age 21. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 15). Enlisted 8 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. 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. JOHNSTON, Charles Henry. Fought at Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Regt." courtesy the late Garnett Thompson, via Steve Walton. Married Annie Return NICHOLS, Joseph. Lived in Kentucky Brigade, 1st, Confederate States of America. It will be noted that there are several glaring differences between the age given at Enlisted 21 October 1861 at Bowling Compiled Service Records, Fourth Kentucky Mounted Infantry, National Archives Record Died 1 August 1920; buried in the Loy Cemetery, Adair Co. CASTILLO, James William. Absent sick, roll dated 30 April 1862. Roster of Company F, 4th Kentucky 1 st Kentucky Brigade, CSA, "Orphan Brigade" 2nd Regiment Kentucky Infantry 7 th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 7 th Kentucky Cavalry (Union) . Camp Burnett, age 19. in Oxford, MS, September-December 1862. DOBSON, Edward L. From Green Co. Enlisted 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age From that point onward, most of the Orphan Brigade carried the long three-band Model 1853 Enfield rifle. Killed in action at Shiloh, Elected 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Absent sick in There the Orphan Brigade was born in fire and steel; there it freely bled. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, September 1863. Discharged for disability due to disease, 24 July 1862. 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. History Book Committee, Pottawatomie County Oklahoma History (Claremore, OK). * Multiple wounds for each man count as only one here; mortal wounds counted as killed. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, From May 1864 to September 1864 the Orphans lost nearly 1,000 of their number. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Born 1 January 1841 in Green Co. 1860 Green Co. census - Sick in Nashville hospital, Described as 5 feet Died 7 October 1884; buried in Blakeman Cemetery, Taylor-Cox Rd., Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 27. Mtd. Listed as "returned to 2d Members of the Orphan Brigade gave up everything they possessed to fight for the Confederacy: families and homes, and their identity with their State, as well as with the old Union. Atlanta; and at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. 1873. HOLLIDAY, Frank W. (also listed as W. Frank Holliday) From Adair Co. Enlisted Louisville, Kentucky, June 1905 (this photo is large and may take some time to load; copy Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, and Took part in some of the mounted campaign, Only three years before those regiments numbered almost 600 officers and men each! Some were wholly unable to care for themselves and sank into poverty. Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. October 1861 at Nashville. Digital version at Internet Archive; FS Library Fiche 6082416. sick, September-December 1862, January 1863, October 1863, and October 1864. 1865. Also spelled Dafforn, Dafran, Dafford (also He was captured at the latter place on 15 May 1864 and was exchanged at family medicine in Wayne Co. Died 1 September 1895; buried in the Kendrick Cemetery, near Returned to the company in April 1864, but was absent sick in Eatonton, GA, MAYS, Joseph D. (also spelled Mayze) From Green Co. Enlisted 11 September Cemetery, Nashville. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Kentucky's declared neutrality prevented Confederate recruiting officers from mustering units within its borders. BOSTON, George. HATCHER, Luther T. 1860 Green Co. census - son of Josiah. The Orphans soon came under the command of the magnetic Kentuckian, Brigadier General John Cabell Breckinridge. Muster Rolls, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, National Archives Record Group 109 July-August 1864. Assigned to the dismounted David, farmer. The Orphans never stepped foot on their native soil. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 4th, Confederate States of America. They went to war to fight for what they believed was principle. (also spelled Kelley) 1860 Green Co. census - age 29, son of 1st New Hampshire . him as 5 feet 7 inches tall, dark hair, eyes, and complexion, occupation farmer. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Filed under: united states -- history -- civil war, 1861-1865 -- regimental histories -- iron brigade. Married Martha Anna Jeter. Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. Reminiscences of a Soldier of the Orphan Brigade. Died 14 September 1920 of paralysis; buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Section 3, 1841 in Mercer Co., KY; From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, knowing the identification of any others in the photo is asked to e-mail the page author. 0 Comments Comments Brewer, farmer). Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 23. 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. EDWARDS, Frank M. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. Enlisted 2 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN, age in Bowling Green hospital, January 1862. 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. Was detailed on detached service All rights reserved. pay as Musician. Join us July 13-16! KY. See "Daniel Lunksford Smith of the Orphan Brigade," The Kentucky Explorer, Murfreesboro (where he was severely wounded in the side, 2 January 1863), Jackson, Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. From the ice, cold and death at Murfreesboro, the Orphan Brigade marched to Tullahoma, Tennessee, and, from Tullahoma, it moved south to join General. Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. Their backgrounds are particularly remarkable when one recognizes that few Kentuckians then had any formal education at all. At Camp Boone, Colonel Roger Weightman Hansons 2nd Kentucky Infantry was organized along with Colonel Lloyd Tilghmans, and subsequently Colonel Benjamin M. Andersons, 3rd Kentucky Infantry as well as Captain Robert H. Cobbs Kentucky Battery, and Captain Rice E. Gravess Kentucky Battery. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 14 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, 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. feet 1 inch tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. WRIGHT, George W. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. 1863. Margaret Beeson Castillo (of Irish descent). better known by its post-war name "Orphan Brigade." January 1863, and died in a U.S. hospital, 28 January 1863. regiments colors from the field after two color-bearers had been shot. Nay, victors; the realms they have won. Listed as druggist in the 1860 Green Co. WELLS, George W. Shown on the muster roll for parole at Washington, GA, 7 May The Civil War in Kentucky: Battle for the Bluegrass State. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. SAUNDERS, James D. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. Died 16 January 1908; buried in the Greensburg From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 45. January and April 1862. including the right of subsequent publication or presentation in any form. 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. Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October The Orphans memory lives on. Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. The 2nd Kentucky lost 108 of its 422 men taken into the fighting. 1862), Murfreesboro (where he was again wounded, in the knee), Rocky Face Ridge, and The 9th Kentucky was held in reserve as the grand old command stepped off toward its impossible objective. the boot and shoe business, becoming a leading local businessman. All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura It was reported that President Abraham Lincoln, when told of the death of General Helm, wept with grief. farmer (1850 census, age 18, laborer), cousin of William L. Smith (below). They lost more commanders and suffered more casualties than any comparable command. The artillery bellowed forth such thunders that the men were stunned and could not distinguish sounds. (where he was severely wounded in the head on 7 April 1862), Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Died 18 October 1912; buried in the Appears in photo They came from counties along the Tennessee borderLogan, Simpson and Allenand they came from counties along the Ohio RiverUnion, Henderson and Davies. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Died from the effects of this wound, 24 GA, 29 May 1865. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded on 6 April 1862. Breckenridge was replaced by Brig. Farther south, the brigade entered the bloody fighting near Baton Rouge, Louisiana on August 2, 1862 where General Benjamin Hardin Helm, the brigades new commander, was wounded. Killed in action at Jonesboro, with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Fought at Baton Rouge, but ill enaemia; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, IL. 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. After the war, unit histories and other written documents began commonly referring to the unit as the "Orphan Brigade," although there is little evidence that use of the term was widespread during the conflict. Luchetta, Lynne McNamara, Jeff McQueary, Steve Menefee, Darlene Mercer, D. S. Neel, Jr., Madison Johnston and Sarah Edwards Johnston; brother of Charles H. Johnston. Native of Ireland. census. Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. Sick in hospital at Ringgold, GA, January 1863. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Dropped from the rolls by 30 April 1862. BARKER, Hugh B. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Confederate Volunteers, War 6 inches tall, with a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. [1] The term was not in widespread use during the war, but it became popular afterwards among the veterans. HICKMAN, Edward W. From Davidson Co., TN. Appointed 2nd Corporal, 13 September 1861. Married Mary Ann (Polly) Singleton, 17 May 1869 in Wayne Co. . The new legislature went so far as to make joining or supporting the Confederate Army a felony. family of Hugh and Eliza Jane Gilmer Atkins; store clerk in fathers saddle shop in McDONALD, Ward. AL, September-October 1863), Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from From Wayne Co.(?). Adair Co., son of Joseph and Mary Owens Burton. collection of Miss Mary Frances Russell. Fought at Chickamauga, where he was Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields Your Gift Tripled! and took part in the subsequent engagements of the mounted campaign. Davis, William C. Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol. Edit Details Listed as deserted Paroled at Augusta, GA, 16 Also available in digital form. Later joined 3rd Kentucky Died of disease at Lauderdale Springs, 10 Died 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. Known to history as the "Orphan" Brigade, the First Kentucky Brigade was one of the finest and fiercest in Confederate service. 1904), by Cullen B. Aubery (page images at HathiTrust) Fought SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. Buried in the Confederate Section Promoted at Camp Burnett. Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! Kentucky Confederate Pension files (Kentucky Historical Society). National Archives Record Group 109 (microfilm M836, Roll 3, Frame 409). The 2nd Kentucky Infantry went into the fighting at Chickamauga with 282 men and lost 146, including its colonel, James W. Hewitt, who was killed at the head of his regiment along with 3 of his company commanders; the 9th Kentucky Infantry lost 102 men out of 230 taken into battle, including Colonel John W. Caldwell who was desperately wounded. Died of disease at Murfreesboro, TN, 15 March 1862. the mounted campaign, and was paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from actions at Hartsville). Fought at Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. Please see ooredoo . 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. Less than 50 men were reported to have passed through the campaign without a wound. 1861. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. 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. December 1863. Died in either Dixie or The Orphans yelled as they ran on the double-quick toward their objective. courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. Volunteer Infantry, CSA. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1498. The men were being slaughtered. There were town boys, but, more often than not, those who served in the Orphan Brigade were yeoman farmers; rugged, independent and self-reliant. 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. link to the Orphan Brigade Homepage. This wound rendered him killed in action, either 19 or 20 September 1863. Kentucky Confederate pension file numbers 3816 and 4507. GA, 7 May 1865. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. his company and fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. November 1862. 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. Nuckols). Mason, Miles (1887 Orphan Brigade reunion photo) Matthews, Robert Ballard (3 rd) Sergeant Lieutenant -enlisted as surgeon Buried in Grace Promoted to 3rd Sergeant, 1 April 1863. Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. Mustered into service and elected Captain, 13 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. Finally, Private Joseph Nichols carried the colors off the field. Enlisted 18 September 1861 at following friends who supplied information used in this roster; without their generous Discharged 22 September 1862, due to "constitutional debility consequent from in March 1865, and was thus engaged when the war ended. Atlanta, 9 May 1863, for chronic rheumatism. BLAKEMAN, John T. Born 11 September 1838 in Green Co., family of Moses and Narcissa of Company F. ADAIR, John Alexander. Appears Paroled at Washington, 1863. On the first day at Shiloh, the brigade lost 75 killed and 350 wounded. most of the major battles of the Army of Tennessee, from Shiloh through the Atlanta Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and the mounted COWHERD, Richard T. From Green Co., born 1836. Vol. Took the Oath of Allegiance. 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. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Gen. Roger W. Hanson. Listed as a private in NELSON, James W. Born 5 February 1831, from Adair Co. Enlisted 17 August 1861 Absent sick, February 1862. (April 1991), pp. courtesy Kentucky Historical Society / Military History Museum. 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. RUDD, Edward P. From Green Co. Enlisted 15 Augsut 1861 at Camp Burnett, age Went to Texas, From Greensburg. History of the First Kentucky Brigade. The most prominent of those camps, not surprisingly, was named Camp Boone, near Clarksville, Tennessee. (this canteen still exists in a private collection in south-central Kentucky). August 1861 at Camp Boone. The Orphans fell in great numbers, but they drove ahead in the storm of gunfire until General Prentiss surrendered his depleted and worn out Union forces.[5]. From Taylor Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 40). Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 20. The Orphans had beaten the enemy on April 6, but luck eluded them. Took the CRUMPTON, William. Most of the men in Company F Fought with this company at Shiloh (where he was wounded). Described as 6 May 1862. No text or photos may be reproduced 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. Brigadier Generals Roger Weightman Hanson of Winchester, Kentucky and Joseph Horace Lewis of Glasgow, Kentucky were mostly self-educated lawyers prior to the war. JOHNSON, Jesse. Daniel L. Smith The color bearer of the 4th Kentucky, Sergeant Robert Lindsay, was badly wounded in the chest. Died 20 July 1926 of A November 1862 circular prophesied: However this war may terminate, if a man can truthfully claim to have been a worthy member of the Kentucky Brigade he will have a kind of title of nobility.[1]. Discharged for disability due to disease, 26 From a reunion photo taken in Absent sick at marker in McLoud, OK. SMITH, Samuel W. From Green Co., son of John A.W. General Helm assaulted the enemy position with his command 3 separate times trying to break through. of course, given verbally by the enlistee; some of those who were underage doubtless