Discharged by general order, 9 April 1864, for being underage. RUSSELL, Andrew Knox. In doing so, they gave up everything. Kentucky
Death Certificates (Kentucky Department of Human Resources, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
BOSTON, Jesse. Compiled by Ray Todd Knight . PRICE, Benjamin. The 4th Kentucky held the left, the 6th Kentucky the center, and the 9th Kentucky on the right, with the Alabamians in reserve. infantry. 1899
Elected 3rd Sergeant, 1 May 1862, and promoted to Bvt. Inf., is James Bell, Co. D, 6th Ky. Inf. Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS,
Bridgewater, November 1865, and moved to Marion Co., where he was sheriff in the 1880s. 6 August 1864. Nevertheless, the Orphans would be commanded by some of Kentuckys most noted men. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Point Lookout, February 1865. [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. 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. Fought at Shiloh,
Roster of Company F, 4th Kentucky
COWHERD, Richard T. From Green Co., born 1836. September 1862. Appointed
Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree,
5, No. Born in Tazewell Co., VA; moved to Taylor Co., KY.
Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863
Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. Married Rebecca Buchanan, 10 August 1865. Fought at Chickamauga, where he was
From Green Co. Enlisted 5 October 1861 at Camp
Madison Johnston and Sarah Edwards Johnston; brother of Charles H. Johnston. Breckenridge was replaced by Brig. May 1865; described as 6 feet tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue eyes. September 1866. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. Fought in the campaign as mounted infantry. And in love new born where the stricken weep. From Beards Store, Owen Co. frequently precluded from field duty by ill health. shortly after his return home by Union guerrillas William Ayres and Jesse Bell (Ayres was
Many were disabled by wounds and exposure. Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October
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. Died of
BRYANT, James Gaither. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Appointed 2nd Corporal, 13 September 1861. September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 25 (shown as age 26 in 1860 census). Cook. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp
[9], Up, my men, and charge! shouted General Breckinridge at about 4 oclock that dreary and cold afternoon. No further
Fought at Dallas, Peachtree Creek, and Intrenchment Creek (Atlanta), where
Daniel Blakeman. Born in West Point, Hardin Co, ca. January 1863; returned to the company in May 1863. Jefferson Davis' First Inaugural Address, February 18, 1861. Jackson. subsequent mounted engagements. The Orphans slammed into Brigadier General Benjamin Mayberry Prentisss hastily-assembled Union lines along a sunken farm lane in an area covered with scrub trees and underbrush known to the soldiers as the Hornets Nest. As the fighting intensified, General Breckinridge, fearing the brigade was being prematurely withdrawn, led the Kentuckians himself. 26 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Cobb's Battery Also known as 1 st Kentucky Battery . on roll dated 2 December 1862. (microfilm in collection of G. R. Walden). Fought in the campaign as mounted infantry. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Brother of William B. and Mark O. Moore. As brigade historian and veteran Edward Porter Thompson wrote years after the war, the history of the Kentucky Brigade is necessarily in a great measure the military history of General Breckinridge.[3]. Settled in Green Co. Died 26 June 1916 of cancer
Elephant," Vol. The Kentuckians fell by the scores. Born 9 January 1841 in Green Co.; son of Perigoyne
Served as part of the
Wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862,
Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro,
1830 or 1831. Campaign; fought in the mounted infantry engagements in GA and SC. All rights reserved. 4 (Summer 1991), pp. Enlisted 10 September 1864 at
Louisville KY: Courier Journal Job Printing Company, 1918. 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. Listed as druggist in the 1860 Green Co.
Harris, 4 November 1869, in Lebanon. Assigned to the dismounted
Co., Texas. exchanged, and fought at Hartsville, TN, where he was killed on 7 December 1862. 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!". Fourths Finest Hour," Vol.
his family by covered wagon to Kansas and on to Oklahoma, where he settled in Pottawatomie
Fought at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga. Later moved to Louisville and engaged in the coal business. (also spelled Ghent, Gentt) From New Orleans, LA. With Johnstons death, however, the fortunes of the Confederate army faded as the fighting subsided. 1 (Frankfort, 1915), pp. The regiments that were part of the Orphan Brigade were the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiments. Exposed to enfilading fire, Helms attack finally faltered. Was
crippled (possibly from a wound). generous permission of the owners in allowing us to show their images and other
They returned to Kentucky and fought their way back to take a rightful place in their states post-war public affairs. and assistant operations director for a distillery. Elected 2nd Sergeant, 18 March 1862. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely
Absent sick at Newnan, GA,
from a reunion photo taken in 1905
(Notes in his compiled military service record file say his record was
Retired in Louisville and died there,
Appears in photo
There was no alternative but to withdraw northwest to Port Hudson. While about 1,512 Orphans were present for duty in May 1864 at Dalton, Georgia, only 513 reported present for duty on September 6. Born July 1841 in Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September
wounded in the left hand, 15 May 1864. No further information. Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Confederate Volunteers, War
COWHERD, Theodore. Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of
Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 26. STUBBS, William Frank. Young, Lot Dudley. MAYS, Joseph D. (also spelled Mayze) From Green Co. Enlisted 11 September
In April, with 496 men, it was placed in D.R. Cook. Less than 50 men were reported to have passed through the campaign without a wound. Murfreesboro, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree,
again wounded, slightly in the breast), Chickamauga (where he was again wounded), Rocky
Died
Burnett, age 27. age 25. KELLY, Thomas L. (also spelled Kelley) Born 10 January 1844 in Lexington, KY;
Was deputy
Absent sick
Elected 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. [3], Captain Fayette Hewitt, Helm's assistant Adjutant-General, had all the Brigade's papers (over twenty volumes of record books, morning reports, letter-copy books as well as thousands of individual orders and reports) boxed up and taken to Washington. Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 6 April 1862. Society). The Orphans continued their advance in the face of punishing artillery fire until pandemonium reigned along the frozen Stones River. Married Mary B. Stockton, 3 June 1856. 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. (8/17/1846 - 1/16/1918). The Uncertain Origins of an Iconic Nickname. Married Mary C.
Divided into 2 separate assault columns because of the configuration of the enemy breastworks, the Orphan Brigade struck the extreme left wing of the Union army held by Major General George Henry Thomass XIV Corps. Box 537 Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 875-7000 http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/civilwar2.html, http://ranger95.crosswinds.net/mississippi/artillery/graves_co_lite_arty.html, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/rosters.htm, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm. Lieutenant, 15 December 1861. From a reunion photo taken in
Average Ages of Co. F, 4th Ky. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas
Every member of Old Brecks staff fell in the melee from wounds or the loss of mounts. 24-26; Part 3: "The
Anyone
Returned and reported absent sick at Newnan, GA,
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. Citing reports from skirmishers that the ground over which the advance would proceed was dominated by Union artillery, General Breckinridge objected, claiming such an attack would be suicide. Jefferson Davis' Second Inaugural Address, February 22, 1862. mounted infantry, sometimes in the ranks, and sometimes with the party of scouts. 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]. GILFOY, J. R. Enlisted 24 May 1862 at Corinth, MS. Was severely wounded in the bowels at Resaca, 15 May 1864, and died
Chilton Co., AL, 23 April 1897. COFFEY, Andrew J. further record. in March 1865, and was thus engaged when the war ended. courtesy Jeff McQueary. Brigade Corps of Sharpshooters, 1864, This page was last updated on:April 23, 2005
The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldn't Go Home. Born 8 February 1835 in Green Co. Enlisted 30
his company and was paroled at Washington, GA, on 7 May 1865. One possible provenance of the name stems from Kentucky's tenuous political situation. Fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge,
Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. BARKER, Hugh B. All rights reserved. the boot and shoe business, becoming a leading local businessman. Landing, 10 November 1862, and returned to his company. DURHAM, William F. From Taylor Co. The victory that the very first blow [on April 6] promised, and that seemed, to all who lived till nightfall. RUCKER, Daniel B. Was usually confined to his official duties, but fought in some battles. By the time the fighting ended, the command suffered losses of nearly 52%. Paroled at Augusta, GA, 16
Enlisted 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 31. Notice: Function is_feed was called incorrectly.Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Peachtree, Intenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro (where he was wounded on 1
Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca (where he was wounded in the right cheek,
Before noon it began to rain and drizzle. WILSON, William M. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 19, field hand, son of
To the right of the 4th Kentucky was the 41st Alabama. Men had to leave the state to enlist, and this coupled with Kentucky's position behind Union lines for the bulk of the war meant that soldiers had difficulty returning home on furlough and made it nearly impossible for new recruits to fill the depleted ranks. Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade. Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and the mounted
DURHAM, Robert P. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
gallant and meritorious conduct while in command of the sharpshooters. Absent sick in
standing second from the right may be Holman Smith of Co. D, 6th Ky. Roster of Cobb's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery. 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. Appointed Acting Asst. National Archives Record Group 109 (microfilm M836, Roll 3, Frame 409). In the end, they were defeated in war, but not in heart. FS Library Book 976.9 M2d. The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 56,000 acres in 25 states! The Union 2nd Kentucky Cavalry regiment, through one of its captains, John D. Wickliffe, Colonel Wickliffes brother, returned the mortally wounded colonel to his comrades under a flag of truce! to the edge of the world. Kentucky infantry regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. (date and place not stated). 12, No. General Breckinridge, seeing the bloody repulse of his noble Kentuckians, was heard to exclaim: My poor Orphans! HAM, Ezekiel. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 14 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
AL; entered CS service from Green Co., KY. Grandson of Gen. John Adair, Governor of KY,
BLAKEMAN, John T. Born 11 September 1838 in Green Co., family of Moses and Narcissa
Was prevented by ill health from taking
Detailed as company fifer, entitled to
It was John C. Breckinridge, Old Breck, whom the Orphans idolized. Eliza Jane Brewster Kennedy; 2nd, Matilda "Kate" Noland; and 3rd, Wilmoth
Smith, ca. GA, 7 May 1865. Cavalry, see Confederate Veteran Vol. Inf., at Muster-In
Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier. 9 reviews Vivid narrative tells the story of the courageous First Kentucky Brigade. Camp Burnett. The Battles of Dalton, Resaca, Pine Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain, Intrenchment Creek and Jonesboro are written in red with the blood of those Kentuckians. MOORE, William B. Sick in Nashville hospital,
Born 1 November 1834 in Taylor Co.; son of Henry and
and died from the effects at Jonesboro, MS, 7 June 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. Fought at Shiloh. 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. Enlisted 21 October 1861 at Bowling
Native of Ireland. Greensburg Cemetery. business with Richard Cowherd, 1860 census. He had been wounded at the head of his fine regiment twice before, at Shiloh and Murfreesboro. Baton Rouge. Listed on muster roll for parole, Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura
List of Inmates, Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 1912 (Kentucky Historical
Oath of Allegiance in prison, and dropped from the rolls, September 1863. 3. Fought at
1863. 1820-1824. Discharged for lameness due to disease, 10 September 1862. 1877 and awarded a pension from the state of Texas in 1913. Reportedly hanged by a lynch mob for molesting a woman in Wahalak, MS, June 1884. 2. The boy is an orphan, raised to believe he is half-caste, and is "passing" for Indian. The Orphans memory lives on. courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. Blakeman; brother of Daniel and first cousin of Milton Blakeman. No further information. son of Ann, age 19, farm hand. (standing on the left; the man
Died of disease at Magnolia, MS, 15 February 1863. Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. Enlisted 24 or 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. from a cdv in the author's collection. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. October 1895. AL, September-October 1863), Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from
CORAN, Richard. Army. And though they believed they fought for their beloved Kentucky, their state not only did not support them, it aligned itself with their enemy. hereditary predisposition to disease of his lungs." further record. It was then converted to mounted infantry, and opposed Sherman's March to
information on this page. Robert and Catherine Blakeman Wilson). Units of the Orphan Brigade were involved in many military engagements in the American South during the war, including the Battle of Shiloh. Barnett-Marshall Cemetery, Green Co. SMITH, William Ambrose. Moved to Texas in
Returned to duty, 13 February 1865,
at Jackson, MS. Herbert Smith, widow of William L. Smith, on 3 February 1870. Paroled at Camp Morton, IL, 23 May 1865. The cry of General Breckinridge, My poor Orphans! was not in vain. Enlisted 25 October 1861 in Bowling
Born 3 May 1836 in Green Co.; son of Weston
Camp Burnett, age 18. 1860 census - household of Thomas and Martha Thompson, age 16, in school. Such indictments in areas like Breathitt County in the eastern Kentucky Mountains precipitated some of the feuds among families which lasted for generations. Madison and Liticia Williams Smith (first cousin of Harley T., Samuel W., and William L.
Brigade sharpshooters at Dalton, GA, and fought as such throughout the Atlanta
Admitting his wound was serious, Hanson remarked to Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk as he was being carried to the rear that it was glorious to die for ones country. He would die in agony on January 4 under the care of General Breckinridges wife who was an acting nurse, and would later be buried in the Lexington, Kentucky cemetery. By 1882, they began holding annual reunions, the first being held at the Blue Lick Springs Hotel in Robertson County that year. Took part in the campaign as mounted
1854. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1878. November 1861. Thomas. Absent sick at Dalton, GA, September-December 1862. Fought at Shiloh. (killed, wounded, died, captured, missing), Total permanent losses 75 (71%)
Green, age 19 or 20. Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas. Kelly marker, Ben B. Scott, D.L. Was
BRYANT, Daniel M. From Adair Co. Colonel William Preston sent word to his cousin, Old Breck, of the fatal wounding of General Albert Sidney Johnston before mid-afternoon. HOLLIDAY, Frank W. (also listed as W. Frank Holliday) From Adair Co. Enlisted
Married Sue J.
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