Company
After the surrender, Hewitt brought the boxes back to Kentucky with him, and in 1887 he donated them to the U.S. War Department. Elected 4th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. grocer in the 1860 census. of course, given verbally by the enlistee; some of those who were underage doubtless
18. From Beards Store, Owen Co. Elected 2nd Lieutenant on 13 September 1861. age 36. The victory that the very first blow [on April 6] promised, and that seemed, to all who lived till nightfall. 10, No. See "Kentuckian Recalled as
Lived in
Cook. Camp Burnett, age shown as 29 (age shown as 21 on roll of September 1862). Enlisted 28 September 1861 in Nashville. He returned to his company in SC and fought in the
The men of this campaign were at each stage of their retreat going farther from their firesides. was wounded slightly in the groin), and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree,
standing second from the right may be Holman Smith of Co. D, 6th Ky. of the face; buried in Vance Cemetery, near Eve, Green Co. Kentucky Confederate pension
1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. ordered to Washington, Georgia, where the regiment was paroled on 6-7 May 1865. "Through Storm and Sunshine": Valorous Vivandires in the Civil War, Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields. The Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was mustered into Confederate service
Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, and
Served as part of the
severely in the back below Camden, SC, in the last battle in which his company took part,
Get A Copy Kindle Store $12.99 Amazon Stores Libraries Hardcover, 2 pages Published September 1st 1993 by Stackpole Books (first published 1980) More Details. John Blakeman. (killed, wounded, died, captured, missing), Total permanent losses 75 (71%)
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. No
My poor Orphans," noted brigade historian Ed Porter Thompson, who used the term in his 1868 history of the unit. generous permission of the owners in allowing us to show their images and other
Mr. & Mrs. Harley T.
Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. 1860 Green Co. census - merchant in business with John Barnett. Moreover, as it turned out, they were forced to fight the entire war far from the borders of their beloved Commonwealth. 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. Died of disease at Nashville, 21 November
Inf., is James Bell, Co. D, 6th Ky. Inf. TURK, Samuel B. Enlisted 13 August 1861
Precluded from further duty due
Listed as laborer in household of G.W. The ground it had gained on April 6 had been lost. Absent sick in February 1862, and sick
Murdered
In some communities, Confederate soldiers w ho returned home would have been indicted by the Unionist government. Died 18 May 1922; buried in the City Cemetery in
A shell exploded nearby. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7
See
Lot 24. Absent sick at Macon, MS, during the period July-December
Smith, 1905 veterans photo
ANDERSON, Winston W. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 October 1861 in Bowling Green,
Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 27. HICKMAN, Edward W. From Davidson Co., TN. Absent sick in
BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of
Was
From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
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. NOTE: This listing is arranged by rank for
Was a resident of the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley in 1912. from a GAR reunion photo taken in 1910
Returned to the 2nd Kentucky after that regiment was
Enlisted 1 August
Married Mary C.
* Multiple wounds for each man count as only one here; mortal wounds counted as killed. 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. 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. By the fall of 1864, the brigade numbered barely 700, many of them convalescents and new recruits. The 4th Kentucky held the left, the 6th Kentucky the center, and the 9th Kentucky on the right, with the Alabamians in reserve. following friends who supplied information used in this roster; without their generous
Union recruiting was begun in the state after the legislative elections in August, 1861 at Camp Dick Robinson in Garrard County, and a pro-Union Home Guard was raised and financed by the state legislature. Transferred to 3rd Kentucky Infantry, 15 April 1862. Died 16 January 1908; buried in the Greensburg
without the permission of the owners. Listed as druggist in the 1860 Green Co.
9 reviews Vivid narrative tells the story of the courageous First Kentucky Brigade. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865. Also spelled Dafforn, Dafran, Dafford (also
age 35. And in love new born where the stricken weep. Brigade sharpshooters at Dalton, GA, and fought as such throughout the Atlanta
Fought at Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas. 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. Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October
Biography in Perrin, Battle, &
school teacher, age 24, cousin of William A. Smith (above). Died near Chico, Wise
WHELAN, Michael. Atlanta, 9 May 1863, for chronic rheumatism. SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. Double-quick, forward, march! yelled General Hanson. enlistment, and the age based on census records or family data. DURHAM, Robert P. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
Fought at Shiloh. Breckenridge was replaced by Brig. 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. 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. Paroled at Augusta,
At the Battle of Stones River, the brigade suffered heavy casualties in an assault on January 2, 1863, including General Hanson. Absent in hospital, March-August
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. Promoted to 1st Sergeant, 18
Some friends of mine once employed the epigraph to Chapter Eight as an epigraph to a study of Kim Philby . Blakeman; brother of Daniel and first cousin of Milton Blakeman. SMITH, William Lloyd. Bushnell of SC, 11 January 1866, and moved to GA and later SC, where he was one of the
courtesy Jeff McQueary. All photos except the following also 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights
From Green Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 25). Charge bayonets. The Orphan Brigade veterans, to the last, formed a close fraternity. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at
Amanda Decker, of Wayne Co. (see above entry). rosters from Stephen Bowling's Homepage)
24. GA, 29 May 1865. Fought at Shiloh, where he was killed, 7 April 1862. from the effects at a hospital in Atlanta, 17 May 1864. at Jackson, MS. Charged $55 on payroll of December 1863 for lost gun and bayonet. age 21. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. From Greensburg; brother of John B. Moore and William B. Moore
He was captured at
wounded on 6 April 1862. To the right of the 4th Kentucky was the 41st Alabama. REED, James D. (also spelled Read) From Green Co. (1860 census - age 20,
No text or photos may be reproduced
Died
COFFEY, Andrew J. 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. Absent sick
Cavalry, see Confederate Veteran Vol. [9], Up, my men, and charge! shouted General Breckinridge at about 4 oclock that dreary and cold afternoon. 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. Society). Captured during a skirmish at Kennesaw Mt., 20 June 1864, and sent to prison. Cemetery. 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. William C. Davis The Orphan Brigade, page 159, for confusion with Col. Joseph
Died 20 July 1926 of
at Camp Burnett. Fought at
Discharged in consequence of these wounds, 24 July 1862. There the Orphan Brigade was born in fire and steel; there it freely bled. This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. Army. 1863, and to 3rd Sergeant, 1 October 1864. No text or photos may be reproduced
without the permission of the owners. Married 1st,
5, No. Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier. Neilson Hubbard got his start as a singer/songwriter in the mid-'90s, releasing six solo albums. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. gallant and meritorious conduct, Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer
executed after the war for this crime). A search into the history of warlike exploits has failed to show me any endurance to the worst trials of war surpassing this. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. knowing the identification of any others in the photo is asked to e-mail the page author. Possibly captured and took the Oath of Allegiance. Upon hearing the signing of My Old Kentucky Home by a childrens choir and remembering those who had fallen along those fields, including his dear friend, Captain William Peter Bramblett of Paris, Kentucky (whose last, parting glance before receiving a mortal wound, Young could not erase from his memory), tightly hugged a nearby tree and wept out loud, unashamed of his display of emotion.[14]. Thompson, Edward Porter. GILBERT, Ambrose G. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. Dr. Benjamin B. Scott
Eliza Jane Brewster Kennedy; 2nd, Matilda "Kate" Noland; and 3rd, Wilmoth
[4], Brig. misfiled under Co. K, 42nd Georgia Infantry, but that he was actually in the 4th
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]. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. In the end, the Orphans left behind a magnificent legacy, one never to be repeated in Kentucky. Moved to Alabama and married Annie Herbert in 1864; died in Dallas Co., AL, in
Committed suicide, 2 February 1922; buried in
No
With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. Fought in the campaign as mounted infantry.