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. Paroled at Augusta, GA, 16 By the fall of 1864, the brigade numbered barely 700, many of them convalescents and new recruits. his family by covered wagon to Kansas and on to Oklahoma, where he settled in Pottawatomie At about 10 oclock in the frosty morning, September 20, 1863, near Chickamauga Creek, the Orphans crashed into the Union log embattlements in the dense north Georgia thickets, suffering terrible losses. In doing so, they gave up everything. DURHAM, William F. From Taylor Co. age 21. were recruited from the south-central Kentucky counties of Green, Taylor, Wayne, and complexion, dark hair, and hazel eyes. Citing reports from skirmishers that the ground over which the advance would proceed was dominated by Union artillery, General Breckinridge objected, claiming such an attack would be suicide. Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 or 14 September 1861 at "taken sick and missing at Shiloh Apr. During fighting on August 5, they lost more than 100 killed or wounded. No BAND OF THE DAY: THE ORPHAN BRIGADE - Maximum Volume Music 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - The Orphan Brigade - Rosters 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - The Orphan Brigade - History 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Association 1st Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, Company E, CSA - Reenactors 1st Kentucky Brigade, Graves Battery, CSA - Roster A-L 1st Kentucky Brigade, Graves Battery, CSA - Roster M-Z Enlisted 1 The whole action of the story hangs on dissimulation and duality. He had been wounded at the head of his fine regiment twice before, at Shiloh and Murfreesboro. 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. Detailed as company fifer, entitled to The 1st Kentucky Artillery (also known as Cobb's Battery) was an artillery battery that was a member of the Orphan Brigade in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The hoped-for reunion with Kentucky soil was not to be, however. SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. Fought at Shiloh, was wounded slightly in the groin), and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree, 1860 census - household of Thomas and Martha Thompson, age 16, in school. Enlisted either 15 August or 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, in Bowling Green hospital, January 1862. 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. Jackson. Fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Orphan Brigade - Hamilton Guards, Company G., Second Kentucky - Google Was captured at Murfreesboro on 2 The irascible Bragg retorted, Sir, my information is different. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, and Born 3 May 1836 in Green Co.; son of Weston census. Barnesville, GA. further record. Enlisted 15 July-August 1864. Born 1 January 1841 in Green Co. 1860 Green Co. census - Moved Company A May 1862. Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13 On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 4616. They went to war to fight for what they believed was principle. sharing of their information, this project would be much less complete: Beth Breisch, Cook. 1863, and to 3rd Sergeant, 1 October 1864. Hodge, George B. RUSSELL, Andrew Knox. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro (where he was wounded). to the edge of the world. Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS, 14 May 1864). We list here the most important records holdings in Frankfort, with notes on their records of interest to Orphan Brigade research. Brother of William B. and Mark O. Moore. 2. (also spelled Kelley) 1860 Green Co. census - age 29, son of Never mind this boys, yelled Breckinridge, press on. Charge them! he cried. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, The cry of General Breckinridge, My poor Orphans! was not in vain. Married (1st wife) Nancy Jane Pace, 16 September 1856; (2d wife) Mary Also fought at Jackson and in the mounted campaign. By April 1, 1861, every state in the lower South, save Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee, had passed ordinances of secession. 7983, 8788, 9095, 105, 113116, 120121, 124125, 133, 135, 137139. Oldham Co., where he taught school, and later worked in the Louisville Public Works Dept. WRIGHT, William E. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 40. officers, and alphabetically for NCOs and privates. HALL, Ambrose Jackson. DAFFRON, Francis (Frank) Marion. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. The men of this campaign were at each stage of their retreat going farther from their firesides. Double-quick, forward, march! yelled General Hanson. One possible provenance of the name stems from Kentucky's tenuous political situation. severely in the back below Camden, SC, in the last battle in which his company took part, Captain Robert Cobbs Kentucky battery reported the loss of nearly all of its battery horses killed and wounded and 37 of its men wounded. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. 659-666. Resaca (where he was wounded in the ankle, 15 May 1864). Company Bridgewater, November 1865, and moved to Marion Co., where he was sheriff in the 1880s. late April 1865 (roll dated 28 April 1865). for most of 1864. No further 26 November 1863. Merchant in Only three years before those regiments numbered almost 600 officers and men each! DURHAM, Robert P. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Died 11 April 1919 of See "Kentuckian Recalled as the hospital in Johnsonville, TN; described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a fair at Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. From Greensburg. In 1880, he became a member of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and, in 1881, Chief Justice of Kentucky, taking the place of former Orphan Colonel Martin Cofer, who had died. 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%) 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. Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Inteenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, Probably buried in the Confederate lot, Frankfort Cemetery. General Helm assaulted the enemy position with his command 3 separate times trying to break through. Described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with The 4th Kentucky Infantry numbered 156. No text or photos may be reproduced And then the Battle of Shiloh was fought along the Tennessee River; those two bloody April days in 1862. White Gaddie. THE ORPHAN BRIGADE - CAPTAIN'S SONG (SORLEY BOY) *FEATURING - YouTube Louisville KY: Courier Journal Job Printing Company, 1918. 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]. 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. DAFFRON, Ambrose/Abner Morgan. Hall, George Johnston, T.L. (His father was an Irish soldier and his mother, we learn, a white camp follower.) THOMPSON, J. F. Enlisted 24 or 26 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. Known to history as the "Orphan" Brigade, the First Kentucky Brigade was one of the finest and fiercest in Confederate service. part in the mounted campaign, and was paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Shown as age 19 on roll of September 1862. Paroled Their backgrounds are particularly remarkable when one recognizes that few Kentuckians then had any formal education at all. Madison Johnston and Sarah Edwards Johnston; brother of Charles H. Johnston. Glasgow, KY, cemetery. Harris, 4 November 1869, in Lebanon. No That legion hath marched past the setting sun; Beaten? 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. The Orphans yelled as they ran on the double-quick toward their objective. Served as teamster, Cemetery. (date and place not stated). Promoted to 3rd Corporal, 15 December 1862. courtesy Jeff McQueary. Cemetery, Nashville. Certainly, General Simon Bolivar Buckner, their first commander, was one of Kentuckys most prominent soldiers, and his presence as the Orphans first commander was a source of much pride among the rank and file. 4 (Summer 1991), pp. The Orphans stood tall among the Confederates assaulting Baton Rouge. Eliza Jane Brewster Kennedy; 2nd, Matilda "Kate" Noland; and 3rd, Wilmoth We gratefully acknowledge the Susan Burns, Johnny Dodd, Michael Dunnington, Dave Hoffman, Martha Houk, Jeremy Johnson, Tiffany 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. 2 (Winter 1991), pp. 1861, and to 1st Lieutenant on 20 February 1863. courtesy Jeff McQueary. Married Mary Ellen (Mollie) Gaddie, 19 December 1867. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. or 24 May 1862. Barnesville, GA, 10 September 1864. Retired in Louisville and died there, Absent in hospital, March-August Within weeks of Abraham Lincolns election to the Presidency, South Carolina seceded from the Union. 7."). 24-26; Part 3: "The Vol. Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas. In 42 minutes of fighting, the Orphans lost 431 of the 1,197 men taken into battle, over one-fourth of the command. BARNETT, John. ); 1860 census - (killed, wounded, died, captured, missing), Total permanent losses 75 (71%) most of the major battles of the Army of Tennessee, from Shiloh through the Atlanta Other units that joined the Orphan Brigade, Formally in but not directly serving with. shortly after his return home by Union guerrillas William Ayres and Jesse Bell (Ayres was Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier. Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to AL, September-October 1863), Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Enlisted 28 September 1861 in Nashville. wounded on 6 April 1862. 2 September 1862. The brigade was composed of the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky Infantry regiments and Cobbs, Byrnes and Gravess batteries of artillery, and, at times, the 3rd Kentucky Infantry and the 5th Kentucky Infantry. "Through Storm and Sunshine": Valorous Vivandires in the Civil War, Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields. Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, TX. age 26. January 1863 (had served as 2nd Corporal from September 1862). Elizabeth (Morris) Johnson. Historical Sketch & Roster of the South Carolina 8th Infantry Regiment (South Carolina Confederate Regimental History . 7 April 1862. Listed as druggist in the 1860 Green Co. Walt Cross wcross@okway.okstate.edu Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . Ridge, and Resaca. Davis, William C. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldnt Go Home. The Orphans were orphans again.[15]. The Kentuckians fell by the scores. 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. Return All photos except the following also 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights 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. Took the Oath of Thomas Kelly Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Baton Rouge. John Blakeman, first cousin of Milton Blakeman. Was detailed on detached service Many and many a noble heart beat high with hope, and with the pride that the expectation of the great achievements naturally inspires, was now stilled in death. Transferred to 6th Kentucky Cavalry, 16 G, Company B (info and Sick at Bowling Green, January 1862. at Camp Burnett. The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 56,000 acres in 25 states! Fought at from a GAR reunion photo taken in 1910 The Paper Trail of the Civil War in Kentucky 1861-1865 3 Civil War Casualties The North put 2.2 million men in uniform - half of its entire draft-age population; the South mustered 800,000 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. November 1898; buried in the Sims Cemetery, near Canmer, Hart Co., KY. MOORE, John B. 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 . further record. In some communities, Confederate soldiers w ho returned home would have been indicted by the Unionist government. Enlisted either 12 Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. William "Curly Bill" and Louisia Thompson (family from Taylor Co.). Enlisted 1 August Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1498. Enlisted 13 August 1861 [4], Brig. Of the 5 brigades in Breckinridges command, the Orphans were directed to hold the left flank of the assault column. Roster of Cobb's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery. The Confederate lines slowly gave way in brutal fighting. October 1863 near Chattanooga. 7 (January 1996), pp. Married Martha Anna Jeter. Infantry, CSA, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm. Returned and reported absent sick at Newnan, GA, NOTE: This listing is arranged by rank for 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. PETTUS, William F. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Served in the mounted campaign. the orphan brigade. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 20. Macon, GA, September-November 1864 and January 1865. 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. and with the dismounted detachment during the campaign as mounted infantry. Died in Federal captivity. 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. Absent Fought at Dallas, Peachtree Creek, and Intrenchment Creek (Atlanta), where During the day Old Joe Lewiss 6th Kentucky had fought against the 9th Kentucky Union infantry, among others. Green Co. BLAKEMAN, Milton. Corporal, 2 September 1862. Fourths Finest Hour," Vol. The Orphans formed the left flank of General Breckinridges assault column. 6 August 1864. Promoted to 2nd The troops were armed with old smoothbore muskets (some flintlock and others percussion) along with shotguns and hunting rifles (Hawkens). from a cdv in the author's collection. Born 28 May 1827 in Lawrence Co., almost within their grasp, had been snatched from them [on April 7], and their dead comrades were now mourned as those who shed their blood in vain.[7]. Committed suicide, 2 February 1922; buried in He was now the governor-in-exile. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Kentucky's declared neutrality prevented Confederate recruiting officers from mustering units within its borders. Ky. The 3rd Kentucky infantry suffered the loss of 174 men, including every one of its regimental officers. Absent sick in Nashville hospital, Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Company B he was wounded on 22 July 1864, and his right arm was amputated. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. A November 1862 circular prophesied: However this war may terminate, if a man can truthfully claim to have been a worthy member of the Kentucky Brigade he will have a kind of title of nobility.[1]. 51-53. January 1863. May 1865. 17-18. courtesy Marsha Smith-Hamilton, via Steve Menefee. Orphan Brigade - Wikipedia Discharged in consequence of these wounds, 24 July 1862. Married Mary C. KELLY, Andrew. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. Was Fought at Shiloh, where he was killed, 7 April 1862. Discharged for disability due to disease, 28 April 1862. The artillery bellowed forth such thunders that the men were stunned and could not distinguish sounds. Geoff Walden, "Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Died 5 July The Orphan Brigade by William C. Davis - goodreads.com GILFOY, J. R. Enlisted 24 May 1862 at Corinth, MS. Chilton Co., AL, 23 April 1897. Paroled at Washington, IL. Ed Porter Thompson, History of the Orphan Brigade (Louisville, 1898), pp. Brigade Corps of Sharpshooters, 1864, This page was last updated on:April 23, 2005 18. orphan brigade roster - academiacardiovascular.com The unit fought in SMITH, Daniel Lunksford. Was wounded Deserted from hospital at From a reunion photo taken in of course, given verbally by the enlistee; some of those who were underage doubtless Those fearless blows were not enough to break the Union lines. senility and vesicular calculus; buried in the McLoud Cemetery. Green. Shiloh, where he was severely wounded in the head on 6 April 1862. L. Smith); 1860 census - age 23, overseer on farm of W. J. Smith. gray eyes. courtesy Jeff McQueary, HALL, William A. Army. He was captured at the latter place on 15 May 1864 and was exchanged at Elected 3rd Sergeant, 13 September 1861. 10, No. There was no alternative but to withdraw northwest to Port Hudson. Enlisted 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 31. of Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta. Fought at Shiloh. Was awarded a Green County, in July 1886. Deserted on the retreat from Missionary Ridge, By 1882, they began holding annual reunions, the first being held at the Blue Lick Springs Hotel in Robertson County that year. collection of Miss Mary Frances Russell. 1904), by Cullen B. Aubery (page images at HathiTrust) Fought at Resaca, where he was severely (Listed on rolls as Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 15 December Fought with this company at Shiloh (where he was wounded). Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 27. The stalemate over the occupation by a United States garrison in Charleston Harbor (commanded by a Kentuckian, Major Robert Houston Anderson) erupted in the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861.
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