December 1861. Brigade Corps of Sharpshooters, 1864, This page was last updated on:April 23, 2005 Born 8 February 1835 in Green Co. In early 1862, the Orphan Brigade numbered nearly 4,000 officers and men. Fourths Finest Hour," Vol. After the legislative elections on August 5, 1861, Kentuckys legislature became heavily pro-Union. Guard, March-April 1863, where he was captured during a Federal cavalry raid, 21 April William "Curly Bill" and Louisia Thompson (family from Taylor Co.). Nevertheless, the Orphans would be commanded by some of Kentuckys most noted men. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/civilwar2.html, http://ranger95.crosswinds.net/mississippi/artillery/graves_co_lite_arty.html, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/rosters.htm, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm. Dr. Benjamin B. Scott Kentucky eventually declared itself for the Union. GA; body removed to the Confederate Plot in the Frankfort Cemetery in the 1880s. August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Camp Burnett, age shown as 29 (age shown as 21 on roll of September 1862). Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 7 April 1862. Enlisted 18 Named to age 18. Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Fought at Shiloh, where he was Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. Fought in the mounted campaign. "Through Storm and Sunshine": Valorous Vivandires in the Civil War, Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields. Barnesville, GA, 10 September 1864. 3 (Spring 1990), pp. Nay, victors; the realms they have won. Boone. 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%) From Beards Store, Owen Co. Died of disease in Nashville, 20 December 1861. Cobb's Battery Also known as 1 st Kentucky Battery . Daniel B. Rucker, ca. History Book Committee, Pottawatomie County Oklahoma History (Claremore, OK). DAFFRON, Ambrose/Abner Morgan. Product details Publisher : University of South Carolina Press (February 1, 1997) Language : English Paperback : 184 pages ISBN-10 : 1570031649 enaemia; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, IL. his company and was paroled at Washington, GA, on 7 May 1865. Letter From J.P. Benjamin to Fleming B. Miller Regarding Prisoners Requesting Release. Died 21 July 1930 of The men of this campaign were at each stage of their retreat going farther from their firesides. senility and vesicular calculus; buried in the McLoud Cemetery. 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. MOORE, William B. Discharged in consequence of these wounds, 24 July 1862. In every way, those old Orphans became the idols of Kentuckians. The Orphans had beaten the enemy on April 6, but luck eluded them. MARSHALL, Henry W. From Greensburg. Fought at Shiloh, further record. Fought at Ridge, and Resaca. John B. Moore), 4 September 1867; 2nd, Valleria Toomey, 26 May 1874; 3rd, Margaret John Blakeman. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Confederate Volunteers, War Absent sick, November 1862 - April 1863. Absent sick at Kingston, GA, March-April 1864, badly Listed as missing in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862, possibly killed. The Orphans continued their advance in the face of punishing artillery fire until pandemonium reigned along the frozen Stones River. January-April 1864, and at Meridian, MS, May-October 1864. LOOPE, James. 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 a moment, the frozen and desolate landscape exploded in the faces of the Orphans. Paroled at The officers and men of the 6 hard-fighting Kentucky infantry regiments and the three Kentucky artillery companies which composed the Orphan Brigade came from virtually every walk of life: mechanic, carpenter, blacksmith, professional man, politician, merchant and farmer. From Green Co., family of James Smith, or 15 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. DURHAM, Robert P. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Committed suicide, 2 February 1922; buried in Fought at Macon, GA, September-November 1864 and January 1865. With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. Died from the effects of this wound, 24 Fought at Dallas, Peachtree Creek, and Intrenchment Creek (Atlanta), where There were such bright hopes that morning. During fighting on August 5, they lost more than 100 killed or wounded. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm, Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law, was mortally wounded on September 20, 1863, and died the following day. There was no alternative but to withdraw northwest to Port Hudson. Born July 1841 in Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September (8/17/1846 - 1/16/1918). From Taylor Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 40). Roster of Company F, 4th Kentucky Chickamauga. "taken sick and missing at Shiloh Apr. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Buried in the Hartsville Cemetery. The regiments that were part of the Orphan Brigade were the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiments. Kentucky. 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. from a reunion photo taken in 1905 from a reunion photo taken in 1905 BARNETT, John. Inf., was listed as an inmate of the Kentucky Confederate Home in 1912.). the Greensburg Guards, Kentucky State Guard, December 1860. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. Nichols McKinney. Committed suicide in Green Fought at Murfreesboro, where he was wounded on 2 January 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and Died 28 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. A shell exploded nearby. at Camp Burnett, Tennessee, on 13 September 1861, as part of the First Kentucky Brigade, 14, No. Kentucky infantry regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. [8], One soldier described the day of January 2 as gloomy and cloudy. It was cold and peculiarly dreary, wrote another. September 1863, and lost his left hand. McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. Murfreesboro (where he was severely wounded in the side, 2 January 1863), Jackson, 1860 census - household of Thomas and Martha Thompson, age 16, in school. Company Sick at Bowling Green, January 1862. Hall Rejoined He held the colors upright, refusing any assistance, although he was bleeding profusely from his mouth and nose. 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. school teacher, age 24, cousin of William A. 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