Died of disease at Nashville, 21 November The Orphans soon came under the command of the magnetic Kentuckian, Brigadier General John Cabell Breckinridge. Married (1st wife) Nancy Jane Pace, 16 September 1856; (2d wife) Mary Born 8 February 1835 in Green Co. Fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, 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. Burnett, age 21. [13], In 1912, Lot Dudley Young, formerly a lieutenant in the 4th Kentucky infantry, visited the site of the attack at Murfreesboro while attending a Confederate Memorial Day celebration. Fire & Water Damage Restoration - Ally1 Disaster Solutions Rosters of the Orphan Brigade - RootsWeb Lot 24. 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. Atlanta, 9 May 1863, for chronic rheumatism. Discharged for disability due to disease, 24 July 1862. son of John and Mary Elizabeth Sharp Kelly. age 35. PEARCE, James A. Ultimately, Kentucky provided nearly 80,000 of its sons to the Union war effort, three times the number who served in the Confederate armies. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett. gallant and meritorious conduct, Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer courtesy Johnny Dodd, their gt-gt grandson, Harley Smith's grave 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. The 2nd Kentucky lost 108 of its 422 men taken into the fighting. and Margaret (Peggy) Decker Daffron, of Wayne Co.). enaemia; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, IL. Enlisted 15 Died 2 December 1893; buried in Troy, SC. Married Francis "Fanny" Adams in 1878, and moved Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree and Intenchment Creeks. Bushnell of SC, 11 January 1866, and moved to GA and later SC, where he was one of the Appointed 3rd Corporal, 13 September 1861 (? TURK, Samuel B. Cemetery. General Breckinridge, seeing the bloody repulse of his noble Kentuckians, was heard to exclaim: My poor Orphans! 1st New Hampshire . letter in the Barren County "Progress," June 1984. Surgeon in February 1862, and served as such at Shiloh and Baton Died of disease at Murfreesboro, TN, 15 March 1862. Gen. Benjamin Hardin Helm was also mortally wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. Sick in hospital in Bowling Green, January 1862. age 21. HAM, Ezekiel. Native of Ireland. 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]. Fought at Murfreesboro, where he was wounded. Colonel on 28 February 1863. In a moment, the frozen and desolate landscape exploded in the faces of the Orphans. A search into the history of warlike exploits has failed to show me any endurance to the worst trials of war surpassing this. 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. 13, No. 1845; family of to Clinton, IL, where he worked in the grocery and restaurant businesses, and finally in From Wayne Co., KY. Enlisted 1 November 1862 at Chickamauga. Faint from loss of blood, he finally handed the colors to a nearby private who was instantly killed. 1820-1824. [9], Up, my men, and charge! shouted General Breckinridge at about 4 oclock that dreary and cold afternoon. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro (where he was wounded). Died 16 January 1915; buried in Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. February 1862. Absent sick at Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. (April 1991), pp. Married Laura D (info and rosters from Stephen Bowling's Homepage) from a reunion photo taken in 1905 Sick at Bowling Green, January 1862. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp The regiments that were part of the Orphan Brigade were the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiments. BARNETT, John. October 1861 at Nashville. Rejoined THE ORPHAN BRIGADE - CAPTAIN'S SONG (SORLEY BOY) *FEATURING - YouTube May 1862. Riding among the brigade's survivors at Stone's River, Breckenridge, now the division commander, lamented the bloody results of a charge he had vehemently opposed ordering. Augustine and Elizabeth Marshall Smith (first cousin of Daniel L., Samuel W., and William From Wayne Co. Enlisted 14 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Initially buried in Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Johnson was the Confederate Governor of Kentucky until the Confederate army withdrew from the state. to LaRue Co., KY. Was shot to death in an altercation on Upper Brush Creek, The war had moved into Kentucky with Generals Braxton Braggs and Edmund Kirby Smiths invasion of the Orphans native state in the summer and fall of 1862. Not all of the brigade commanders were highly educated, however. Died in Federal captivity. census. 5, No. The item History of the Orphan brigade, by Ed Porter Thompson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. HATCHER, Luther T. 1860 Green Co. census - son of Josiah. With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. in 1905. Green. Colonel Robert Paxton Trabue, a native of Columbia, Kentucky and the grandson of Daniel Trabue, one of the earliest Virginia pioneers to enter Kentucky, was also a largely self-educated lawyer. physician, son of John Scott). Enlisted 18 September 1861 at Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1498. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca (where he was wounded in the right cheek, Charged $55 on payroll of December 1863 for lost gun and bayonet. HOME The Orphan Brigade Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. Elected 3rd Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Married Mary Ella Gray, 2 April 1868. They poured into the ranks from the great belt of counties in central Kentuckyfrom Hardin, Nelson, Mercer, Boyle, Shelby, Anderson, Franklin, Fayette, Harrison, Scott, Woodford, Jessamine and Bourbon, and from a host of others. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Kentucky's declared neutrality prevented Confederate recruiting officers from mustering units within its borders. The Orphan Brigade by William C. Davis - goodreads.com Fought at Shiloh. In the end, the Orphans left behind a magnificent legacy, one never to be repeated in Kentucky. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. NOTE: This listing is arranged by rank for It was to no avail. July-August 1864. Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier. AL; entered CS service from Green Co., KY. Grandson of Gen. John Adair, Governor of KY, Brown, Kent Masterson and A.D. Kirwan, ed. After organization and muster, the regiment moved north into Kentucky and camped at Bowling Green, where it remained until early 1862. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Daniel L. Smith Kentucky Brigade, 1st, Confederate States of America. or 15 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. KY. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Married Mary B. Stockton, 3 June 1856. [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. census. 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. From Greensburg; brother of John B. Moore and William B. Moore DURHAM, William F. From Taylor Co. Died 18 October 1912; buried in the Settled in Green Co. Died 26 June 1916 of cancer NICHOLS, Joseph. Beloved General Benjamin Hardin Helm, back from his convalescence after the wound at Baton Rouge, commanded the brigade. 1861. Kentucky GA, 7 May 1865. 2 September 1862. information on this page. January-April 1864, and at Meridian, MS, May-October 1864. From Greensburg, brother of John B. Moore and Mark O. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. Died 20 July 1926 of Married Sally A popular, but potentially apocryphal, story credits Breckenridge with coining the name. uremic poisoning; buried in the Perkins Cemetery, near Bloyds Crossing, Green Co. ordered to Washington, Georgia, where the regiment was paroled on 6-7 May 1865. Was wounded at the latter place, 20 When the 2nd and 3rd Kentucky Infantry regiments and Cobbs and Gravess batteries moved north to Bowling Green, Kentucky with General Buckners command in September 1861, they were joined by Colonel. Enlisted 1 Settled in Oldham Co. as a farmer. Atlanta; and at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. Kentucky Confederate pension file numbers 3816 and 4507. January 1863 (had served as 2nd Corporal from September 1862). the mounted campaign, and was paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 15). Young, Lot Dudley. January 1863, and died in a U.S. hospital, 28 January 1863. courtesy Kentucky Historical Society / Military History Museum. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. No No Buried in the Hartsville Cemetery. Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, TX. were recruited from the south-central Kentucky counties of Green, Taylor, Wayne, and GAFFORD, John B. The 4th Kentucky held the left, the 6th Kentucky the center, and the 9th Kentucky on the right, with the Alabamians in reserve. All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura [1] The term was not in widespread use during the war, but it became popular afterwards among the veterans. Fought at Shiloh. Spellings are shown as they appear on period muster rolls and rosters, with The 4th Kentucky Infantry was organized on September 13, 1861, at Camp Burnett in Montgomery, Tennessee, under the command of Colonel Robert P. Trabue. Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff Absent sick at Dalton, GA, September-December 1862. Reminiscences of a Soldier of the Orphan Brigade. (where he was severely wounded in the head on 7 April 1862), Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Shauff. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. THOMPSON, Abram Hayter. Absent sick, February 1862. Married Mary C. Civil War Resources On The Web Born 1 January 1844 in Taylor Co., No Oldham Co., where he taught school, and later worked in the Louisville Public Works Dept. 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. 2nd Lieutenant, 1 April 1863. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. 20-21; Part 5: 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. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Co. F, 4th Ky. Inf. Roster - RootsWeb courtesy Jeff McQueary). in March 1865, and was thus engaged when the war ended. Discharged for disability due to disease, 28 April 1862. SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. Some were wholly unable to care for themselves and sank into poverty. and took part in the subsequent engagements of the mounted campaign. IL. Kentucky infantry regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. leading Baptist ministers in the area. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded, 6 April Born 2 September 1840 in Tazewell Co., VA; entered CS Glasgow, KY, cemetery. Fought at Shiloh. Group 109 (microfilm M319, Rolls 96-105). Surrendered Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, Notice: Function is_feed was called incorrectly.Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Has memorial grave marker in Confederate Cemetery, Beech Grove. We use specialized equipment unique to Southern Utah and our company. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 or 14 September 1861 at Colonel William Preston sent word to his cousin, Old Breck, of the fatal wounding of General Albert Sidney Johnston before mid-afternoon. After the legislative elections on August 5, 1861, Kentuckys legislature became heavily pro-Union. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. Among the first to fall was General Roger Weightman Hanson, Old Flintlock, who was struck below the left knee by the burning iron fuse from a spherical case shot that exploded nearby. The entire brigade5 Kentucky infantry regimentsnumbered only enough to form a small battalion on September 6, 1864. Promoted to 3rd Sergeant, 1 April 1863. Promoted to 1st Alex Thompson and his wife "The Atlanta Campaign of 1864," Vol. Took the Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October The last words from Helms lips at a field hospital were victory, victory. He was dead in a few hours. but did not fight in all of the engagements because he had never learned to ride (see THOMPSON, J. F. Enlisted 24 or 26 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. Took part in some of the mounted campaign, Killed in action at Chickamauga, 20 September 1863. Enlisted 1 August Fought at He returned to his company in SC and fought in the Hall Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Muster Roll for Parole, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Washington, GA, 7 May Died 16 January 1908; buried in the Greensburg Described as 5 feet Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Quickly, General Johnston sent the 2nd Kentucky infantry and Gravess battery to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River below the Kentucky border. BARLOW, Thomas B. the Sea and Federal operations in South Carolina. from the effects at a hospital in Atlanta, 17 May 1864. No further information. regiments colors from the field after two color-bearers had been shot. Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. 1863. Fought at Baton Rouge, Jackson, and Chickamauga. (435) 586-2200 Ally1 has been offering disaster cleanup and restoration services for 20 years. Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. grocer in the 1860 census. 2. Jane Johnson, 30 April 1859; (3d wife) Sarah (Sally) Elkins, 26 September 1868, and moved Co., 17 May 1877; buried in the Greensburg Cemetery. Reported as deserted during the battle of Murfreesboro, 2 January 1863. Neilson Hubbard got his start as a singer/songwriter in the mid-'90s, releasing six solo albums. Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643. L. Smith); 1860 census - age 23, overseer on farm of W. J. Smith. 1860 census. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, and From Shiloh back to Corinth and on to Vicksburg, briefly under the command of General William Preston, the Orphans marched. Fought at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, The 4th Kentucky not only lost heavily in officers and men, it suffered the final loss of its brave colonel, Joseph P. Nuckols, to a disabling wound. White, 6 December 1860. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1980. 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. to disablement from ill health. Civil War Ky Archives TOC further record. Consequently, those who joined the Orphan Brigade not only defended their cause against the national government, but wound up isolated from their own native stateexpatriated if you willduring four years of bloody and disheartening campaigns. Was prevented by ill health from taking Those men would form the nucleus around which was organized the Orphan Brigade. Trabue ordered the men to fix bayonets and then called for the brigade to advance. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 4616. Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. further information, follow this link to a detailed history 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. (also spelled Compton, Cumpton) 1860 Green Co. census - "Tobey" From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at 1922; buried in the Pool Cemetery, Princeton, KY. Kentucky Confederate pension file number Diary of a Confederate Soldier: John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade (American Military History Series) Dixie Rising: Don't Hurry Me Down to Hades: The Civil War in the Words of Those Who Lived It (General Military) . WAGGONER, Edward Arthur. to History of Company F, 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, CSA, URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com Fought in the mounted campaign. DURHAM, Robert P. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, CRUMPTON, William. 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. History of the Orphan brigade by Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- Publication date 1898 Topics Kentucky. (all used by permission). Cook. Appointed 4th Corporal, 13 September 1861. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October 1861 at Bowling January 1862. Camp Burnett, age shown as 29 (age shown as 21 on roll of September 1862). Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Burnett; Fought at Shiloh, where he was 1 (Frankfort, 1915), pp. Absent sick at Meridian, MS, July-December 1863. Born 27 March 1832; from Taylor Co.; son of George