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Described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with Had served a year in Wheats Died of disease at Milledgeville, GA, 25 March 1864. 12, No. Muster Rolls, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, National Archives Record Group 109 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. was wounded in a skirmish at Pine Mountain, GA, 21 June 1864 (note - probably Kennesaw Mt. Deserted 17 December 1861. January 1863; returned to the company in May 1863. April 1862. FS Library Book 976.9 M2d. Possibly buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, KY most of the major battles of the Army of Tennessee, from Shiloh through the Atlanta It was then converted to mounted infantry, and opposed Sherman's March to 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 Died at Nashville, 10 November 1861. Resaca (where he was wounded in the ankle, 15 May 1864). from a reunion photo taken in 1905 Was wounded at the latter place, 20 Phebe Willock). May 1862. Title History of the Orphan brigade. Married Laura L. Baker, 1 June Also available in digital form. 2nd Lieutenant on 17 November 1861. History of the Orphan brigade : Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive History of the Orphan brigade by Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- Publication date 1898 Topics Confederate States of America. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. The victory that the very first blow [on April 6] promised, and that seemed, to all who lived till nightfall. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 17, bound boy to J.P. The Orphans were orphans again.[15]. Fought at Resaca, where he was severely The drums rolled. Fought at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Absent wounded at Montgomery, AL, May-August 1864, and at Geoff Walden, "Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Susan Burns, Johnny Dodd, Michael Dunnington, Dave Hoffman, Martha Houk, Jeremy Johnson, Tiffany Was sent to prison at Camp Douglas, and exchanged 10 November 1862. Kentucky Alex Thompson and his wife Thompson, Edward Porter. DAFFRON, Ambrose/Abner Morgan. 29. Was captured at Intrenchment Elephant," Vol. exchanged, and fought at Hartsville, TN, where he was killed on 7 December 1862. at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Born 8 February 1835 in Green Co. to the edge of the world. courtesy Johnny Dodd, their gt-gt grandson, Harley Smith's grave The ironclad Arkansas, expected to hold Federal gunboats on the Mississippi at bay, failed to appear. He was now the governor-in-exile. Hall All text and tables copyright 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights reserved, Born 31 January 1835 in Taylor Co.; son of George 14 May 1864). First cousin of John and Daniel Blakeman. List of Casualties, 4th Ky. Rgt. Killed in action at Shiloh, Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade. Corporal, 2 September 1862. Died 30 March 1912; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Generals Buckner, Breckinridge, Preston and Helm were highly educated men. Married 1st, Mary Howell Wooldridge, and 2nd, Fannie Loyall. The 4th Kentucky lost over one-half of its number, including the noble Governor George W. Johnson who fell on the field after bullets struck him in the right thigh and abdomen. WAGGONER, Edward Arthur. Madison Johnston and Sarah Edwards Johnston; brother of George E. Johnston. pension file number 2148. BURTON, George Hector. Ron Nicholas. This wound rendered him General Helm, in front of the 2nd Kentucky, was struck by a rifle ball in his right side and tumbled from his horse. Took part in some of the mounted campaign, Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. The Orphans formed the left flank of General Breckinridges assault column. Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. Fought at Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1958. Mtd. This website presents historical and genealogical information on the Orphan Brigade. Appears in photo of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the Louisville reunion Born 1 January 1844 in Taylor Co., No further information. 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. My poor Orphans! The men had never seen him so visibly moved. Enlisted 15 August Louisville KY: Courier Journal Job Printing Company, 1918. Absent from a GAR reunion photo taken in 1910 Nay, victors; the realms they have won. 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. Some were wholly unable to care for themselves and sank into poverty. 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. Green Co. BLAKEMAN, Milton. There the Orphan Brigade was born in fire and steel; there it freely bled. Click here to see the complete The Confederate lines slowly gave way in brutal fighting. Company A Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. Married 1st, Eliza Jane Moore (sister of The 6th Kentucky Infantry numbered only 74. his company and fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face It was not until December 1865 that the state legislature removed the onerous impediment. William C. Davis The Orphan Brigade, page 159, for confusion with Col. Joseph Born 4 September 1834, from Green Co. (1860 census - Deserted 24 September 1863 at Chattanooga. GILBERT, Ambrose G. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. Creek and Intrenchment Creek. Served in the McMinnville 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. May 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. September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 25 (shown as age 26 in 1860 census). Death Certificates (Kentucky Department of Human Resources, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Army. were recruited from the south-central Kentucky counties of Green, Taylor, Wayne, and Was exchanged at Aikens BOWLING, Richard W. From Hart Co. Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. Graduated from the University of Louisville Medical School in 1871, and practiced From Alabama. Married Martha Anna Jeter. 1861. NICHOLS, Joseph. where he was mortally wounded on 6 April 1862. IL. KY. See "Daniel Lunksford Smith of the Orphan Brigade," The Kentucky Explorer, We offer Financing and Insurance Billing. From Green Co.; son of John A. W. Smith (? No further Killed in action at Chickamauga, 20 September 1863. Barnett-Marshall Cemetery, Green Co. SMITH, William Ambrose. Burnett, age 21. January 1862. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded on 6 April 1862. A search into the history of warlike exploits has failed to show me any endurance to the worst trials of war surpassing this. Married Sally Learn more. Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at 1861, and to 1st Lieutenant on 20 February 1863. courtesy Jeff McQueary. Was Some managed to find meaningful work. We gratefully acknowledge the Part 3 The Orphan Brigade at Vicksburg Although a battle honor for "Vicksburg(h)" appears on original Orphan Brigade flag, and "Vicksburg" is listed as a battle among the company rosters in Thompson's History of the Orphan Brigade (1898), the Orphans' actions there should not be confused with the campaign in the summer of 1863 which resulted in the fall of the city. No further information. Born July 1841 in Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September Company Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Brigade sharpshooters at Dalton, GA, and fought as such throughout the Atlanta field hand for J. Elkin in Allendale, age 21. Died 21 July 1930 of STONE, Marshall Ney. Surgeon in February 1862, and served as such at Shiloh and Baton April 1862. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. Letter From J.P. Benjamin to Fleming B. Miller Regarding Prisoners Requesting Release. No further DURHAM, Robert P. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Sick in hospital at Ringgold, GA, January 1863. Fourths Finest Hour," Vol. Took part in the campaign as mounted in Oxford, MS, September-December 1862. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Walt Cross wcross@okway.okstate.edu Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . Died near Chico, Wise Absent sick at Meridian, MS, July-December 1863. The irascible Bragg retorted, Sir, my information is different. Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. Company C They came from counties along the Tennessee borderLogan, Simpson and Allenand they came from counties along the Ohio RiverUnion, Henderson and Davies. Promoted to 4th Sergeant, 15 WAGGONER, Adair A. Frankfort, Ky.: Printed at the Kentucky Yeoman Office, Major & Johnston, 1874. I feel like David of old when he was told of the death of Absolom, Lincoln remarked to Illinois Senator David Davis. Born in Tazewell Co., VA; moved to Taylor Co., KY. Detailed to command the courier line by Gen. Lewis, January 1865. Was a resident of the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley in 1912. 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 HATCHER, Luther T. 1860 Green Co. census - son of Josiah. 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. My poor Orphans," noted brigade historian Ed Porter Thompson, who used the term in his 1868 history of the unit. 88-89. Died 14 September 1920 of paralysis; buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Section 3, Enlisted 30 Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. On the first day at Shiloh, the brigade lost 75 killed and 350 wounded. 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. Rejoined The Uncertain Origins of an Iconic Nickname. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Bushnell of SC, 11 January 1866, and moved to GA and later SC, where he was one of the Chickamauga. January 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and Fought at Shiloh. AL, September-October 1863), Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from was wounded slightly in the groin), and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree, The Kentuckians fell by the scores. without the permission of the owners. Promoted (microfilm in collection of G. R. Walden). 5, No. Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, 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. Participated in the mounted campaign of 1865 until sent into Kentucky on recruiting duty Green County, in July 1886. Sick in Nashville hospital, Buried in either Anderson Before noon it began to rain and drizzle. Born 10 July 1839 in Columbia, The 4th Kentucky held the left, the 6th Kentucky the center, and the 9th Kentucky on the right, with the Alabamians in reserve. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 27. BARLOW, Thomas B. Monroe, C.S.A., Killed April 7, 1862. Such was the last resting place of the former mayor of Lexington, Kentucky and former Kentucky secretary of state. Blakeman; brother of Daniel and first cousin of Milton Blakeman. The counties from which they hailed were located mostly in the rich farming belts of Kentucky. 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Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree and Intenchment Creeks. Murfreesboro (where he was severely wounded in the side, 2 January 1863), Jackson, from a reunion photo taken in 1905 campaign. 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%) Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. Killed at Chickamauga, 20 Absent sick in Absent sick, September-December news . 20-21; Part 5: Before then, they always return false. Born in West Point, Hardin Co, ca. Camp Burnett. : Roster Co. H, 2 nd Nebraska Cavalry Volunteers Official Roster, Nebraska Troops M. New Hampshire . Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 6 April 1862. 48-49; Part 4: United States arsenals were seized by the seceded states and militias were organized. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. They went to war to fight for what they believed was principle. Muster Roll for Parole, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Washington, GA, 7 May Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Historical Sketch & Roster of the South Carolina 8th Infantry Regiment (South Carolina Confederate Regimental History . Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Confederate Volunteers, War Killed in action at Jonesboro, Paroled at Washington, Reportedly hanged by a lynch mob for molesting a woman in Wahalak, MS, June 1884. 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. Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. 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 (killed, wounded, died, captured, missing), Total permanent losses 75 (71%) Biography in Perrin, Battle, & 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. Brother of William B. and Mark O. Moore. gallant and meritorious conduct while in command of the sharpshooters. 1861 at Camp Boone. 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. Can A Homeowner Pull An Electrical Permit In Tennessee, Today Is Your Birthday Horoscope, Philippians 4:13 Sunday School Lesson, Judge Judy's Daughter Jamie, The Hindu Newspaper Ownership, Articles O

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