Researching Your Orphan Brigade Ancestor - RootsWeb The Orphans fell in great numbers, but they drove ahead in the storm of gunfire until General Prentiss surrendered his depleted and worn out Union forces.[5]. Cemetery. 1845; family of
(also called Nat Gaither) Born 9 March 1840, from
There were town boys, but, more often than not, those who served in the Orphan Brigade were yeoman farmers; rugged, independent and self-reliant. Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13
leading Baptist ministers in the area. The beastly winters fight at Fort Donelson, the capitulation of that bastion on the Cumberland River on February 16, 1862 where Colonel Roger W. Hanson and his 2nd Kentucky Infantry and Captain Rice E. Gravess Kentucky battery surrendered with General Buckner, and the heart-rending retreat out of Kentucky, through Nashville, Tennessee to Corinth, Mississippi of the 3rd, 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky Infantry regiments and Byrnes and Cobbs batteries were bitter memories to those Orphans. Capt. Inf., Camp Boykins Mills, SC, 28 April 1865,
Cemetery, Nashville. Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. The Orphans never stepped foot on their native soil. Captain Robert Cobbs Kentucky battery reported the loss of nearly all of its battery horses killed and wounded and 37 of its men wounded. Born 23 December 1842 in Columbia, Adair Co.,
shortly after his return home by Union guerrillas William Ayres and Jesse Bell (Ayres was
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Diary of Confederate Soldier: Jackman, John S., Davis, William C IRVINE, Henry C. From Columbia, KY. Mustered into service 13
Boone. COFFEY, Andrew J. With Johnstons death, however, the fortunes of the Confederate army faded as the fighting subsided. courtesy Dave Hoffman. Detailed as company fifer, entitled to
Kentucky Brigade, 1st, Confederate States of America. Discharged for disability due to disease, 26
Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Atlanta; at Peachtree and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. Capt. Fought at Baton Rouge, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Adair Co. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. 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. Co., son of Andrew and Betsey Russell. 1860 census. Married (1st wife) Nancy Jane Pace, 16 September 1856; (2d wife) Mary
Buchanan in 1860
John Blakeman, first cousin of Milton Blakeman. Faint from loss of blood, he finally handed the colors to a nearby private who was instantly killed. Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields Your Gift Tripled! CSA Units: 39: 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - The Orphan Brigade : 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 January 1863, and died in a U.S. hospital, 28 January 1863. Lot 24. sick, March-April 1863. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga,
Enlisted either 12
August 1861 at Camp Boone. Anyone
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further record. Incoming shells would explode within the Orphans ranks, blowing 10 or more men to the ground at one time. and died from the effects at Jonesboro, MS, 7 June 1862. Discharged for lameness due to disease, 10 September 1862. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree
Paroled at Augusta,
He was captured at
Atlanta; and at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. on roll dated 2 December 1862. Jackson. (also spelled Whallen, Wheelin) Born in Ireland in
The 9th Kentucky was held in reserve as the grand old command stepped off toward its impossible objective. regiments colors from the field after two color-bearers had been shot. Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. following friends who supplied information used in this roster; without their generous
Paroled at Camp Chase, 24
Fought with this company at Shiloh (where he was wounded). BARKER, Hugh B. Was sent to prison at Camp Douglas, and exchanged 10 November 1862. Breckenridge was replaced by Brig. Took the
NOTE: This listing is arranged by rank for
Johnson was the Confederate Governor of Kentucky until the Confederate army withdrew from the state.
The Finest Body of Men and Soldiers: The Orphan Brigade at Chickamauga March 1862. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865. 1. Generals Buckner, Breckinridge, Preston and Helm were highly educated men. He held the colors upright, refusing any assistance, although he was bleeding profusely from his mouth and nose.
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Ridge, and Resaca. Louisville KY: Courier Journal Job Printing Company, 1918. List of Casualties, 4th Ky. Rgt. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Baton Rouge. Fought at
compiled by Geoffrey R. Walden
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). 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. The entire 2nd Kentucky Infantry numbered only 69 officers and men in September.
4th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (Confederate) - Wikipedia age 18. 12, No.
Orphan Brigade - Hamilton Guards, Company G., Second Kentucky - Google Described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with
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. ); 1860 census -
at Camp Burnett, Tennessee, on 13 September 1861, as part of the First Kentucky Brigade,
Learn more. GA, 29 May 1865. GA, 7 May 1865. We use specialized equipment unique to Southern Utah and our company. The ground it had gained on April 6 had been lost. It is easy for men to bear great trials under circumstances of victory. Was
In 120 days, from Dalton through the final days before Atlanta, the Orphans suffered the almost unbelievable losses of 123%. Discharge certificate describes
The cry of General Breckinridge, My poor Orphans! was not in vain. of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the 1905 reunion in Louisville. SMITH, Harley Thomas. Death Certificates (Kentucky Department of Human Resources, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
uremic poisoning; buried in the Perkins Cemetery, near Bloyds Crossing, Green Co.
Settled in Lebanon, where he worked as an accountant
The loss of officers was horrendous. 26. MARSHALL, Henry W. From Greensburg. in Bowling Green hospital, January 1862. Was
Enlisted
Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp
Walt Cross wcross@okway.okstate.edu Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks;
Brigadier Generals Roger Weightman Hanson of Winchester, Kentucky and Joseph Horace Lewis of Glasgow, Kentucky were mostly self-educated lawyers prior to the war. 31 August 1864. No further
Detached for service in the
Co., 17 May 1877; buried in the Greensburg Cemetery. or 24 May 1862. actions at Hartsville). Deserted at Nashville, 18 February 1862. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and
List of Inmates, Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 1912 (Kentucky Historical
Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. Married 1st,
KELLY, Thomas L. (also spelled Kelley) Born 10 January 1844 in Lexington, KY;
WILSON, William M. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 19, field hand, son of
Greensburg Cemetery. in Oxford, MS, September-December 1862. Shown as Sergeant on roll of 2 September 1862, and 1st Sergeant on roll
Elected 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Paroled
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. Born 9 January 1841 in Green Co.; son of Perigoyne
Born 17 August 1838 (or 1839) in Columbia, Adair
The Orphans continued their advance in the face of punishing artillery fire until pandemonium reigned along the frozen Stones River. * Multiple wounds for each man count as only one here; mortal wounds counted as killed. The new legislature went so far as to make joining or supporting the Confederate Army a felony. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro (where he was wounded). courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. Adair Co., son of Joseph and Mary Owens Burton. Edward Ford Spears, First Kentucky Brigade (Orphan Brigade), offer much more than a chronicle of miles marched and battles fought. Married Laura L. Baker, 1 June
LATIMER, William Dizzard. BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of
Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863.
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the mounted campaign, and was paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Discharged in consequence of these wounds, 24 July 1862. First cousin of John and Daniel Blakeman. link to the Orphan Brigade Homepage. BLAKEMAN, John T. Born 11 September 1838 in Green Co., family of Moses and Narcissa
Paroled at Camp Morton, IL, 23 May 1865. Documents.
in list of inmates, Pewee Valley Confederate Home, 1912. Camp Burnett, age 19. Born 7 September 1846, from Floyd Co., GA. Enlisted at
January-April 1864, and at Meridian, MS, May-October 1864. Army. This is the reason why they were known as the Orphans.. 1863. 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. L. Smith); 1860 census - age 23, overseer on farm of W. J. Smith. [8], One soldier described the day of January 2 as gloomy and cloudy. It was cold and peculiarly dreary, wrote another. Of the 5 brigades in Breckinridges command, the Orphans were directed to hold the left flank of the assault column. November 1898; buried in the Sims Cemetery, near Canmer, Hart Co., KY. MOORE, John B. Many were disabled by wounds and exposure. Glasgow, KY, cemetery. Fought at
GENT, John A. Enlisted 28 September 1861 in Nashville. (microfilm in collection of G. R. Walden). Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas. Before then, they always return false. Alex Thompson and his wife
Graduated from the University of Louisville Medical School in 1871, and practiced
Mustered into service and elected Captain, 13 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN.
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Died from the effects of this wound, 24
Born 3 May 1836 in Green Co.; son of Weston
Vol. In 1862, Breckinridge was promoted to division command and was succeeded in the brigade by Brig. Native of Ireland. Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002. FS Library Book 976.9 M2d. Born 10 July 1839 in Columbia,
Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 7 April 1862. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 27. Elected 3rd Sergeant, 1 May 1862, and promoted to Bvt. Lived in Taylor
Absent
McDONALD, Ward. Fought at Shiloh, where he was
Fought at Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and in the mounted campaign. AL; entered CS service from Green Co., KY. Grandson of Gen. John Adair, Governor of KY,
While about 1,512 Orphans were present for duty in May 1864 at Dalton, Georgia, only 513 reported present for duty on September 6. Was mortally wounded and captured during the latter battle,
The Orphans soon came under the command of the magnetic Kentuckian, Brigadier General John Cabell Breckinridge. Inf., is James Bell, Co. D, 6th Ky. Inf. And in love new born where the stricken weep. Fought at Chickamauga, where he was
2 (Winter 1991), pp. It would join the Orphan Brigade on November 5, 1863 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. file numbers 1877 and 2791. 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. The men were being slaughtered. Deserted 17 December 1861. At the Battle of Stones River, the brigade suffered heavy casualties in an assault on January 2, 1863, including General Hanson. At the Battle of Chickamauga the Orphans were sent into the iron and lead hail of battle again. Monticello, KY. Kentucky Confederate Pension #2587. The Orphan Brigade was the nickname of the First Kentucky Brigade, a group of military units recruited from the Commonwealth of Kentucky to fight for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Appointed 2nd Corporal, then promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 April 1863. wounded in the right leg calf at Resaca, 14 May 1864. George Johnston
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From Green Co. (1860 census - age 15). Units of the Orphan Brigade were involved in many military engagements in the American South during the war, including the Battle of Shiloh. 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. MOORE, William B. 7 April 1862. Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree,
Discharged by general order, 9 April 1864, for being underage. From Wayne Co.(?). Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall,
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. Shauff. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp
at the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 22 May 1907; buried in the Pewee Valley
January-April 1864. Nichols McKinney. Served in the McMinnville
26 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Returned to the company in April 1864, but was absent sick in Eatonton, GA,
DAFFRON, John M. From Wayne Co.; brother of Ambrose M. Daffron (see above
Roster of Company F, 4th Kentucky
Born 31 January 1835 in Taylor Co.; son of George
Died 21 July 1930 of
Dr. Benjamin B. Scott
wounded on 6 April 1862. DAVIS, Martin L. From Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. Nuckols). Old Joe Lewis, commanding the brigade after the wounding of Hanson, tried to rally the men. Married Jane Underwood, then Synthia
Died of pneumonia at Burnsville, MS, 10 April 1862. Age 27 on roll of
The first single from To The Edge Of The World.
Civil War Resources On The Web From Shiloh back to Corinth and on to Vicksburg, briefly under the command of General William Preston, the Orphans marched. Milton and
son of Ann, age 19, farm hand. Has memorial grave marker in Confederate Cemetery, Beech Grove. him as 5 feet 7 inches tall, dark hair, eyes, and complexion, occupation farmer. PEEBLES, Robert R. (also spelled Peoples) Born ca. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely wounded in the arm and leg, 6
CORAN, Richard. where he was mortally wounded on 6 April 1862. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. COX, Charles T. Born 13 November 1837; merchant in Allendale, Green Co., in
Those fearless blows were not enough to break the Union lines.
Kentucky in the Civil War - KYKinFolk.com and with the dismounted detachment during the campaign as mounted infantry. 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. The Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was mustered into Confederate service
GA, 7 May 1865. Absent in hospital, March-August
Murfreesboro (where he was severely wounded in the side, 2 January 1863), Jackson,
Enlisted 13 February 1863 at Manchester, TN. "The Atlanta Campaign of 1864," Vol. Any use
Was deputy
The boy is an orphan, raised to believe he is half-caste, and is "passing" for Indian. PEARCE, James A. Within weeks of Abraham Lincolns election to the Presidency, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Confederate Civilian Documents. DURHAM, William F. From Taylor Co. 52-57; Part 2: "Company F Sees the
Get A Copy Kindle Store $12.99 Amazon Stores Libraries Hardcover, 2 pages Published September 1st 1993 by Stackpole Books (first published 1980) More Details. The whole action of the story hangs on dissimulation and duality. Livingston, Sumter Co., Alabama. Returned to duty, 13 February 1865,
Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. The Orphans campaigned over more territory (8 states), suffered higher casualties, and lost more brigade commanders than any other comparable unit in the war. the Sea and Federal operations in South Carolina. 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. They ended the war fighting in South Carolina. Green. Thomas Kelly
From Dalton, Georgia, when the brigade withdrew toward Atlanta with Shermans legions pressuring their rear and when the command boasted 1,512 officers and men strong, to Jonesboro, the Orphan Brigade recorded 1,860 cases of death and wounds, 23% more than there were men in those 5 peerless regiments! GAFFORD, John B. to disablement from ill health. For references to a wooden canteen he owned while in the 6th Kentucky
2nd Lieutenant, 1 April 1863. Infantry, CSA," Green County Review; Part 1: "The Die Is Cast,"
Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. in March 1865, and was thus engaged when the war ended. National Archives Record Group 109 (microfilm M836, Roll 3, Frame 409). Florida Confederate widows pension file number 668. 1899
The last words from Helms lips at a field hospital were victory, victory. He was dead in a few hours. of the face; buried in Vance Cemetery, near Eve, Green Co. Kentucky Confederate pension
age 33. Died of disease at Nashville, 21 November
Creek (Atlanta), 22 July 1864, and sent to Camp Chase prison. No further
Campaign; fought in the mounted infantry engagements in GA and SC. Commanded by Colonel Robert Trabue, the Orphan Brigade was 2,400 men strong and part of General John C. Breckinridge's Reserve Division when it went into the fighting near Shiloh Church on Sunday, April 6, against General Ulysses S. Grant's five Union divisions. extra duty guarding horses in the regimental commissary, January-April 1864. Co., Texas. Peachtree, Intenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro (where he was wounded on 1
sick, September-December 1862, January 1863, October 1863, and October 1864. Fought at
Men had to leave the state to enlist, and this coupled with Kentucky's position behind Union lines for the bulk of the war meant that soldiers had difficulty returning home on furlough and made it nearly impossible for new recruits to fill the depleted ranks. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 4616. of Company F. ADAIR, John Alexander. Charged $55 on payroll of December 1863 for lost gun and bayonet. IL. See "Kentuckian Recalled as
further record. Died in Louisville of cardiac
Married 1st, Eliza Jane Moore (sister of
in the regimental wagon yard, June-December 1863. SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. Died of disease at Murfreesboro, TN, 15 March 1862. Davis, William C. Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol. The Orphan Brigade lost another commander at the Battle of Chickamauga, when Brig. Never had so many men fallen in so short a period of time. Later joined 3rd Kentucky
He returned to his company in SC and fought in the
Merchant in
With that act, the four holdout states promptly seceded from the Union, and Southern men and boys flocked to the call for volunteers to defend their homeland. (this canteen still exists in a private collection in south-central Kentucky). subsequent mounted engagements. Adair. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Promoted to 3rd Corporal, 15 December 1862. Promoted to 1st
The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Beverly. Company
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. executed after the war for this crime). Corporal, 2 September 1862. On the first day at Shiloh, the brigade lost 75 killed and 350 wounded. Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. Died 5 July
Was prevented by ill health from taking
September 1863, and lost his left hand. Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. SKAGGS, Fielding Russell. The twice wounded John W. Caldwell also became a circuit judge in his home county of Logan, and then was elected to Congress.[17]. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely
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