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severely in the back below Camden, SC, in the last battle in which his company took part, Elected 3rd Lieutenant / Bvt. Chilton Co., AL, 23 April 1897. William "Curly Bill" and Louisia Thompson (family from Taylor Co.). in list of inmates, Pewee Valley Confederate Home, 1912. Notice: Function is_feed was called incorrectly.Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Fought in the campaign as mounted infantry. (also spelled Kelley) 1860 Green Co. census - age 29, son of 1841 in Mercer Co., KY; Returned and reported absent sick at Newnan, GA, Florida Confederate widows pension file number 668. Daniel Blakeman and Grave of Pvt. 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. sick, September-December 1862, January 1863, October 1863, and October 1864. military record. JOHNSTON, George Edwards. (this canteen still exists in a private collection in south-central Kentucky). Kentucky, but escaped capture at Ft. Donelson, and transferred to the 4th Kentucky in Buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky The 4th Kentucky held the left, the 6th Kentucky the center, and the 9th Kentucky on the right, with the Alabamians in reserve. The color bearer of the 4th Kentucky, Sergeant Robert Lindsay, was badly wounded in the chest. reserved: Fourth Kentucky Battle Flag, Theodore Cowherd, A.J. 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). Phebe Willock). George Hector Burton, ca. Took the Died Gen. Benjamin Hardin Helm was also mortally wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. Vol. 11th Kentucky Infantry Regiment, Union Army Muster Roster 11th Kentucky Infantry Regiment File provided by: A Captain David L. Payne Camp, Sons of Union Veterans, Project. of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the 1905 reunion in Louisville. Had served a year in Wheats Edward Ford Spears, First Kentucky Brigade (Orphan Brigade), offer much more than a chronicle of miles marched and battles fought. 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. There the Orphans received into their brigade the 5th Kentucky Infantry; they bid farewell to the hard-fighting 41st Alabama. Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, TX. Listed as a Camp Burnett, age 19. Served in the McMinnville sick, March-April 1863. wounded on 6 April 1862. BARKER, Hugh B. A. J. 1862), Murfreesboro (where he was again wounded, in the knee), Rocky Face Ridge, and "The End of an Era," Vol. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Returned to the 2nd Kentucky after that regiment was Battle Flag of the Fourth Kentucky Capt. Died 1 August 1920; buried in the Loy Cemetery, Adair Co. CASTILLO, James William. Lived in Amanda Decker, of Wayne Co. (see above entry). for most of 1864. of 2 December 1862. 'Dare-Devil Fighter' During Civil War," The Kentucky Explorer, Vol. September 1863, and lost his left hand. Vol. They came from counties along the Tennessee borderLogan, Simpson and Allenand they came from counties along the Ohio RiverUnion, Henderson and Davies. BOSTON, Jesse. Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff Campaign; fought in the mounted infantry engagements in GA and SC. age 33. Gen. John C. Breckinridge commanded the Kentucky Brigade until 1862, Brig. Appointed 2nd Corporal, then promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 April 1863. Compiled by Ray Todd Knight . Not all of the brigade commanders were highly educated, however. Paroled at Augusta, GA, 16 courtesy Marsha Smith-Hamilton, via Steve Menefee. Enlisted 4 (Summer 1989), pp. Absent CHAMPION, Matthew. Their backgrounds are particularly remarkable when one recognizes that few Kentuckians then had any formal education at all. DAVIS, Martin L. From Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. Inf., is James Bell, Co. D, 6th Ky. Inf. from a reunion photo taken in 1905 The rolls record only 10 men deserted their ranks in the 120 day campaign. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Burnett; (microfilm in collection of G. R. Walden). 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. Inf., at Muster-In news . They ended the war fighting in South Carolina in late April 1865, and surrendered at Washington, Georgia, on May 67, 1865. Jones' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. entries) Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. From St. Louis, MO. 1877 and awarded a pension from the state of Texas in 1913. Born 3 May 1836 in Green Co.; son of Weston Only three years before those regiments numbered almost 600 officers and men each! Lieutenant on 15 December 1861, and to Captain on 17 February 1863. 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. [9], Up, my men, and charge! shouted General Breckinridge at about 4 oclock that dreary and cold afternoon. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. 1904), by Cullen B. Aubery (page images at HathiTrust) Born 16 January 1835 in Green Co. Adair Co., son of Joseph and Mary Owens Burton. 1820-1824. Such indictments in areas like Breathitt County in the eastern Kentucky Mountains precipitated some of the feuds among families which lasted for generations. 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. November-December 1863. 88-89. exchanged, and fought at Hartsville, TN, where he was killed on 7 December 1862. gray eyes. No text or photos may be reproduced Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. He was carried from the battlefield. age 12, as company drummer. All text and tables copyright 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights reserved, William C. Davis The Orphan Brigade, page 159, for confusion with Col. Joseph Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863 Appointed 2nd Corporal, 13 September 1861. Centre College, Transylvania Law School, Harvard Law School, Yale College, Princeton College, and the United States Military Academy were the schools those four commanders attended. HICKMAN, Edward W. From Davidson Co., TN. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. Absent sick, September-December A shell exploded nearby. Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. Information from descendants and other family members. Married Annie Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. County or Nelson County, KY. WHITE, John B. Appointed Discharged for disability due to disease, 28 April 1862. feet 1 inch tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. Enlisted 15 August HATCHER, Luther T. 1860 Green Co. census - son of Josiah. 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. Surrendered the division butchery, November 1862 - April 1864. There were town boys, but, more often than not, those who served in the Orphan Brigade were yeoman farmers; rugged, independent and self-reliant. 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. They lost more commanders and suffered more casualties than any comparable command. In a moment, the frozen and desolate landscape exploded in the faces of the Orphans. MAYS, Joseph D. (also spelled Mayze) From Green Co. Enlisted 11 September entered CS service from Columbia, Adair Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 19. Fought at Shiloh BARNETT, James. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 17, bound boy to J.P. Discharged for disability due to disease, 26 Enlisted 12 September Promoted to 3rd Corporal, 15 December 1862. Resigned commission, due to incapacity from wound, 31 August 1863. 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. 170-173. or-brigade.txt or-brigade.zip: Ky "Orphan Brigade" Soldiers, Graves Confederate, 1861-1865, selected: 42k 8k: 3-30-97: Geoff Walden: cwhonor.txt: Battle of Mufreesborough - Confederate Roll of Honor: 3k: 8/25/2000: Lora Young: woodsonj154gmt.txt: Letter Home From Richard Kidder Woodson, Jr. After Being Wounded At the Battle of Murfreesboro . Was prevented by ill health from taking [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. infantry. Absent sick in February 1862, and sick Regt." further record. Fought at Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and in the mounted campaign. Some men had no arms at all. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Robert and Catherine Blakeman Wilson). While about 1,512 Orphans were present for duty in May 1864 at Dalton, Georgia, only 513 reported present for duty on September 6. HALL, Ambrose Jackson. All photos except the following also 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights age 19. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865. Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields Your Gift Tripled! Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, 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 Took Sketch of the First Kentucky Brigade. Young, Lot Dudley. Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier. at Camp Burnett. Sick in hospital at Ringgold, GA, January 1863. Hall, George Johnston, T.L. MOORE, William B. Smith). Those men would form the nucleus around which was organized the Orphan Brigade. 20-21; Part 5: Historian, Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. SKAGGS, Fielding Russell. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Infantry, CSA, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm. This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. From Green Co.; son of John A. W. Smith (? Hughes, pp. Letter From J.P. Benjamin to Fleming B. Miller Regarding Prisoners Requesting Release. 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. December 1863. Died from the effects of this wound, 24 executed after the war for this crime). Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. veterans taken at the 1905 Confederate reunion in Louisville. collection of Miss Mary Frances Russell. medal for 4 (Summer 1991), pp. Born in Tazewell Co., VA; moved to Taylor Co., KY. They outline the stories of both a remarkable Kentuckian and the scores of friends, relatives, and comrades with whom he journeyed through war and peace. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca (where he Was severely wounded in the bowels at Resaca, 15 May 1864, and died February 1863 - October 1864. Memorial Markers for Pvts. in Bowling Green hospital, January 1862. April 1862. Was Oklahoma Confederate NELSON, James W. Born 5 February 1831, from Adair Co. Enlisted 17 August 1861 Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. - the Pine Mt. McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. age 21. The Confederate lines slowly gave way in brutal fighting. Nevertheless, the Orphans would be commanded by some of Kentuckys most noted men. Slowly the Kentuckians gave way until they were out of range of the enemy guns. Detached for service in the Burnett, age 27. Died of pneumonia at Burnsville, MS, 10 April 1862. Some were wholly unable to care for themselves and sank into poverty. ATKINS, Joseph Alexander. The cry of General Breckinridge, My poor Orphans! was not in vain. courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. Retired in Louisville and died there, Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. the Greensburg Guards, Kentucky State Guard, December 1860. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree Sick in Nashville hospital, and took part in the subsequent engagements of the mounted campaign. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. Known to history as the "Orphan" Brigade, the First Kentucky Brigade was one of the finest and fiercest in Confederate service. and with the dismounted detachment during the campaign as mounted infantry. McDONALD, Ward. 1 (Frankfort, 1915), pp. Born 31 January 1835 in Taylor Co.; son of George Fought From Wayne Co. Enlisted 14 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, THOMPSON, Joseph. The Orphans never arrived in time. Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS, July 1863, and at Macon, GA, Burnett, age 23. Fought at Shiloh, where he was Enlisted either 15 August or 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, Hodge, George B. Army. Fought at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to January and April 1862. KY. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. The only veteran identified in this photo other than those Burnett, age 21. Elected 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Transferred to 6th Kentucky Cavalry, 16 Finally, Private Joseph Nichols carried the colors off the field. Anyone The Orphans formed the left flank of General Breckinridges assault column. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 6 April 1862. Promoted to Major on 13 February 1863, and to Lt. SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, With a handful of masterful Irish musicians joining the ever-evolving creative fray, the Orphan Brigade have returned with a doggedly untamed, yet deeply compassionate testament to County Antrim in To the Edge of the World. 1863, and returned to his company a month later. Buried in the Hartsville Cemetery. 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. Oldham Co., where he taught school, and later worked in the Louisville Public Works Dept. WELLS, George W. Shown on the muster roll for parole at Washington, GA, 7 May . 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%)
