at Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. Smith, Alex Thompson, Jack Russell, Harley
Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 27. 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. THOMPSON, Alexander A. Born 1 January 1841 in Green Co. 1860 Green Co. census -
Infantry, CSA," Green County Review; Part 1: "The Die Is Cast,"
Louisville KY: Courier Journal Job Printing Company, 1918. Born in Adair Co., 19 August 1841. The Battles of Dalton, Resaca, Pine Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain, Intrenchment Creek and Jonesboro are written in red with the blood of those Kentuckians. Fought at Shiloh. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. Jones' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. 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. Kentucky eventually declared itself for the Union. Died 16 January 1915; buried in
Creek (Atlanta), 22 July 1864, and sent to Camp Chase prison. Most of the men in Company F
Confederate Cemetery. 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. Elizabeth (Morris) Johnson. Blakeman; brother of Daniel and first cousin of Milton Blakeman. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Regimental
Was exchanged at Aikens
My poor Orphans! The men had never seen him so visibly moved. courtesy the late Garnett Thompson, via Steve Walton. The age at enlistment was,
GAFFORD, John B. Missionary Ridge, 25 November 1864, and sent to military prison at Rock Island,
Enlisted 13 August 1861
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. EDWARDS, Frank M. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. January 1862. Took
Deserted on the retreat from Missionary Ridge,
October 1861 at Nashville. See "Kentuckian Recalled as
of Co. F, 4th Ky. Margaret Beeson Castillo (of Irish descent).
The Finest Body of Men and Soldiers: The Orphan Brigade at Chickamauga 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. . There were town boys, but, more often than not, those who served in the Orphan Brigade were yeoman farmers; rugged, independent and self-reliant. (?). Join us July 13-16! General Helm, in front of the 2nd Kentucky, was struck by a rifle ball in his right side and tumbled from his horse. Fought at Murfreesboro, where he was wounded on 2
Green. AL; entered CS service from Green Co., KY. Grandson of Gen. John Adair, Governor of KY,
Promoted to 1st Sergeant, 18
Generals Buckner, Breckinridge, Preston and Helm were highly educated men. Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas
complexion, dark hair, and hazel eyes. Appears in photo of Kentucky
Kentucky Confederate Pension files (Kentucky Historical Society). Davis, William C. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldnt Go Home. Baton Rouge. Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books, 1993. Units of the Orphan Brigade were involved in many military engagements in the American South during the war, including the Battle of Shiloh. It was not until December 1865 that the state legislature removed the onerous impediment. October 1861 at Bowling Green, age 29 (military file shows age 19, apparently incorrect;
Herbert Smith, widow of William L. Smith, on 3 February 1870. 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. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca (where he was wounded in the right cheek,
(also called Nat Gaither) Born 9 March 1840, from
John Cripps Wickliffe became Circuit Judge of Nelson County, Kentucky before President Grover Cleveland appointed him United States Attorney for the District of Kentucky in 1885. Absent wounded at Montgomery, AL, May-August 1864, and at
From St. Louis, MO. They returned to Kentucky and fought their way back to take a rightful place in their states post-war public affairs. (also spelled Kelley) 1860 Green Co. census - age 29, son of
Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 26. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Return
1877 and awarded a pension from the state of Texas in 1913. From Green Co. Enlisted 5 October 1861 at Camp
Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. Volunteer Infantry, CSA. Married Rebecca Buchanan, 10 August 1865. Listed as a private in
6 August 1864. courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. From a reunion photo taken in
entries) Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. courtesy Jeff McQueary. The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 56,000 acres in 25 states! Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. The field officers were Colonel Thomas H. Taylor, Lieutenant Colonels Edward Crossland and William P. Johnston, and Major Benjamin Anderson. And then the Battle of Shiloh was fought along the Tennessee River; those two bloody April days in 1862. at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Allowance should be made in some cases for those listed as deserted. That was followed by reunions in Lexington in 1883, Elizabethtown in 1884, Glasgow in 1885, Cynthiana in 1886, Bardstown in 1887, Frankfort in 1888, Louisville in 1889, Lawrenceburg in 1890, Owensboro in 1891, Paris in 1892, Versailles in 1893, Russellville in 1894, Bowling Green in 1895, and finally Nashville, Tennessee in 1896. The brigade was truly earning its nickname.[11]. Was severely wounded in the bowels at Resaca, 15 May 1864, and died
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It was to no avail. 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. Bridgewater, November 1865, and moved to Marion Co., where he was sheriff in the 1880s. Died near Chico, Wise
May 1865. Fought at Shiloh. Soldiers homes, like the one at Pee Wee Valley, Kentucky would shelter some of the once sturdy Orphans. He returned to his company in SC and fought in the
1862. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. No further
Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree,
Promoted to 2nd
Gen. John C. Breckinridge commanded the Kentucky Brigade until 1862, Brig.
Books - Sons of Confederate Veterans The Orphan Brigade served throughout the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, then were converted to mounted infantry and opposed Sherman's March to the Sea. And in love new born where the stricken weep. Daniel Blakeman and Grave of Pvt. PETTUS, Thomas T. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
Campaign; fought in the mounted infantry engagements in GA and SC. Co. after the war, where he served as County Clerk. Memorial Markers for Pvts. Died 18 May 1922; buried in the City Cemetery in
Colonel on 28 February 1863. It was Friday, January 2, 1863. Some of these
Sick in Nashville hospital,
1873. Thomas. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at
in Bowling Green hospital, January 1862. Also fought at Jackson and in the mounted campaign. Enlisted 4 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. infantry. Enlisted 3 November 1861 at Bowling Green, age
in March 1865, and was thus engaged when the war ended. September 1863, and lost his left hand. Took the Oath of Allegiance and enlisted in the US Army for frontier
(also spelled Compton, Cumpton) 1860 Green Co. census -
Madison Johnston and Sarah Edwards Johnston; brother of Charles H. Johnston. Some managed to find meaningful work. Amanda Decker, of Wayne Co. (see above entry). NOTE: This listing is arranged by rank for
Absent sick, roll dated 30 April 1862. census. October 1863 near Chattanooga. March 1862. AL, September-October 1863), Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from
"Tobey" From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at
1863, and to 3rd Sergeant, 1 October 1864. severely in the back below Camden, SC, in the last battle in which his company took part,
Appears in photo of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the Louisville reunion
Burnett, age 21. September 1866. Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, TX. for most of 1864. 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. (8/17/1846 - 1/16/1918). Enlisted 1 August
14 May 1864). Took the Oath of Allegiance. campaign. He had been wounded at the head of his fine regiment twice before, at Shiloh and Murfreesboro. Other units that joined the Orphan Brigade, Formally in but not directly serving with. Barnesville, GA, 10 September 1864. news . 17 (1909), p. 525 and Vol. CHAMPION, Matthew. 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. Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. WELLS, George W. Shown on the muster roll for parole at Washington, GA, 7 May
Absent sick, September-December
Adair Co., son of Joseph and Mary Owens Burton. Fought at
KELLY, Thomas L. (also spelled Kelley) Born 10 January 1844 in Lexington, KY;
Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded in the left leg, 6 April 1862), Murfreesboro,
Kentucky Brigade, 1st, Confederate States of America. at the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 22 May 1907; buried in the Pewee Valley
ANDERSON, Winston W. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 October 1861 in Bowling Green,
Daniel L. Smith
All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura
National Archives Record Group 109 (microfilm M836, Roll 3, Frame 409). Listed as deserted
in 1905. In early 1862, the Orphan Brigade numbered nearly 4,000 officers and men. Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the
Atlanta, 9 May 1863, for chronic rheumatism. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 4616. Enlisted 18
The Orphan Brigade by William C. Davis - goodreads.com Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. Robert and Catherine Blakeman Wilson). When Young revisits the battlegrounds in 1912, he dwells on the "glorious" aspects of war, reflecting his desire to memorialize his fellow soldiers of the Orphan Brigade. Promoted
Mason, Miles (1887 Orphan Brigade reunion photo) Matthews, Robert Ballard (3 rd) Sergeant Lieutenant -enlisted as surgeon Buried in Grace I have given the order to attack the enemy in your front and I expect it to be obeyed. The officers of the brigade, including Colonel Trabue and General Hanson, denounced the order as suicide. Lieutenant on 15 December 1861, and to Captain on 17 February 1863. Mustered into service and elected Captain, 13 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. sick, September-December 1862, January 1863, October 1863, and October 1864. Paroled at Camp Chase, 24
2nd Lieutenant, 1 April 1863. Reduced to 4th Sergeant, 18 March 1862. Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. further record. from a GAR reunion photo taken in 1910
information on this page. The new legislature went so far as to make joining or supporting the Confederate Army a felony. November 1862. RUSSELL, Andrew Knox. 26 November 1863. 13, No. 6 April 1862. leading Baptist ministers in the area. 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. Vol. Appointed 2nd Corporal, 13 September 1861. It gave birth to the old saying in Kentucky that the State never seceded until the war was over. Simon Bolivar Buckner became Governor in 1887. of 2 December 1862. Sign up to receive the latest information on the American Battlefield Trust's efforts to blaze The Liberty Trail in South Carolina. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by PEEBLES, Robert R. (also spelled Peoples) Born ca. family medicine in Wayne Co. Died 1 September 1895; buried in the Kendrick Cemetery, near
The Confederate lines slowly gave way in brutal fighting. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg,
Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1980. Historian, Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7
The Fourth Kentucky Infantry was
Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. Died 11 April 1919 of
Confederate Civilian Documents. Militia, Confederate States of America. farmer (1850 census, age 18, laborer), cousin of William L. Smith (below). to History of Company F, 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, CSA, URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com
age 21. * Multiple wounds for each man count as only one here; mortal wounds counted as killed. pension file number 2148. Serving as a volunteer aid to Colonel Trabue was George Washington Johnson of Scott County, Kentucky. (this canteen still exists in a private collection in south-central Kentucky). [9], Up, my men, and charge! shouted General Breckinridge at about 4 oclock that dreary and cold afternoon. officers, and alphabetically for NCOs and privates. The entire 2nd Kentucky Infantry numbered only 69 officers and men in September. Fought at
Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863
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. GENT, John A. courtesy Marsha Smith-Hamilton, via Steve Menefee. From Green Co.; son of John A. W. Smith (? Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chickamauga,
Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro.
Civil War Ky Archives TOC Appears in photo
Died 28
William C. Davis The Orphan Brigade, page 159, for confusion with Col. Joseph
CORAN, Richard. Killed at Chickamauga, 20
Though Kentucky declared its neutrality on May 20, 1861, many of its citizens did not agree with that act. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 14 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
Listed on muster roll for parole, Washington, GA, 7 May 1865.
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. Appointed
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). Gen. Benjamin Hardin Helm was also mortally wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. January 1862. 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. Married Mary Ellen (Mollie) Gaddie, 19 December 1867. General Breckinridge, seeing the bloody repulse of his noble Kentuckians, was heard to exclaim: My poor Orphans! Landing, 10 November 1862, and returned to his company. Army. Elected 3rd Sergeant, 1 May 1862, and promoted to Bvt. HAM, Ezekiel. Was captured at Intrenchment
DOBSON, Edward L. From Green Co. Enlisted 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age
They also Obituaries in various Kentucky and other state newspapers. Cavalry and paroled at Athens, GA, 7 May 1865. From Greensburg. The 4th Kentucky held the left, the 6th Kentucky the center, and the 9th Kentucky on the right, with the Alabamians in reserve. The Kentuckians fell by the scores. courtesy Johnny Dodd, their gt-gt grandson, Harley Smith's grave
Joseph E. Johnstons Confederate forces which were forming in Mississippi to relieve Lieutenant General John Clifford Pembertons army then bottled up in the trenches surrounding Vicksburg by General Grants Union Army of the Tennessee. Married Annie
1912
Married Mary C.
The American Battlefield Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. There were falling timbers, crashing arms, the whirring of missiles of every description, the bursting of the dreadful shell, the groans of the wounded, the shouts of the officers, mingled in one horrid din that beggars description.[12]. Lieutenant, 15 December 1861.
Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! Was deputy
Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. Every purchase supports the mission. His widow married William A. Smith. [1] The term was not in widespread use during the war, but it became popular afterwards among the veterans. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Those fearless blows were not enough to break the Union lines. Named to
Born 4 September 1834, from Green Co. (1860 census -
Deserted 10
MARSHALL, Richard B. 7 (January 1996), pp. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga,
Hall
Fought
Killed in action at Jonesboro,
Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. Fought at
SMITH, William Lloyd. By 1882, they began holding annual reunions, the first being held at the Blue Lick Springs Hotel in Robertson County that year. January 1863, and died in a U.S. hospital, 28 January 1863. Exposed to enfilading fire, Helms attack finally faltered. Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. Enlisted
to LaRue Co., KY. Was shot to death in an altercation on Upper Brush Creek,
Charge bayonets. They ended the war fighting in South Carolina. 1865
Notice: Function is_feed was called incorrectly.Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. hereditary predisposition to disease of his lungs." Recollections of a Newsboy in the Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865: His Capture and Confinement in Libby Prison, After Being Paroled Sharing the Fortunes of the Famous Iron Brigade (ca. (His father was an Irish soldier and his mother, we learn, a white camp follower.) In the end, the Orphans left behind a magnificent legacy, one never to be repeated in Kentucky. In the end, they were defeated in war, but not in heart. DURHAM, William F. From Taylor Co. For
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. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp
1861-1865, Vol. Moreover, as it turned out, they were forced to fight the entire war far from the borders of their beloved Commonwealth. Was detailed on detached service
Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. May 1865; described as 6 feet tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue eyes. business with Richard Cowherd, 1860 census. 28. Died of disease in Nashville, 20 December 1861. 14, No. - the Pine Mt. This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. Was
Filed under: united states -- history -- civil war, 1861-1865 -- regimental histories -- iron brigade. Army. son of John and Mary Elizabeth Sharp Kelly. BOSTON, George. JOHNSON, Jesse. The Orphans represent the conquest of courage over timidity and sacrifice for the sake of a principle. 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.