of course, given verbally by the enlistee; some of those who were underage doubtless Inf., Camp Boykins Mills, SC, 28 April 1865, From Warren Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 No of Company F. ADAIR, John Alexander. Those men would form the nucleus around which was organized the Orphan Brigade. 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. By April 1, 1861, every state in the lower South, save Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee, had passed ordinances of secession. SKAGGS, Fielding Russell. Sketch of the First Kentucky Brigade. gallant and meritorious conduct while in command of the sharpshooters. age 19. family history says born in 1832). GA, 7 May 1865. Born 9 January 1841 in Green Co.; son of Perigoyne information on this page. DAFFRON, Francis (Frank) Marion. He returned to his company in SC and fought in the Within weeks of Abraham Lincolns election to the Presidency, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Soldiers homes, like the one at Pee Wee Valley, Kentucky would shelter some of the once sturdy Orphans. January 1862. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. Muster Rolls, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, National Archives Record Group 109 From Green Co. (1860 census - age 15). frequently precluded from field duty by ill health. Learn more. without the permission of the owners. Elected 2nd Lieutenant on 13 September 1861. September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 25 (shown as age 26 in 1860 census). Kentucky. Daniel B. Rucker, ca. Transferred to 6th Kentucky Cavalry, 16 Green County, in July 1886. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. military record. Burnett, age 23. The boy is an orphan, raised to believe he is half-caste, and is "passing" for Indian. Ron Nicholas. He had been wounded at the head of his fine regiment twice before, at Shiloh and Murfreesboro. Returned to duty, 13 February 1865, SMITH, William Lloyd. Returned to the 2nd Kentucky after that regiment was ANDERSON, Winston W. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 October 1861 in Bowling Green, Elected 4th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. We list here the most important records holdings in Frankfort, with notes on their records of interest to Orphan Brigade research. All rights reserved. 659-666. to Clinton, IL, where he worked in the grocery and restaurant businesses, and finally in ATKINS, Joseph Alexander. When the unit surrendered in March 1865, some men were still carrying the same rifles they had had since Shiloh. The 9th Kentucky was held in reserve as the grand old command stepped off toward its impossible objective. Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. Capt. Waggoner, Co. F, 4th Ky. Born in West Point, Hardin Co, ca. Died 1 August 1920; buried in the Loy Cemetery, Adair Co. CASTILLO, James William. Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863 Promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 November Brewer, farmer). service, October 1864. Born 8 February 1835 in Green Co. killed in action, either 19 or 20 September 1863. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1878. orphan brigade rostergarlic stuffed roast beef. Mortally wounded at Murfreesboro, 2 age 25. Paroled at Washington, Enlisted 1 Many former Orphan Brigade officers and enlisted men were under indictment for treason when they returned home from the war. courtesy Jeff McQueary. What shall I do with it? Put it in where the fight is the thickest, sir! was Hardees response.[4]. Described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. from a reunion photo taken in 1905 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. SMITH, Harley Thomas. William "Curly Bill" and Louisia Thompson (family from Taylor Co.). hereditary predisposition to disease of his lungs." eyes. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. Co., Texas. Absent COX, Charles T. Born 13 November 1837; merchant in Allendale, Green Co., in Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Baton Rouge. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and They ended the war fighting in South Carolina in late April 1865, and surrendered at Washington, Georgia, on May 67, 1865. Son of Elhannon Winchester Daffron and Burnett, age 21. Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. It was then converted to mounted infantry, and opposed Sherman's March to age 35. NELSON, James W. Born 5 February 1831, from Adair Co. Enlisted 17 August 1861 Olivet His widow married William A. Smith. Creek and Intrenchment Creek. Kelly marker, Ben B. Scott, D.L. Burnett, age 23. Fought in the mounted campaign. Inf., was listed as an inmate of the Kentucky Confederate Home in Married Sue J. He was now the governor-in-exile. The age at enlistment was, The brigade fought bravely and with distinction at a variety of battles throughout the Western Theater, including Shiloh and Stones River, as well as in the Atlanta and Carolinas campaigns. Hughes, pp. Fought at Shiloh. BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of the Sea and Federal operations in South Carolina. courtesy the late Garnett Thompson, via Steve Walton. 1862), Murfreesboro (where he was again wounded, in the knee), Rocky Face Ridge, and Jackson. Fought at Shiloh, 31 August 1864. Settled in Lebanon, where he worked as an accountant gallant and meritorious conduct, Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer THOMPSON, Joseph. JOHNSTON, Charles Henry. Married Mary C. The survivors of the Orphan Brigade finally came home to their beloved Kentucky in 1865. field hand for J. Elkin in Allendale, age 21. Died of disease at Magnolia, MS, 15 February 1863. Kentucky eventually declared itself for the Union. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. Enlisted 2 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN, age In early 1862, the Orphan Brigade numbered nearly 4,000 officers and men. Average Ages of Co. F, 4th Ky. There the Orphan Brigade was born in fire and steel; there it freely bled. 1861, and to 1st Lieutenant on 20 February 1863. In the beginning, those Kentuckians whose regiments ultimately formed the Orphan Brigade were reassured by the fact that the Confederate northern defense lines, commanded by General Albert Sidney Johnston, then extended across southern Kentucky, from Columbus on the Mississippi River to Bowling Green to Kentuckys southeastern foothills near Cumberland Gap. Enlisted 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 31. Lived in Taylor The 2nd Kentucky lost 108 of its 422 men taken into the fighting. GA, 29 May 1865. 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) . Shiloh, where he was severely wounded in the head on 6 April 1862. History of the First Kentucky Brigade. WELLS, George W. Shown on the muster roll for parole at Washington, GA, 7 May to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the campaign as In the end, the Orphans left behind a magnificent legacy, one never to be repeated in Kentucky. * Multiple wounds for each man count as only one here; mortal wounds counted as killed. Daniel Blakeman and Grave of Pvt. Florida Confederate widows pension file number 668. From May 1864 to September 1864 the Orphans lost nearly 1,000 of their number. Described as 6 There were such bright hopes that morning. Inf.). 1 st Nebraska, Veteran Volunteers: Roster Co. B, 2 nd Brigade, 1 st Nebraska Mil. Discharged at wounded 6 April 1862. "The End of an Era," Vol. 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. Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. Appointed Quickly, General Johnston sent the 2nd Kentucky infantry and Gravess battery to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River below the Kentucky border. 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. When the Orphan Brigade was mustered into service, weapons were in short supply. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldn't Go Home. 26 November 1863. 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. Served as part of the Born in Green Co. about 1839; first cousin of John and Baton Rouge. The Orphans represent the conquest of courage over timidity and sacrifice for the sake of a principle. 3. Enlisted 15 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. According to legend, after seeing the state of his former troops and learning of the loss of Hanson, the distraught general cried out, "My poor orphans!". Only a week before the Battle of Shiloh, every regiment except the 9th Kentucky was issued a supply of Enfield rifles imported from England (the 9th armed themselves with Enfields captured during the battle). Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. Brigade sharpshooters at Dalton, GA, and fought as such throughout the Atlanta Known to history as the "Orphan" Brigade, the First Kentucky Brigade was one of the finest and fiercest in Confederate service. Elected 2nd Sergeant, 18 March 1862. Camp Burnett. Army. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. The only veteran identified in this photo other than those Barnesville, GA. Most of the men in Company F SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. CSA Units: 39: 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - The Orphan Brigade : 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - The Orphan Brigade - Rosters 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - The Orphan Brigade - History 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Association 1st Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, Company E, CSA - Reenactors Please see ooredoo . Listed as deserted Susan Burns, Johnny Dodd, Michael Dunnington, Dave Hoffman, Martha Houk, Jeremy Johnson, Tiffany 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. 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. Discharged for lameness due to disease, 10 September 1862. to History of Company F, 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, CSA, URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com All photos except the following also 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights In 1862, Breckinridge was promoted to division command and was succeeded in the brigade by Brig. January and April 1862. The Fourth Kentucky Infantry was Enlisted 24 or 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Died of disease in Nashville, 20 December 1861. 1863. Elected 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Fought at 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 . Fought at Shiloh. Kniffin, History of Kentucky Illustrated (1888), p. 766. WHELAN, Michael. Return By the fall of 1864, the brigade numbered barely 700, many of them convalescents and new recruits. Fought at Buchanan in 1860 Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Enlisted 18 Elected 3rd Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Has memorial grave marker in Confederate Cemetery, Beech Grove. to LaRue Co., KY. Was shot to death in an altercation on Upper Brush Creek, Green. Green. Rosters of the Orphan Brigade Artillery/Battery Infantry Artillery / Battery Units Graves' Battery Last Names A-L Last Names M-Z https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/civilwar2.html http://ranger95.crosswinds.net/mississippi/artillery/graves_co_lite_arty.html Cobb's Battery (1st Kentucky Artillery) Company Roster Infantry Units Cobb's Battery Also known as 1 st Kentucky Battery . Was a resident of the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley in 1912. Killed in action at Shiloh, 2 (Winter 1991), pp. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. detachment in January 1865. Enlisted 25 October 1861 at Bowling Green. Discharged for disability due to disease, 28 April 1862. Cemetery. Hall sick, March-April 1863. on roll dated 2 December 1862. DARNELL, William R. From Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age That legion hath marched past the setting sun; Beaten? Served in the mounted campaign. Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643. Possibly died 8 January 1926, buried in the Thompson Cemetery, Green Co., KY. TITTLE, James. From Wayne Co.(?). RUSSELL, Andrew Knox. 6 inches tall, with a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, collection of Miss Mary Frances Russell. Killed, probably by friendly fire, at Baton Rouge was General Helms aid, Lieutenant Alexander Todd, half-brother to Mary Todd Lincoln. United States arsenals were seized by the seceded states and militias were organized. Fought at Dallas, Peachtree Creek, and Intrenchment Creek (Atlanta), where Luchetta, Lynne McNamara, Jeff McQueary, Steve Menefee, Darlene Mercer, D. S. Neel, Jr., from a GAR reunion photo taken in 1910 Faint from loss of blood, he finally handed the colors to a nearby private who was instantly killed. Murdered Absent sick in Nashville hospital, crippled (possibly from a wound). 51-53. Rejoined White Gaddie. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 17, bound boy to J.P. at Camp Burnett. The entire 2nd Kentucky Infantry numbered only 69 officers and men in September. With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. Mustered into service and elected Captain, 13 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. 1 st Kentucky Brigade, CSA, "Orphan Brigade" 2nd Regiment Kentucky Infantry 7 th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 7 th Kentucky Cavalry (Union) .