From the album 'To The Edge of The World' by The Orphan Brigade(released September 2019)Filmed by James Demain, Joshua Britt & Neilson Hubbard.Animation by J. The origins of the nickname are uncertain, but the veterans certainly felt the sentiment was appropriate and embraced it. Absent To the right of the 4th Kentucky was the 41st Alabama. gallant and meritorious conduct, Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Born 7 September 1846, from Floyd Co., GA. Enlisted at Old Joe Lewiss 6th Kentucky Infantry was on the extreme left of the brigade, with Old Tribs 4th Kentucky on the right, and the 2nd Kentucky in the center. (Listed on rolls as LATIMER, William Dizzard. 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. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. All rights reserved. L. Smith (? age 18. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, This website presents historical and genealogical information on the Orphan Brigade. Died of disease at Lauderdale Springs, 10 Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with WELLS, George W. Shown on the muster roll for parole at Washington, GA, 7 May From Green Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 25). Enlisted 25 October 1861 at Bowling Green. Sick in hospital at Ringgold, GA, January 1863. for most of 1864. During the day Old Joe Lewiss 6th Kentucky had fought against the 9th Kentucky Union infantry, among others. information on this page. . Absent sick at Meridian, MS, July-December 1863. 1860 Green Co. census - merchant in business with John Barnett. As the Orphans poet, a Union Soldier, wrote: In the earth that spring where the heroes sleep. Reduced to 4th Sergeant, 18 March 1862. laborer). Camp Burnett, age 18. Kelly marker, Ben B. Scott, D.L. Was sent to prison at Camp Douglas, and exchanged 10 November 1862. One possible provenance of the name stems from Kentucky's tenuous political situation. 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. Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. Johnson was the Confederate Governor of Kentucky until the Confederate army withdrew from the state. Many were disabled by wounds and exposure. That was followed by reunions in Lexington in 1883, Elizabethtown in 1884, Glasgow in 1885, Cynthiana in 1886, Bardstown in 1887, Frankfort in 1888, Louisville in 1889, Lawrenceburg in 1890, Owensboro in 1891, Paris in 1892, Versailles in 1893, Russellville in 1894, Bowling Green in 1895, and finally Nashville, Tennessee in 1896. As the brigade moved onto the battlefield and observed then Captain John Hunt Morgan and his squadron of Kentucky cavalry along the road, the men cheered and sang: Cheer, boys, cheer; well march away to battle; Cheer, boys, cheer, for our sweethearts and our wives; Cheer, boys, cheer; well nobly do our duty, And give to Kentucky our arms, our hearts, our lives., Riding up to General William J. Hardee, Colonel Trabue, Old Trib as the men fondly called him, asked: General, I have a Kentucky brigade here. No Fought at The troops were armed with old smoothbore muskets (some flintlock and others percussion) along with shotguns and hunting rifles (Hawkens). Elected 1st DURHAM, William F. From Taylor Co. Hanson's replacement, Brig. Absent sick in Died 18 October 1912; buried in the The age at enlistment was, Transferred to 6th Kentucky Cavalry, 16 Burnett, age 27. Born 16 November 1842 in Wayne Co., family of Michael and Fought with this company at Shiloh (where he was wounded). Appointed 3rd Corporal, 13 September 1861 (? Born 2 September 1840 in Tazewell Co., VA; entered CS Buried in either Anderson Green, age 19 or 20. part in the mounted campaign, and was paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. 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. From Alabama. Born 1 January 1841 in Green Co. 1860 Green Co. census - William C. Davis The Orphan Brigade, page 159, for confusion with Col. Joseph Beloved General Benjamin Hardin Helm, back from his convalescence after the wound at Baton Rouge, commanded the brigade. rosters from Stephen Bowling's Homepage) Was usually confined to his official duties, but fought in some battles. Died 18 Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. entered CS service from Columbia, Adair Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 19. Murdered Married Mary B. Stockton, 3 June 1856. ); first cousin of Daniel and Harley Smith. 7."). Less than 50 men were reported to have passed through the campaign without a wound. Spellings are shown as they appear on period muster rolls and rosters, with 1865 In the end, they were defeated in war, but not in heart. Absent sick in Nashville hospital, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at United States arsenals were seized by the seceded states and militias were organized. Davis, William C. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldnt Go Home. Enlisted 18 JOHNSTON, George Edwards. sick, January-February 1864. 7 (January 1996), pp. 24. still fighting on 29 April 1865, when it received word it had been surrendered, and Digital version at Internet Archive; FS Library Fiche 6082416. 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. Died in Green Co., 19 Shauff. 2 (Winter 1991), pp. Company 1873. Regt." Deserted on the retreat from Missionary Ridge, 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. Oldham Co., where he taught school, and later worked in the Louisville Public Works Dept. Died 2 December 1893; buried in Troy, SC. age 33. Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade. Discharged for lameness due to disease, 10 September 1862. Married Sue J. 48-49; Part 4: courtesy Marsha Smith-Hamilton, via Steve Menefee. PETTUS, William F. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Enlisted 18 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Major Rice E. Graves, the artillery commander, was also mortally wounded. DOBSON, Edward L. From Green Co. Enlisted 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age Jane Johnson, 30 April 1859; (3d wife) Sarah (Sally) Elkins, 26 September 1868, and moved HATCHER, Luther T. 1860 Green Co. census - son of Josiah. Thompson, Edward Porter. The Orphan Brigade veterans, to the last, formed a close fraternity. McDONALD, Ward. RUDD, Edward P. From Green Co. Enlisted 15 Augsut 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 1860 census. August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 19. Beverly. Settled in Green Co. Died 26 June 1916 of cancer Enlisted 3 November 1861 at Bowling Green, age Herbert Smith, widow of William L. Smith, on 3 February 1870. Was detailed on detached service Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Nuckols). Jones' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. business with Richard Cowherd, 1860 census. Appears in photo of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the Louisville reunion Died 28 TURK, Samuel B. Fought (435) 586-2200 Ally1 has been offering disaster cleanup and restoration services for 20 years. November 1862. In early 1862, the Orphan Brigade numbered nearly 4,000 officers and men. Enlisted 18 September 1861 at SC Confederate pension file April 1862. My poor Orphans," noted brigade historian Ed Porter Thompson, who used the term in his 1868 history of the unit. officers, and alphabetically for NCOs and privates. age 21. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 Was a resident of the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley in 1912. There the Orphans received into their brigade the 5th Kentucky Infantry; they bid farewell to the hard-fighting 41st Alabama. 2nd Lieutenant on 17 November 1861. in the regimental wagon yard, June-December 1863. Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; 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. Was Died 4 November 1911; buried in Oak sheriff of Taylor Co. from 1872-1874. Promoted to 3rd Corporal, 15 December 1862. Vol. 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. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Atlanta, 9 May 1863, for chronic rheumatism. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Confederate Volunteers, War 1865. KY. See "Daniel Lunksford Smith of the Orphan Brigade," The Kentucky Explorer, Merchant in Brigade sharpshooters at Dalton, GA, and fought as such throughout the Atlanta 1863, and returned to his company a month later. 17-18. Charge bayonets. 1860 census - household of Thomas and Martha Thompson, age 16, in school. at Jackson, MS. Frankfort; and other states as appropriate). 88-89. Barnesville, GA. The Confederate lines slowly gave way in brutal fighting. Killed, probably by friendly fire, at Baton Rouge was General Helms aid, Lieutenant Alexander Todd, half-brother to Mary Todd Lincoln. By the end of the war, Kentucky had raised 55 Union infantry regiments and numerous infantry and Home Guard battalions, 17 Union cavalry regiments, and 5 batteries of Union artillery from every geographic region of the Commonwealth, including the rich lands of the Bluegrass. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded, 6 April Fought at Murfreesboro, where he was wounded on 2 executed after the war for this crime). age 19. Fought in the mounted campaign. DAFFRON, Ambrose/Abner Morgan. (A C.S. Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. Absent sick at Newnan, GA, The Orphans formed the left flank of General Breckinridges assault column. Mtd. 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. * Multiple wounds for each man count as only one here; mortal wounds counted as killed. Show your pride in battlefield preservation by shopping in our store. Retired in Louisville and died there, 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. Enlisted 13 February 1863 at Manchester, TN. Co., son of Andrew and Betsey Russell. Enlisted 23 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, The drums rolled. In all, the Orphan Brigade lost 844 men out of the 2,400 who entered the battle at Shiloh. Born 10 July 1839 in Columbia, 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. Died of pneumonia at Burnsville, MS, 10 April 1862. Served in the McMinnville Reminiscences of a Soldier of the Orphan Brigade. SKAGGS, John Henry. Probably buried in the Confederate lot, Frankfort Cemetery. Died at Nashville, 10 November 1861. Army. Enlisted 18 of pulmonary edema, 6 August 1908. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely Appears in photo taken at 1905 Louisville Confederate veterans reunion. Enlisted 10 September 1864 at THOMPSON, Alexander A. family of Hugh and Eliza Jane Gilmer Atkins; store clerk in fathers saddle shop in Later 3rd Corporal. Was wounded 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. Transferred to 3rd Kentucky Infantry, 15 April 1862. Detailed to Florida Confederate widows pension file number 668. Born 1 January 1844 in Taylor Co., 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. called Morgan; brother of John M. Daffron; cousin of Francis M. Daffron; son of Phillip They returned to Kentucky and fought their way back to take a rightful place in their states post-war public affairs. Born in 1840; 1860 Green Co. census - field hand, son of Inf., was listed as an inmate of the Kentucky Confederate Home in [4], Brig. Green County, in July 1886. further military record. SMITH, Daniel Lunksford. The men, beneath their blue, Hardee battle flags, bearing silver discs and hand-painted battle honors, and under a hail of gunfire, negotiated a swollen pond, then crossed the undulating fields alongside the shallow, frozen Stones River, delivering volleys of rifle fire at General Crittendens blue columns which included the 8th, 9th, 11th, 21st and 23rd Kentucky (Union) infantry regiments. Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. Married Jane Underwood, then Synthia his company and was paroled at Washington, GA, on 7 May 1865. HARNESS, John R. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp A shell exploded nearby. 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. No further SKAGGS, Fielding Russell. Paroled at Montgomery, AL, April Generals Buckner, Breckinridge, Preston and Helm were highly educated men. following friends who supplied information used in this roster; without their generous After organization and muster, the regiment moved north into Kentucky and camped at Bowling Green, where it remained until early 1862. In a moment, the frozen and desolate landscape exploded in the faces of the Orphans. Confederate pension file number 2420. 1863. Reportedly hanged by a lynch mob for molesting a woman in Wahalak, MS, June 1884. standing second from the right may be Holman Smith of Co. D, 6th Ky. Lived in Taylor From Warren Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. 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]. Mason, Miles (1887 Orphan Brigade reunion photo) Matthews, Robert Ballard (3 rd) Sergeant Lieutenant -enlisted as surgeon Buried in Grace Married (1st wife) Nancy Jane Pace, 16 September 1856; (2d wife) Mary Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Enlisted 15 Died 21 July 1930 of Son of Elhannon Winchester Daffron and The stalemate over the occupation by a United States garrison in Charleston Harbor (commanded by a Kentuckian, Major Robert Houston Anderson) erupted in the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca (where he "Through Storm and Sunshine": Valorous Vivandires in the Civil War, Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields. The ironclad Arkansas, expected to hold Federal gunboats on the Mississippi at bay, failed to appear. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca. information on this page. the Greensburg Guards, Kentucky State Guard, December 1860. Born 9 January 1841 in Green Co.; son of Perigoyne NOTE: This listing is arranged by rank for Camp Burnett, age shown as 29 (age shown as 21 on roll of September 1862). Died of disease at Nashville, 7 December 1861. From the ice, cold and death at Murfreesboro, the Orphan Brigade marched to Tullahoma, Tennessee, and, from Tullahoma, it moved south to join General. generous permission of the owners in allowing us to show their images and other Born 28 May 1827 in Lawrence Co., "taken sick and missing at Shiloh Apr. The 4th Kentucky held the left, the 6th Kentucky the center, and the 9th Kentucky on the right, with the Alabamians in reserve. From that point onward, most of the Orphan Brigade carried the long three-band Model 1853 Enfield rifle. After the legislative elections on August 5, 1861, Kentuckys legislature became heavily pro-Union. Allegiance and went to Pulaski Co., TN. 18 (1910), p. 169 census. Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. Transferred to 2nd Kentucky Infantry, 2 December 1862. Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 23. During the Battle of Resaca, the Orphan Brigade meets its Union counterpartthe Federal Fourth Kentucky Brigadeand a coarse but entertaining banter ensues. a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. Truly, those who were 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. (where he was severely wounded in the head on 7 April 1862), Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Burnett, age 23. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by (date and place not stated). Militia, Confederate States of America. age 24. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. He Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. Fought at Was captured at Murfreesboro on 2 The 3rd Kentucky infantry suffered the loss of 174 men, including every one of its regimental officers. Absent sick, roll dated 30 April 1862. Fought at Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Paroled at Augusta, GA, 16 Fought at Dallas, Peachtree Creek, and Intrenchment Creek (Atlanta), where The regiments that were part of the Orphan Brigade were the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiments. Regimental Married Rebecca Buchanan, 10 August 1865. Absent sick at Macon, MS, during the period July-December Deserted 24 September 1863 at Chattanooga. April 1862. The Orphans thought that the war would be fought over their native state, but it was not to be. But this didn't stop thousands of Kentuckians from crossing into Tennessee to enlist at Camps Boone and Burnett, nearClarksville. HOME The Orphan Brigade The Orphan Brigade Street Address City, State, Zip Phone Number Soundtrack To A Ghost Story Your Custom Text Here The Orphan Brigade TOUR DATES THE FILM STORE VIDEO PHOTOS CONTACT The Orphan Brigade - Banshee [OFFICIAL VIDEO] Watch on The Official Music Video for BANSHEE. marker in McLoud, OK. SMITH, Samuel W. From Green Co., son of John A.W. does appear on rolls of the 42nd Georgia Infantry.). Reported as deserted during the battle of Murfreesboro, 2 January 1863. Married Annie With Kentucky occupied by Union troops early in the war, prominent officers in the brigade learned of the confiscation of their lands and personal property by local courts and the harassment of their wives and children by provost marshals, not to mention warrants outstanding for their arrest. 1877 and awarded a pension from the state of Texas in 1913. After the surrender, Hewitt brought the boxes back to Kentucky with him, and in 1887 he donated them to the U.S. War Department. Cavalry, see Confederate Veteran Vol. The diaries and letters of the Orphans reveal that those men were deeply religious; many were firm Southern Baptists, although their commanders were, in large measure, Presbyterians and Episcopalians. Discharged for disability due to disease, 24 July 1862. Inf., is James Bell, Co. D, 6th Ky. Inf. 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. BOSTON, George. Mason City, IA: Savas Beattie, 2000. [9], Up, my men, and charge! shouted General Breckinridge at about 4 oclock that dreary and cold afternoon. Lieutenant, 15 December 1861. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, The 4th Kentucky Infantry numbered 156. Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and the mounted Described as 6 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. Breckenridge was replaced by Brig. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 4616. Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863 Fought at Detailed for extra duty at Brigade HQs, For Missionary Ridge, 25 November 1864, and sent to military prison at Rock Island, Group 109 (microfilm M319, Rolls 96-105). Brother of William B. and Mark O. Moore. That legion hath marched past the setting sun; Beaten? April 1913; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. CROUDUS, John P. 1860 Taylor Co. census - artist, age 20. However, its term of service soon ended and the unit disbanded. further record. [1] The term was not in widespread use during the war, but it became popular afterwards among the veterans. Smith). the division butchery, November 1862 - April 1864. [8], One soldier described the day of January 2 as gloomy and cloudy. It was cold and peculiarly dreary, wrote another. Fought at Shiloh, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas Fought at Shiloh. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, Colonel William Preston sent word to his cousin, Old Breck, of the fatal wounding of General Albert Sidney Johnston before mid-afternoon. Promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 November Married Laura and with the dismounted detachment during the campaign as mounted infantry. Kentucky Of the 5 brigades in Breckinridges command, the Orphans were directed to hold the left flank of the assault column. Possibly died 8 January 1926, buried in the Thompson Cemetery, Green Co., KY. TITTLE, James. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, January-April 1864, and at Meridian, MS, May-October 1864. Died of disease at Murfreesboro, TN, 15 March 1862. Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS, ); 1860 census - Born 8 February 1835 in Green Co. The 9th Kentucky was held in reserve as the grand old command stepped off toward its impossible objective. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett. Died 5 July Confederate widows pension file number 4567. Fourths Finest Hour," Vol. Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. SMITH, Harley Thomas. George Hector Burton, ca. The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 56,000 acres in 25 states! Compiled Service Records, Fourth Kentucky Mounted Infantry, National Archives Record Andrew Jackson "Jack" Russell Gen. Roger W. Hanson. in Bowling Green hospital, January 1862. Click here to see the complete Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. Fought Blakeman; brother of Daniel and first cousin of Milton Blakeman. Born in Adair Co., 19 August 1841. of Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta. Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Inteenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. MARSHALL, Samuel Edwin. 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]. Company A Brown, Kent Masterson and A.D. Kirwan, ed. Hall, George Johnston, T.L. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree,
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