Louisiana Battalion, and enlisted in Co. F on 10 October 1862 at Knoxville, TN. Muster Rolls, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, National Archives Record Group 109 Upon hearing the signing of My Old Kentucky Home by a childrens choir and remembering those who had fallen along those fields, including his dear friend, Captain William Peter Bramblett of Paris, Kentucky (whose last, parting glance before receiving a mortal wound, Young could not erase from his memory), tightly hugged a nearby tree and wept out loud, unashamed of his display of emotion.[14]. The only veteran identified in this photo other than those Moore's Grave Marker in the All text and tables copyright 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights reserved, 14, No. Only a week before the Battle of Shiloh, every regiment except the 9th Kentucky was issued a supply of Enfield rifles imported from England (the 9th armed themselves with Enfields captured during the battle). 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. Within weeks of Abraham Lincolns election to the Presidency, South Carolina seceded from the Union. (microfilm in collection of G. R. Walden). (Notes in his compiled military service record file say his record was age 20. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 26. 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. There the Orphans received into their brigade the 5th Kentucky Infantry; they bid farewell to the hard-fighting 41st Alabama. PETTUS, William F. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Gen. Benjamin H. Helm, Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law, was mortally wounded on September 20, 1863, and died the following day. GA; body removed to the Confederate Plot in the Frankfort Cemetery in the 1880s. Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, reserved: Fourth Kentucky Battle Flag, Theodore Cowherd, A.J. laborer). Listed as druggist in the 1860 Green Co. Chickamauga. GILFOY, J. R. Enlisted 24 May 1862 at Corinth, MS. Army. 1861 at Bowling Green (age shown as 28 on 1862 roll). Operated a hotel in Greensburg in 1895. 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. Walt Cross wcross@okway.okstate.edu Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . Was awarded a Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier. The whole action of the story hangs on dissimulation and duality. By the end of the war, Kentucky had raised 55 Union infantry regiments and numerous infantry and Home Guard battalions, 17 Union cavalry regiments, and 5 batteries of Union artillery from every geographic region of the Commonwealth, including the rich lands of the Bluegrass. September 1863. (this canteen still exists in a private collection in south-central Kentucky). [4], Brig. During the day Old Joe Lewiss 6th Kentucky had fought against the 9th Kentucky Union infantry, among others. hereditary predisposition to disease of his lungs." Company I 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. Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. We use specialized equipment unique to Southern Utah and our company. Enlisted either 15 August or 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, (also spelled Whallen, Wheelin) Born in Ireland in 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!". This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. the orphan brigade. For the Greensburg Guards, Kentucky State Guard, December 1860. Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. 2. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett. Captured at The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. 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. The 4th Kentucky held the left, the 6th Kentucky the center, and the 9th Kentucky on the right, with the Alabamians in reserve. Took the Oath of Allegiance. Promoted to 3rd Corporal, 15 December 1862. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October 1861 at Bowling Enlisted Enlisted 12 September to the edge of the world. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material feet 1 inch tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. Born 4 September 1834, from Green Co. (1860 census - crippled (possibly from a wound). Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. Died of disease at Milledgeville, GA, 25 March 1864. At the Battle of Stones River, the brigade suffered heavy casualties in an assault on January 2, 1863, including General Hanson. COFFEY, Andrew J. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Oklahoma Confederate 29. Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. from the effects at a hospital in Atlanta, 17 May 1864. Roster of Cobb's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery. 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. No further information on this page. his company and fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face 6 August 1864. Missionary Ridge, 25 November 1864, and sent to military prison at Rock Island, Appointed 2nd Corporal, then promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 April 1863. Kentucky. Thomas Kelly Was "Tobey" From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. Smith, ca. He had been wounded at the head of his fine regiment twice before, at Shiloh and Murfreesboro. Fourths Finest Hour," Vol. 1820-1824. Army. Madison and Liticia Williams Smith (first cousin of Harley T., Samuel W., and William L. 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. The 5th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Prestonsburg in eastern Kentucky and would fight there during the first 2 years of war and then at Chickamauga. The entire 2nd Kentucky Infantry numbered only 69 officers and men in September. Deserted 24 September 1863 at Chattanooga. Paroled at Augusta, The men of this campaign were at each stage of their retreat going farther from their firesides. Returned to the company in April 1864, but was absent sick in Eatonton, GA, Dropped from the rolls by 30 April 1862. His widow married William A. Smith. Died 4 November 1911; buried in Oak were recruited from the south-central Kentucky counties of Green, Taylor, Wayne, and I feel like David of old when he was told of the death of Absolom, Lincoln remarked to Illinois Senator David Davis. Boone. Camp Burnett. Born 2 September 1840 in Tazewell Co., VA; entered CS 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. February 1862. . Born 31 January 1835 in Taylor Co.; son of George With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. Deserted on the retreat from Missionary Ridge, Fought at Dallas, Peachtree Creek, and Intrenchment Creek (Atlanta), where Spellings are shown as they appear on period muster rolls and rosters, with [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. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. Absent sick in Nashville hospital, Transferred to 3rd Kentucky Infantry, 15 April 1862. Cobb's Battery Also known as 1 st Kentucky Battery . Deserted 17 December 1861. Breckenridge was replaced by Brig. They ended the war fighting in South Carolina. Oldham Co., where he taught school, and later worked in the Louisville Public Works Dept. 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 . enlistment, and the age based on census records or family data. Committed suicide in Green Buried in either Anderson Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. Born 1 January 1844 in Taylor Co., Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002. family medicine in Wayne Co. Died 1 September 1895; buried in the Kendrick Cemetery, near 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. Born 16 January 1835 in Green Co. Also spelled Dafforn, Dafran, Dafford (also Co. after the war, where he served as County Clerk. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. From Greensburg, brother of John B. Moore and Mark O. 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. Memorial Markers for Pvts. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Married Sally Brigadier Generals Roger Weightman Hanson of Winchester, Kentucky and Joseph Horace Lewis of Glasgow, Kentucky were mostly self-educated lawyers prior to the war. He returned to his company in SC and fought in the Davis, William C. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldnt Go Home. Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. The first single from To The Edge Of The World. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. EDWARDS, Frank M. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. Absent sick at Lieutenant on 15 December 1861, and to Captain on 17 February 1863. Discharged for disability due to disease, 24 July 1862. Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13 Listed as deserted To the right of the 4th Kentucky was the 41st Alabama. information on this page. record. [1] The term was not in widespread use during the war, but it became popular afterwards among the veterans. Buchanan in 1860 Old Joe Lewiss 6th Kentucky Infantry was on the extreme left of the brigade, with Old Tribs 4th Kentucky on the right, and the 2nd Kentucky in the center. BRYANT, James Gaither. November 1861. Age 27 on roll of Before then, they always return false. From Wayne Co., KY. Enlisted 1 November 1862 at On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Harris, 4 November 1869, in Lebanon. Gen. John C. Breckinridge commanded the Kentucky Brigade until 1862, Brig. The Confederate lines slowly gave way in brutal fighting. The Kentuckians fell by the scores. courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. Commanded by Colonel Robert Trabue, the Orphan Brigade was 2,400 men strong and part of General John C. Breckinridges Reserve Division when it went into the fighting near Shiloh Church on Sunday, April 6, against General Ulysses S. Grants five Union divisions. again wounded, slightly in the breast), Chickamauga (where he was again wounded), Rocky In the end, they were defeated in war, but not in heart. We list here the most important records holdings in Frankfort, with notes on their records of interest to Orphan Brigade research. (all sons of John Moore, Greensburg jailor). One possible provenance of the name stems from Kentucky's tenuous political situation. Company F The Orphan Brigade lost another commander at the Battle of Chickamauga, when Brig. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. As the Orphans fought their way farther from Kentucky, they watched the Confederacys western front crumble. and Margaret (Peggy) Decker Daffron, of Wayne Co.). RUSSELL, Andrew Jackson. This is the reason why they were known as the Orphans.. 26. Resigned commission, due to incapacity from wound, 31 August 1863. GAFFORD, John B. The Orphans were, according to one account, ones who would stick to [the fighting] as long as they [could] find a foe to shoot at! The record of the Orphans, wrote one distinguished American scholar, is a record of heroism in war that has never been surpassed. General Joseph Eggleston. HATCHER, Luther T. 1860 Green Co. census - son of Josiah. Missionary Ridge; was placed in command of the Kentucky Co., 17 May 1877; buried in the Greensburg Cemetery. Eliza Jane Brewster Kennedy; 2nd, Matilda "Kate" Noland; and 3rd, Wilmoth It was John C. Breckinridge, Old Breck, whom the Orphans idolized. On January 19, 1862, while the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky infantry regiments and Cobbs, Gravess, and Byrnes artillery batteries were at Bowling Green, Kentucky, Johnstons right flank was crushed at the Battle of Mill Springs, in Pulaski County, Kentucky, and the Confederacys northern frontier began to collapse. Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! Enlisted 18 Roster of Company F, 4th Kentucky Graduated from the University of Louisville Medical School in 1871, and practiced most of the major battles of the Army of Tennessee, from Shiloh through the Atlanta [8], One soldier described the day of January 2 as gloomy and cloudy. It was cold and peculiarly dreary, wrote another. 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. Sick in hospital at Ringgold, GA, January 1863. Born 8 February 1835 in Green Co. Named to There were town boys, but, more often than not, those who served in the Orphan Brigade were yeoman farmers; rugged, independent and self-reliant. That legion hath marched past the setting sun; Beaten? The Uncertain Origins of an Iconic Nickname. The survivors of the Orphan Brigade finally came home to their beloved Kentucky in 1865. SCOTT, John B. Died in Federal captivity. 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. field hand for J. Elkin in Allendale, age 21. Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas BOSTON, George. 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. No Company 52-57; Part 2: "Company F Sees the JOHNSTON, George Edwards. Took part in some of the mounted campaign, October 1863 near Chattanooga. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp CHAMPION, Matthew. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 27. October 1861 at Bowling Green, age 29 (military file shows age 19, apparently incorrect; Absent sick in 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. veterans taken at the 1905 Confederate reunion in Louisville. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 17, bound boy to J.P. marker in McLoud, OK. SMITH, Samuel W. From Green Co., son of John A.W. No further information. No further information. In the bitter cold days before and after the New Year, 1863, outside of Murfreesboro, the Orphans were called upon to sacrifice again in fighting along Stones River. courtesy Jeff McQueary. Green. BARLOW, Thomas B. AL, September-October 1863), Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Company A Was mortally wounded and captured during the latter battle, During the Battle of Resaca, the Orphan Brigade meets its Union counterpartthe Federal Fourth Kentucky Brigadeand a coarse but entertaining banter ensues. Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643. 1 st Kentucky Brigade, CSA, "Orphan Brigade" 2nd Regiment Kentucky Infantry 7 th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 7 th Kentucky Cavalry (Union) .
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