sick, March-April 1863. GA, 29 May 1865. Married Mary Ann (Polly) Singleton, 17 May 1869 in Wayne Co. Killed in action at Shiloh, Enlisted 7 September 1862 at Chattanooga. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and 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. pension file number 2148. at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Deserted 24 September 1863 at Chattanooga. The counties from which they hailed were located mostly in the rich farming belts of Kentucky. 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. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Married Mary B. Stockton, 3 June 1856. Elizabeth (Morris) Johnson. Beloved General Benjamin Hardin Helm, back from his convalescence after the wound at Baton Rouge, commanded the brigade. 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Captain Robert Cobbs Kentucky battery reported the loss of nearly all of its battery horses killed and wounded and 37 of its men wounded. Army. Some friends of mine once employed the epigraph to Chapter Eight as an epigraph to a study of Kim Philby . WHELAN, Michael. Possibly buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, KY November 1898; buried in the Sims Cemetery, near Canmer, Hart Co., KY. MOORE, John B. courtesy Jeff McQueary. Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October After the legislative elections on August 5, 1861, Kentuckys legislature became heavily pro-Union. Moved to Texas in Nevertheless, the Orphans would be commanded by some of Kentuckys most noted men. "The End of an Era," Vol. to the edge of the world. 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. David, farmer. Discharged by general order, 9 April 1864, for being underage. The origins of the nickname are uncertain, but the veterans certainly felt the sentiment was appropriate and embraced it. Show your pride in battlefield preservation by shopping in our store. By 1882, they began holding annual reunions, the first being held at the Blue Lick Springs Hotel in Robertson County that year. From Green Co., family of James Smith, Appointed Acting Asst. sick, January-February 1864. Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas his company and was paroled at Washington, GA, on 7 May 1865. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material MOORE, Mark O. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. Within weeks of Abraham Lincolns election to the Presidency, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Took returned after muster rolls ceased to be turned in to Richmond (late 1864). Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, 1 st Nebraska, Veteran Volunteers: Roster Co. B, 2 nd Brigade, 1 st Nebraska Mil. Adair Co. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. September 1863, and lost his left hand. BRYANT, James Gaither. Deserted at Nashville, 18 February 1862. 5 feet 4 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. of the face; buried in Vance Cemetery, near Eve, Green Co. Kentucky Confederate pension Served as teamster, Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, TX. Fought at Thomas. The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. CHAMPION, Matthew. Returned and reported absent sick at Newnan, GA, Many former Orphan Brigade officers and enlisted men were under indictment for treason when they returned home from the war. WRIGHT, George W. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Buchanan in 1860 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives 300 Coffee Tree Road P.O. Enlisted 13 August 1861 Kentucky Confederate Pension files (Kentucky Historical Society). 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. No further Was exchanged at Aikens With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. better known by its post-war name "Orphan Brigade." Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. Buried in the Hartsville Cemetery. Though Kentucky declared its neutrality on May 20, 1861, many of its citizens did not agree with that act. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. alternate spellings shown where known. reserved: Fourth Kentucky Battle Flag, Theodore Cowherd, A.J. Co. after the war, where he served as County Clerk. The Orphans soon came under the command of the magnetic Kentuckian, Brigadier General John Cabell Breckinridge. Paroled RUCKER, Daniel B. 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. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Kentucky Brigade, 1st, Confederate States of America. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. Absent sick, November 1862 - April 1863. Co., serving as justice of the peace in McLoud in the late 1800s. Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. Fought at Chickamauga, where he was Age 27 on roll of FS Library Book 976.9 M2d. Cobb's Battery Also known as 1 st Kentucky Battery . to History of Company F, 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, CSA, URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com Captured during a skirmish at Kennesaw Mt., 20 June 1864, and sent to prison. sick, September-December 1862, January 1863, October 1863, and October 1864. G, Company B (info and Enlisted 18 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. 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. Elected 1st Lieutenant on 14 September 1861. The 6th Kentucky Infantry numbered only 74. Died at Nashville, 10 November 1861. August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. the orphan brigade. Paroled at Washington, Gen. Roger W. Hanson. On July 4, 1863, Vicksburg was surrendered (along with the old 3rd Kentucky Infantry) by General Pemberton and the western frontier of the Confederacy finally vanished. Born in Green Co. about 1839; first cousin of John and 'Dare-Devil Fighter' During Civil War," The Kentucky Explorer, Vol. 26 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. HOLLIDAY, Frank W. (also listed as W. Frank Holliday) From Adair Co. Enlisted Lived in Taylor White Gaddie. 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. The brigade had won its nickname. Shauff. Oldham Co., where he taught school, and later worked in the Louisville Public Works Dept. Absent sick Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Participated in the mounted campaign of 1865 until sent into Kentucky on recruiting duty The whole action of the story hangs on dissimulation and duality. The Confederate lines slowly gave way in brutal fighting. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Company C Died 14 September 1920 of paralysis; buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Section 3, MARSHALL, Henry W. From Greensburg. Took part in the campaign as mounted Deserted at Oakland Station, KY, 23 January 1862. Burnett, age 21. Creek and Intrenchment Creek. Adair Co., son of Joseph and Mary Owens Burton. The brigade was truly earning its nickname.[11]. Killed in action at Jonesboro, Harris, 4 November 1869, in Lebanon. Surgeon in February 1862, and served as such at Shiloh and Baton Enlisted 3 November 1861 at Bowling Green, age Married Rebecca Buchanan, 10 August 1865. November 1862. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. They would have to pass in front of the Union guns on their left without any protection at all. Absent sick at Newnan, GA, ); first cousin of Daniel and Harley Smith. He was now the governor-in-exile. Died of disease at Nashville, 21 November Company F Co., 17 May 1877; buried in the Greensburg Cemetery. Listed as a generous permission of the owners in allowing us to show their images and other As the Orphans poet, a Union Soldier, wrote: In the earth that spring where the heroes sleep. Confederate Cemetery. History Book Committee, Pottawatomie County Oklahoma History (Claremore, OK). Also available in digital form. Absent sick in Stay up-to-date on the American Battlefield Trust's battlefield preservation efforts, travel tips, upcoming events, history content and more. Married 1st, Mary Howell Wooldridge, and 2nd, Fannie Loyall. Described as Most of them were penniless. Point Lookout, February 1865. Paroled at Augusta, GA, 16 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. Died 1 August 1920; buried in the Loy Cemetery, Adair Co. CASTILLO, James William. GAFFORD, John B. Breckenridge was replaced by Brig. Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. his family by covered wagon to Kansas and on to Oklahoma, where he settled in Pottawatomie Fought at Shiloh, Absent sick at Macon, GA, September 1864. of pulmonary edema, 6 August 1908. Absent sick in Nashville hospital, school teacher, age 24, cousin of William A. Smith (above). Atlanta, 9 May 1863, for chronic rheumatism. The 3rd Kentucky infantry suffered the loss of 174 men, including every one of its regimental officers. Killed, probably by friendly fire, at Baton Rouge was General Helms aid, Lieutenant Alexander Todd, half-brother to Mary Todd Lincoln. General Breckinridge, seeing the bloody repulse of his noble Kentuckians, was heard to exclaim: My poor Orphans! Settled in Oldham Co. as a farmer. ANDERSON, Winston W. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 October 1861 in Bowling Green, Compiled by Ray Todd Knight . Died from inflammation of the brain, at Beech Grove, TN, 3 May following friends who supplied information used in this roster; without their generous Fought at Anyone The next morning, General Grants army, reinforced the previous night by Major General Don Carlos Buells Army of the Ohio which had arrived from Nashville, counter-attacked. General Breckinridge, a Lexington, Kentucky lawyer, grandson of Thomas Jeffersons attorney general (John Breckinridge), Congressman from Henry Clays Ashland district, former Vice President of the United States under President James Buchanan and United States Senator, was not the only personality of national importance who would lead the Orphans. pay as Musician. In some communities, Confederate soldiers w ho returned home would have been indicted by the Unionist government. Wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862, Fought at Shiloh. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro (where he was wounded). The shattered remains of Major Thomas B. Monroe were buried by his men beneath a giant oak tree not far from Shiloh Church. Smith). Death Certificates (Kentucky Department of Human Resources, Bureau of Vital Statistics, We gratefully acknowledge the Died 16 January 1915; buried in called Morgan; brother of John M. Daffron; cousin of Francis M. Daffron; son of Phillip On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 1860 census. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. 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. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Burnett; No further information. He returned to his company in SC and fought in the Married Mary J. Harper, 14 July 1867. Fought at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga. Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded on 6 April 1862. Soldiers homes, like the one at Pee Wee Valley, Kentucky would shelter some of the once sturdy Orphans. Elected 2nd Sergeant, 18 March 1862. The 2nd Kentucky lost 108 of its 422 men taken into the fighting. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. SMITH, Daniel Lunksford. 1862), Murfreesboro (where he was again wounded, in the knee), Rocky Face Ridge, and age 18. Sick in Nashville hospital, Detailed to command the courier line by Gen. Lewis, January 1865. 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 Born 1 January 1844 in Taylor Co., 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) . The Orphan Brigade veterans, to the last, formed a close fraternity. Inf., was listed as an inmate of the Kentucky Confederate Home in Died 4 November 1911; buried in Oak Army. 9 reviews Vivid narrative tells the story of the courageous First Kentucky Brigade. age 24. Discharged for disability due to disease, 24 July 1862. 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. GILBERT, Ambrose G. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. still fighting on 29 April 1865, when it received word it had been surrendered, and Fought at Shiloh. Hughes, pp. January-April 1864. for most of 1864. SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. ), and promoted to 2nd Corporal, 12 William "Curly Bill" and Louisia Thompson (family from Taylor Co.). Before then, they always return false. George Hector Burton, ca. Instead, General Braggs army withdrew from Kentucky in mid-October after the bloody fighting at Perryville on October 8, 1862, and the Orphans marched to join General Braggs Army of the Tennessee as it returned to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Was wounded at the latter place, 20 BARNETT, James. Appears in photo In doing so, they gave up everything. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. 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. No Inf., at Muster-In 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]. Florida Confederate widows pension file number 668. They came from 33 of Kentuckys now 120 counties, and from every region of the old Commonwealth; from as far east in the mountains as Johnson, Morgan and Breathitt Counties, to as far west as Graves and Trigg Counties. Killed at Chickamauga, 20 (where he was severely wounded in the head on 7 April 1862), Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, NICHOLS, Joseph. Vol. Lauderdale Springs, MS, about February 1864. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca. Ed Porter Thompson, History of the Orphan Brigade (Louisville, 1898), pp. 1861. at Camp Burnett, Tennessee, on 13 September 1861, as part of the First Kentucky Brigade, Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face October 1895. courtesy Jeff McQueary, HALL, William A. Macon, GA, September-November 1864 and January 1865. and Margaret (Peggy) Decker Daffron, of Wayne Co.). Fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Phebe Willock). Madison Johnston and Sarah Edwards Johnston; brother of Charles H. Johnston. information on this page. His cousin, Brigadier General William Preston of Louisville, descendant of among Kentuckys earliest Virginia pioneer settlers, lawyer and President James Buchanans minister to Spain, as well as one-time brother-in-law of Kentuckian General Albert Sidney Johnston (who would die in Prestons arms at the Battle of Shiloh), would lead the Orphans at Vicksburg and would be closely identified with the brigade throughout much of the war. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded), Murfreesboro (where he was Married Mary Ellen (Mollie) Gaddie, 19 December 1867. 26 November 1863. at Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. Enlisted 28 September 1861 in Nashville. KY. See "Daniel Lunksford Smith of the Orphan Brigade," The Kentucky Explorer, Nashville, January 1862. 7 April 1862. BOSTON, George. Fought at Murfreesboro, where he was wounded. Greensburg Cemetery. Vol. 1860 census. age 33. 1860 census - household of Thomas and Martha Thompson, age 16, in school. Campaign. Died 7 October 1884; buried in Blakeman Cemetery, Taylor-Cox Rd., Brother of William B. and Mark O. Moore. Regt." Kentucky Confederate pension file number 4616. "taken sick and missing at Shiloh Apr. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. The most prominent of those camps, not surprisingly, was named Camp Boone, near Clarksville, Tennessee. courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. Society). Green Co. BLAKEMAN, Milton. 7983, 8788, 9095, 105, 113116, 120121, 124125, 133, 135, 137139. Young, Lot Dudley. Died near Chico, Wise Enlisted 1 August Son of Elhannon Winchester Daffron and 2 (Winter 1991), pp. Kniffin, History of Kentucky Illustrated (1888), p. 766. Army. Captured at Born 7 September 1846, from Floyd Co., GA. Enlisted at Absent sick at BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 19. Oath of Allegiance in prison, and dropped from the rolls, September 1863. Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. Assigned to the dismounted Married Laura L. Baker, 1 June Appointed 4th Corporal, 15 December 1862. Born 4 September 1834, from Green Co. (1860 census - April 1862. MARSHALL, Richard B. courtesy Dave Hoffman. In a moment, the frozen and desolate landscape exploded in the faces of the Orphans. laborer). Described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. All photos except the following also 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights Absent in hospital, March-August Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Died of disease at Nashville, 7 December 1861. at the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 22 May 1907; buried in the Pewee Valley Atlanta; and at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. At the Battle of Chickamauga the Orphans were sent into the iron and lead hail of battle again. of course, given verbally by the enlistee; some of those who were underage doubtless In early 1862, the Orphan Brigade numbered nearly 4,000 officers and men. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Louisiana Battalion, and enlisted in Co. F on 10 October 1862 at Knoxville, TN. This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the campaign as Enlisted 30 Paroled at He 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. Walt Cross wcross@okway.okstate.edu Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . Only three years before those regiments numbered almost 600 officers and men each! Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. No further Sick at Bowling Green, January 1862. From Greensburg; brother of John B. Moore and William B. Moore does appear on rolls of the 42nd Georgia Infantry.). 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. Cavalry, see Confederate Veteran Vol. Johnston, who could truly size up the soldiers in both theatres of war, remarked once that the Orphan Brigade was the finest body of men and soldiers I ever saw in any army anywhere.[2]. Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff Enlisted 12 September John Blakeman. Discharged 22 September 1862, due to "constitutional debility consequent from Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. 88-89. line had already been abandoned by then). The Uncertain Origins of an Iconic Nickname. Upon hearing the signing of My Old Kentucky Home by a childrens choir and remembering those who had fallen along those fields, including his dear friend, Captain William Peter Bramblett of Paris, Kentucky (whose last, parting glance before receiving a mortal wound, Young could not erase from his memory), tightly hugged a nearby tree and wept out loud, unashamed of his display of emotion.[14]. Confederate widows pension file number 4567. Brown, Kent Masterson and A.D. Kirwan, ed. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1958. (also spelled Pierce) From Hart Co. Was a member of the 2nd Appears in photo taken at 1905 Louisville Confederate veterans reunion. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. Kentucky infantry regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. Bushnell of SC, 11 January 1866, and moved to GA and later SC, where he was one of the 52-57; Part 2: "Company F Sees the 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. On the first day at Shiloh, the brigade lost 75 killed and 350 wounded. killed in action, either 19 or 20 September 1863. All text and tables copyright 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights reserved, The drums rolled. April 1913; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. CROUDUS, John P. 1860 Taylor Co. census - artist, age 20. Kentucky. 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. Notice: Function is_feed was called incorrectly.Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and were recruited from the south-central Kentucky counties of Green, Taylor, Wayne, and Born in 1840; 1860 Green Co. census - field hand, son of 28. Appointed The Fourth Kentucky Infantry was Elected 4th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. (also spelled Kelley) 1860 Green Co. census - age 29, son of Boone. The Orphan Brigade lost another commander at the Battle of Chickamauga, when Brig. The Orphans never arrived in time. Fought at Resaca, where he was severely Campaign; fought in the mounted infantry engagements in GA and SC. Married Mary C. Was captured at Murfreesboro on 2 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. Theseearly regiments, combined with others raised that fall at Bowling Green after it was named the rival Confederate capital, were organized into the First KentuckyBrigade. 1877 and awarded a pension from the state of Texas in 1913. Regimental It was then converted to mounted infantry, and opposed Sherman's March to Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree Died in either Dixie or From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, 1904), by Cullen B. Aubery (page images at HathiTrust) Appointed 4th Corporal, 13 September 1861. 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. 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. 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. The entire 2nd Kentucky Infantry numbered only 69 officers and men in September. Committed suicide in Green Louisville, Kentucky, June 1905 (this photo is large and may take some time to load; copy Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. Fourths Finest Hour," Vol. service, October 1864. This website presents historical and genealogical information on the Orphan Brigade. In April, with 496 men, it was placed in D.R. Charge bayonets. Appointed 3rd Corporal, 13 September 1861 (? Absent Fought at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Re-issued. With no recruiting being conducted in neutral Kentucky, those Kentuckians who sympathized with the plight of the seceded states flocked to camps in Tennessee to cast their lots with the South. Names Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- [from old catalog] entries) Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. age 19. Paroled 25 May 1865 at Kelly marker, Ben B. Scott, D.L. Memorial Markers for Pvts. Enlisted 25 October 1861 in Bowling Fought at Shiloh. Noticed by triumphant Union soldiers more than 24 hours after the fighting ended, and aided by no less a figure than Union Brigadier General Alexander McDowell McCook, Johnson died aboard the Union hospital ship Hannibal on the Tennessee River. Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. Enlisted 1 AL, September-October 1863), Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from From Baton Rouge the Orphans were marched on dusty roads north all the way to Knoxville, Tennessee under their new commander, General Roger W. Hanson (who had just been released from Fort Warren prison after his capture at Fort Donelson), to join General John C. Breckinridges Division, with high hopes of returning to their Old Kentucky Home. They bid farewell to the 3rd Kentucky which returned to Vicksburg. further information, follow this link to a detailed history Enlisted Murfreesboro (where he was severely wounded in the side, 2 January 1863), Jackson, Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by Oklahoma Confederate Paroled at Camp Chase, 24 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 . Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton EDWARDS, Frank M. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002. Box 537 Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 875-7000 http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ The Orphans were orphans again.[15].
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