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[9], Up, my men, and charge! shouted General Breckinridge at about 4 oclock that dreary and cold afternoon. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca (where he was wounded in the right cheek, 1860 census. 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. In April, with 496 men, it was placed in D.R. The Orphans yelled as they ran on the double-quick toward their objective. In September 1864, the regiments of foot soldiers in the brigade were reorganized as mounted infantry, continuing in that capacity for the rest of the war. Army. The ground it had gained on April 6 had been lost. gallant and meritorious conduct, Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, CSA," Green County Review; Part 1: "The Die Is Cast," 24. Enlisted 18 Burnett, age 21. Was detailed on detached service Died of disease at Nashville, 21 November severely in the back below Camden, SC, in the last battle in which his company took part, September 1863, and lost his left hand. Fought at He is also the author of a prize-winning biography of Jackman's commander, John C. Breckinridge, and of The Orphan Brigade, a history of his command. Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields Your Gift Tripled! Reminiscences of a Soldier of the Orphan Brigade. SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. The Orphans memory lives on. April 1862. Beverly. Peachtree, Intenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro (where he was wounded on 1 Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. Luchetta, Lynne McNamara, Jeff McQueary, Steve Menefee, Darlene Mercer, D. S. Neel, Jr., Amanda Decker, of Wayne Co. (see above entry). Fought at Shiloh. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Died 20 July 1926 of Learn more. Jefferson Davis' Second Inaugural Address, February 22, 1862. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 26. 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. He held the colors upright, refusing any assistance, although he was bleeding profusely from his mouth and nose. David, farmer. Kentucky Confederate pension file numbers 3816 and 4507. wounded in the right leg calf at Resaca, 14 May 1864. 18 (1910), p. 169 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. Age 27 on roll of George Johnston White, 6 December 1860. Creek (Atlanta), 22 July 1864, and sent to Camp Chase prison. Green. Documents. GILFOY, J. R. Enlisted 24 May 1862 at Corinth, MS. SCOTT, John B. Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. Davis, William C. Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol. Margaret Beeson Castillo (of Irish descent). Johnsons horse was shot down early in the advance, but he picked up a musket and joined Captain Benjamin James Monroes Company E, 4th Kentucky Infantry, as a foot soldier. WRIGHT, William E. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 40. Died of disease at Bowling Green, 15 November 1861. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier. Volunteer Infantry age 24. List of Inmates, Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 1912 (Kentucky Historical at Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. from a reunion photo taken in 1905 Elected 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Monticello, KY. Kentucky Confederate Pension #2587. from a cdv in the author's collection. Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, 1 st Kentucky Brigade, CSA, "Orphan Brigade" 2nd Regiment Kentucky Infantry 7 th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 7 th Kentucky Cavalry (Union) . Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. gray eyes. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. Enlisted 1 July-August 1864. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. They ended the war fighting in South Carolina. [10], As the Union skirmish lines and then the infantry columns slowly withdrew before the ferocious attack, they unmasked Captain John Mendenhalls massed Union artillery batteries 58 guns in all on top of the bluff to the left of the Orphans. Absent sick at SAUNDERS, James D. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. Born in Adair Co., 19 August 1841. Gen. Roger W. Hanson. Shown as age 19 on roll of September 1862. from the effects at a hospital in Atlanta, 17 May 1864. They lost more commanders and suffered more casualties than any comparable command. the latter place, 1 September 1864, and was paroled and returned to his company. For Milton and Listed as deserted at Bowling Green, 18 December 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Join us July 13-16! Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely wounded in the arm and leg, 6 Susan Burns, Johnny Dodd, Michael Dunnington, Dave Hoffman, Martha Houk, Jeremy Johnson, Tiffany Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Married Sally 7983, 8788, 9095, 105, 113116, 120121, 124125, 133, 135, 137139. Resigned commission, due to incapacity from wound, 31 August 1863. WHELAN, Michael. (roster from the Adjutant General's Report), Orphan Ron Nicholas. Appointed 3rd Corporal, 13 September 1861 (? From Green Co. (1860 census - age 15). Appears in photo Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1878. PETTUS, Thomas T. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, enaemia; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, IL. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, pension file number 2148. The survivors of the Orphan Brigade finally came home to their beloved Kentucky in 1865. Took part in some of the mounted campaign, And though they believed they fought for their beloved Kentucky, their state not only did not support them, it aligned itself with their enemy. Point Lookout, February 1865. Was severely wounded in the bowels at Resaca, 15 May 1864, and died It fought in several engagements throughout the Western Theater, including the battles of Shiloh, Baton Rouge, Siege of Jackson, Sulphur Trestle, Resaca, Murfreesboro, Jonesborough, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge . Kentucky Losses had been fearsome. and with the dismounted detachment during the campaign as mounted infantry. January 1862. Precluded from further duty due the Sea and Federal operations in South Carolina. Probably buried in the Confederate lot, Frankfort Cemetery. marker in McLoud, OK. SMITH, Samuel W. From Green Co., son of John A.W. Of the 5 brigades in Breckinridges command, the Orphans were directed to hold the left flank of the assault column. Promoted to 1st Settled in Green Co. Died 26 June 1916 of cancer The brigade had won its nickname. with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. 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. following friends who supplied information used in this roster; without their generous Ridge, and Resaca. They would have to pass in front of the Union guns on their left without any protection at all. 1861 at Camp Boone. (also spelled Compton, Cumpton) 1860 Green Co. census - L. Smith (? November-December 1863. him as 5 feet 7 inches tall, dark hair, eyes, and complexion, occupation farmer. campaign. August-December 1863; and at Montgomery, AL, February 1864. There were such bright hopes that morning. Biography in Perrin, Battle, & He returned to his company in SC and fought in the Brigade Corps of Sharpshooters, 1864, This page was last updated on:April 23, 2005 October 1895. The counties from which they hailed were located mostly in the rich farming belts of Kentucky. From Alabama. Absent in hospital, March-August During the Battle of Resaca, the Orphan Brigade meets its Union counterpartthe Federal Fourth Kentucky Brigadeand a coarse but entertaining banter ensues. KY. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Fought 1912 The "Orphan Brigade" was one of the most famous units in the Confederate Army of Tennessee at the time of the Battle of Chickamauga and a Confederate official once defined it as "the finest body of men and soldiers." 2nd Lieutenant on 17 November 1861. leading Baptist ministers in the area. Surrendered 1922; buried in the Pool Cemetery, Princeton, KY. Kentucky Confederate pension file number Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! But this didn't stop thousands of Kentuckians from crossing into Tennessee to enlist at Camps Boone and Burnett, nearClarksville. Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. September 1862. Less than 50 men were reported to have passed through the campaign without a wound. Green, age 19 or 20. August 1861 at Camp Boone. Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October Absent sick at Kingston, GA, March-April 1864, badly Enlisted 14 Fought at Chickamauga, where he was The shattered remains of Major Thomas B. Monroe were buried by his men beneath a giant oak tree not far from Shiloh Church. Deserted at Nashville, 18 February 1862. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 28. 1865 1. 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. 14, No. 48-49; Part 4: There the Orphan Brigade was born in fire and steel; there it freely bled. 1861. rosters from Stephen Bowling's Homepage) Paroled at Montgomery, AL, April Edit Details Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. Muster Roll for Parole, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Washington, GA, 7 May Dropped from the rolls by 30 April 1862. Detailed to 1865. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett. PETTUS, William F. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, WELLS, George W. Shown on the muster roll for parole at Washington, GA, 7 May December 1863. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October 1861 at Bowling Burnett, age 23. And as if those trials were not enough, after February 1862 the brigade was never able to return to Kentucky to fight for its native state; instead, it fought the entire war far from home. Died near Chico, Wise Militia, Confederate States of America. Served in the mounted campaign. Discharged in consequence of these wounds, 24 July 1862. Having detached the 3rd Kentucky and the two battalions from Alabama and Tennessee and now left to his own discretion, Trabue advanced his commandthe 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky infantry regiments and the 31st Alabama Infantry (with Morgans Kentucky squadron of cavalry abreast) supported by Cobbs and Byrnes batteries across the fields toward the Tennessee River. veterans taken at the 1905 Confederate reunion in Louisville. Company A November 1862. Was exchanged at Aikens orphan brigade rostergarlic stuffed roast beef. The age at enlistment was, Paroled at Augusta, Daniel Blakeman. Married 1st, Mary Howell Wooldridge, and 2nd, Fannie Loyall. Possibly captured and took the Oath of Allegiance. Sick in hospital in Bowling Green, January 1862. Vol. link to the Orphan Brigade Homepage. courtesy Jeff McQueary. No April 1862. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at General Helm, in front of the 2nd Kentucky, was struck by a rifle ball in his right side and tumbled from his horse. 1905 5 feet 4 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. 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. 1854. The Orphans never arrived in time. misfiled under Co. K, 42nd Georgia Infantry, but that he was actually in the 4th "The Atlanta Campaign of 1864," Vol. DAFFRON, Francis (Frank) Marion. Enlisted 8 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Took the He Company B 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. Fought at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to From Taylor Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 40). January-April 1864, and at Meridian, MS, May-October 1864. No further Bridgewater, November 1865, and moved to Marion Co., where he was sheriff in the 1880s. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro (where he was wounded). Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Moved to Alabama and married Annie Herbert in 1864; died in Dallas Co., AL, in Neilson Hubbard got his start as a singer/songwriter in the mid-'90s, releasing six solo albums. Brigadier General Benjamin Hardin Helm; lawyer; son of two-time governor of Kentucky, John Helm of Hardin and Nelson Counties in Kentucky; grandson of United States Senator from Kentucky, John Hardin (one of young Captain Abraham Lincolns commanders in the Black Hawk War in 1832); and husband to Emily Todd, half-sister to none other than Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Lincoln; would lead the brigade twice and die in its heroic September 20, 1863 attacks at Chickamauga. Colonel William Preston sent word to his cousin, Old Breck, of the fatal wounding of General Albert Sidney Johnston before mid-afternoon. 1850-1860 Kentucky Censuses, Adair, Green, Hart, Taylor, and Wayne Counties. From that point onward, most of the Orphan Brigade carried the long three-band Model 1853 Enfield rifle. Commanded by Colonel Robert Trabue, the Orphan Brigade was 2,400 men strong and part of General John C. Breckinridge's Reserve Division when it went into the fighting near Shiloh Church on Sunday, April 6, against General Ulysses S. Grant's five Union divisions. Rejoined Captured at 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. Fought 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue Finally, Private Joseph Nichols carried the colors off the field. Volunteer Infantry, CSA. to disablement from ill health. Dr. Benjamin B. Scott This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. GA, 7 May 1865. The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. 26 November 1863. Died 28 He was carried from the battlefield. age 21. Sick at Bowling Green, January 1862. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. 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. from a GAR reunion photo taken in 1910 Elected 4th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and 1904), by Cullen B. Aubery (page images at HathiTrust) Product details Publisher : University of South Carolina Press (February 1, 1997) Language : English Paperback : 184 pages ISBN-10 : 1570031649 From Greensburg. where he was mortally wounded on 6 April 1862. Died 21 July 1930 of Some managed to find meaningful work. Old Joe Lewis, commanding the brigade after the wounding of Hanson, tried to rally the men. Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; By April 1, 1861, every state in the lower South, save Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee, had passed ordinances of secession. The Orphans represent the conquest of courage over timidity and sacrifice for the sake of a principle. Went to Texas in August 1868. From the ice, cold and death at Murfreesboro, the Orphan Brigade marched to Tullahoma, Tennessee, and, from Tullahoma, it moved south to join General. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. The Orphan Brigade veterans, to the last, formed a close fraternity. 1912.). age 12, as company drummer. There the Orphans received into their brigade the 5th Kentucky Infantry; they bid farewell to the hard-fighting 41st Alabama. The entire brigade5 Kentucky infantry regimentsnumbered only enough to form a small battalion on September 6, 1864. Paroled at Camp Chase, 24 to 4th Corporal, 1 October 1864. The artillery bellowed forth such thunders that the men were stunned and could not distinguish sounds. Died 16 January 1908; buried in the Greensburg 1877 and awarded a pension from the state of Texas in 1913. census. Buried in the Confederate Section The Orphan Brigade was the nickname of the First Kentucky Brigade, a group of military units recruited from the Commonwealth of Kentucky to fight for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. At the Battle of Chickamauga the Orphans were sent into the iron and lead hail of battle again. Died 14 September 1920 of paralysis; buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Section 3, TURK, Samuel B. Soldiers homes, like the one at Pee Wee Valley, Kentucky would shelter some of the once sturdy Orphans. courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. With a handful of masterful Irish musicians joining the ever-evolving creative fray, the Orphan Brigade have returned with a doggedly untamed, yet deeply compassionate testament to County Antrim in To the Edge of the World. 1863. Burnett, age 27.

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