Infantry, CSA," Green County Review; Part 1: "The Die Is Cast," During the day Old Joe Lewiss 6th Kentucky had fought against the 9th Kentucky Union infantry, among others. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Born 3 May 1836 in Green Co.; son of Weston Reduced to 4th Sergeant, 18 March 1862. No Sick in hospital at Ringgold, GA, January 1863. again wounded, slightly in the breast), Chickamauga (where he was again wounded), Rocky Died of disease at Lauderdale Springs, 10 Died 20 July 1926 of Went to Texas in August 1868. Mason City, IA: Savas Beattie, 2000. The field officers were Colonel Thomas H. Taylor, Lieutenant Colonels Edward Crossland and William P. Johnston, and Major Benjamin Anderson. For Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca. still fighting on 29 April 1865, when it received word it had been surrendered, and Was mortally wounded and captured during the latter battle, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 15 December Cook. The unit fought in 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. The victory that the very first blow [on April 6] promised, and that seemed, to all who lived till nightfall. Transferred to 2nd Kentucky Infantry, 2 December 1862. Call now! following friends who supplied information used in this roster; without their generous SMITH, Harley Thomas. (all used by permission). 14, No. Bethany Baptist Church cemetery, McCormick, SC. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1498. Glasgow, KY, cemetery. at the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 22 May 1907; buried in the Pewee Valley at LaGrange, GA, September 1864. courtesy Jeff McQueary. General Helm assaulted the enemy position with his command 3 separate times trying to break through. Eliza Jane Brewster Kennedy; 2nd, Matilda "Kate" Noland; and 3rd, Wilmoth Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Enlisted 28 September 1861 in Nashville. Vol. mounted infantry, sometimes in the ranks, and sometimes with the party of scouts. National Archives Record Group 109 (microfilm M836, Roll 3, Frame 409). Milton and WELLS, George W. Shown on the muster roll for parole at Washington, GA, 7 May Stay up-to-date on the American Battlefield Trust's battlefield preservation efforts, travel tips, upcoming events, history content and more. From a reunion photo taken in 2nd Lieutenant on 17 November 1861. This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. Green. service, October 1864. at Camp Burnett. Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. Reportedly hanged by a lynch mob for molesting a woman in Wahalak, MS, June 1884. Absent sick at Meridian, MS, July-December 1863. Cobb's Battery Also known as 1 st Kentucky Battery . Fought at First cousin of John and Daniel Blakeman. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 or 14 September 1861 at Monticello, KY. Kentucky Confederate Pension #2587. 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 Edit Details Not far down the line, Colonel John Curd Wickliffe, commander of the Confederate 7th Kentucky infantry and cousin to Colonel Prestons wife, was mortally wounded. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. 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. Paroled 25 May 1865 at The ironclad Arkansas, expected to hold Federal gunboats on the Mississippi at bay, failed to appear. generally unfit for service thereafter, although he also fought at Murfreesboro and Phebe Willock). detachment in January 1865. David, farmer. Married Mary C. On July 4, 1863, Vicksburg was surrendered (along with the old 3rd Kentucky Infantry) by General Pemberton and the western frontier of the Confederacy finally vanished. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 4616. Adair Co. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Died of disease at Magnolia, MS, 15 February 1863. Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields Your Gift Tripled! to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the campaign as Paroled Although almost always without adequate clothes, and most of the time, ravenously hungry and ill-equipped, they fought in an armythe Army of the Tennessee which was often poorly led and, consequently, suffered devastating blows from an enemy of overwhelming numbers sent to the field by a nation that had an industrial capacity second-to-none on earth and with a government that focused and unleashed, for its time, almost unlimited political, economic and military might. Absent wounded at Montgomery, AL, May-August 1864, and at Slowly the Kentuckians gave way until they were out of range of the enemy guns. DURHAM, William F. From Taylor Co. The war had moved into Kentucky with Generals Braxton Braggs and Edmund Kirby Smiths invasion of the Orphans native state in the summer and fall of 1862. PETTUS, Thomas T. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Fought at Had served a year in Wheats Information from descendants and other family members. From Taylor Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 40). Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and 28. Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives 300 Coffee Tree Road P.O. 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. Died of disease at Nashville, 21 November Moreover, as it turned out, they were forced to fight the entire war far from the borders of their beloved Commonwealth. Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. 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. Born July 1841 in Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September age 20. Surrendered Adair Co., son of Joseph and Mary Owens Burton. The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. his company and fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Enlisted 13 August 1861 Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October Elected 2nd Sergeant, 18 March 1862. Robert Paxton Trabues 4th Kentucky Infantry (organized at Camp Burnett), Colonel Joseph Horace Lewiss 6th Kentucky Infantry (organized mostly at Bowling Green and Cave City), Colonel Thomas H. Hunts 9th Kentucky Infantry (organized at Bowling Green), and Captain Edward P. Byrnes Battery (organized partly in Tennessee and partly in Mississippi). field hand for J. Elkin in Allendale, age 21. Shown as Sergeant on roll of 2 September 1862, and 1st Sergeant on roll Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 28. From Beards Store, Owen Co. Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS, October 1863 near Chattanooga. MARSHALL, Samuel Edwin. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. 1863. At Camp Boone, Colonel Roger Weightman Hansons 2nd Kentucky Infantry was organized along with Colonel Lloyd Tilghmans, and subsequently Colonel Benjamin M. Andersons, 3rd Kentucky Infantry as well as Captain Robert H. Cobbs Kentucky Battery, and Captain Rice E. Gravess Kentucky Battery. History of the Orphan brigade : Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive History of the Orphan brigade by Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- Publication date 1898 Topics Confederate States of America. 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. Born in 1840; 1860 Green Co. census - field hand, son of Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Fought at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Livingston, Sumter Co., Alabama. We use specialized equipment unique to Southern Utah and our company. The age at enlistment was, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Paroled at Montgomery, AL, April Married Sue J. No text or photos may be reproduced Ed Porter Thompson, History of the Orphan Brigade (Louisville, 1898), pp. 2 September 1862. SAUNDERS, James D. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. Jefferson Davis' Second Inaugural Address, February 22, 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!". Enlisted 15 Barnesville, GA, 10 September 1864. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. 24-26; Part 3: "The courtesy Jeff McQueary. Moved to Alabama and married Annie Herbert in 1864; died in Dallas Co., AL, in Discharge certificate describes Discharged for lameness due to disease, 10 September 1862. He age 12, as company drummer. Fought at Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and in the mounted campaign. Muster Roll for Parole, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Washington, GA, 7 May 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. Married Jane Underwood, then Synthia his company and was paroled at Washington, GA, on 7 May 1865. 1. Enlisted 1 Born 31 January 1835 in Taylor Co.; son of George HAM, Ezekiel. The entire 2nd Kentucky Infantry numbered only 69 officers and men in September. 3 (Spring 1990), pp. Point Lookout, February 1865. further record. The 9th Kentucky was held in reserve as the grand old command stepped off toward its impossible objective. 13, No. ); 1860 census - Took the Born 4 September 1834, from Green Co. (1860 census - GA, 7 May 1865. JOHNSTON, Charles Henry. regiments colors from the field after two color-bearers had been shot. Merchant in Company C Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Appointed 2nd Corporal, then promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 April 1863. Took the Oath of Allegiance on 20 May The drums rolled. link to the Orphan Brigade Homepage. Married 1st, Eliza Jane Moore (sister of Absent sick and returned to duty, Camp Burnett, age 18. Augustine and Elizabeth Marshall Smith (first cousin of Daniel L., Samuel W., and William Commanded by Colonel Robert Trabue, the Orphan Brigade was 2,400 men strong and part of General John C. Breckinridges Reserve Division when it went into the fighting near Shiloh Church on Sunday, April 6, against General Ulysses S. Grants five Union divisions. Learn more. son of John and Mary Elizabeth Sharp Kelly. Described as 6 There were falling timbers, crashing arms, the whirring of missiles of every description, the bursting of the dreadful shell, the groans of the wounded, the shouts of the officers, mingled in one horrid din that beggars description.[12]. Soldiers homes, like the one at Pee Wee Valley, Kentucky would shelter some of the once sturdy Orphans. His widow married William A. Smith. Absent sick at Macon, MS, during the period July-December His body was returned to Georgetown for burial through the assistance of Union General James Streshly Jackson and Colonel John Marshall Harlan, both noted Kentuckians. January 1863. Letter From J.P. Benjamin to Fleming B. Miller Regarding Prisoners Requesting Release. BRYANT, Daniel M. From Adair Co. Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, January 1863; returned to the company in May 1863. Enlisted 12 September 7983, 8788, 9095, 105, 113116, 120121, 124125, 133, 135, 137139. laborer). The 4th Kentucky lost over one-half of its number, including the noble Governor George W. Johnson who fell on the field after bullets struck him in the right thigh and abdomen. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. SC Confederate pension file Fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary It was to no avail. During fighting on August 5, they lost more than 100 killed or wounded. Possibly captured and took the Oath of Allegiance. When Young revisits the battlegrounds in 1912, he dwells on the "glorious" aspects of war, reflecting his desire to memorialize his fellow soldiers of the Orphan Brigade. Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643. entries) Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Married Francis "Fanny" Adams in 1878, and moved It was not until December 1865 that the state legislature removed the onerous impediment. Discharged by general order, 9 April 1864, for being underage. September 1864). gallant and meritorious conduct, Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer There were such bright hopes that morning. This is the reason why they were known as the Orphans.. JOHNSTON, George Edwards. L. Smith (? Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002. Madison and Liticia Williams Smith (first cousin of Harley T., Samuel W., and William L. [8], One soldier described the day of January 2 as gloomy and cloudy. It was cold and peculiarly dreary, wrote another. [4], Brig. Went to Texas, In 1880, he became a member of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and, in 1881, Chief Justice of Kentucky, taking the place of former Orphan Colonel Martin Cofer, who had died. 1830 or 1831. Margaret Beeson Castillo (of Irish descent). Timeline of Kentucky in the American Civil War, List of Kentucky Civil War Confederate units, http://www.spaldingcounty.com/historical_markers/picture12_cropped.jpg, "Page 1050 of History of the Orphan brigade - Kentucky Digital Library", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orphan_Brigade&oldid=1136371693, 1865 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state), Military units and formations established in 1861, Military units and formations disestablished in 1865, Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Kentucky, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Morgan's Men, organized at Bowling Green, November 5, 1861, 41st Alabama Infantry (fought as part of the Orphan Brigade at Murfreesboro, the Siege of Jackson and Chickamauga), 1st Kentucky Cavalry, organized at Bowling Green 1861, This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 01:00. In every way, those old Orphans became the idols of Kentuckians. Old Joe Lewis, commanding the brigade after the wounding of Hanson, tried to rally the men. DAFFRON, John M. From Wayne Co.; brother of Ambrose M. Daffron (see above senility and vesicular calculus; buried in the McLoud Cemetery. Mtd. Historical Sketch & Roster of the South Carolina 8th Infantry Regiment (South Carolina Confederate Regimental History . "Tobey" From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at The Civil War in Kentucky: Battle for the Bluegrass State. Died from the effects of this wound, 24 Greensburg Cemetery. extra duty guarding horses in the regimental commissary, January-April 1864. KELLY, Andrew. Absent sick, November 1862 - April 1863. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, medal for The 4th Kentucky Infantry was organized on September 13, 1861, at Camp Burnett in Montgomery, Tennessee, under the command of Colonel Robert P. Trabue. From the shallow victory of the Army of the Tennessee at Chickamauga, the Orphan Brigade, commanded after the death of General Helm by General Joseph H. Lewis once again, its 6th commander since the war began, moved to heights overlooking Chattanooga known as Missionary Ridge. Volunteer Infantry, CSA. infantry. Waggoner, Co. F, 4th Ky. the orphan brigade. THOMPSON, Abram Hayter. The Uncertain Origins of an Iconic Nickname. Born 23 December 1842 in Columbia, Adair Co., GILFOY, J. R. Enlisted 24 May 1862 at Corinth, MS. Kentucky infantry regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. Shiloh, where he was severely wounded in the head on 6 April 1862. From St. Louis, MO. URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/rosters.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com sick, September-December 1862, January 1863, October 1863, and October 1864. Listed as laborer in household of G.W. : Roster Co. H, 2 nd Nebraska Cavalry Volunteers Official Roster, Nebraska Troops M. New Hampshire . Promoted Society). Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. Historian, Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. 1904), by Cullen B. Aubery (page images at HathiTrust) severely in the back below Camden, SC, in the last battle in which his company took part, Was sent to prison at Camp Douglas, and exchanged 10 November 1862. 31 August 1864. From Green Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 25). 1861-1865, Vol. From Green Co.; son of John A. W. Smith (? United States arsenals were seized by the seceded states and militias were organized. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Charge bayonets. Killed at Chickamauga, 20 1861, and to 1st Lieutenant on 20 February 1863. Returned to the company in April 1864, but was absent sick in Eatonton, GA, 1841 in Mercer Co., KY; Spellings are shown as they appear on period muster rolls and rosters, with Was at Camp Burnett. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. Inf., Camp Boykins Mills, SC, 28 April 1865, Sketch of the First Kentucky Brigade. 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). Every purchase supports the mission. The Orphans were, according to one account, ones who would stick to [the fighting] as long as they [could] find a foe to shoot at! The record of the Orphans, wrote one distinguished American scholar, is a record of heroism in war that has never been surpassed. General Joseph Eggleston. May 1865; described as 6 feet tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue eyes. 1861 at Bowling Green (age shown as 28 on 1862 roll). They were mounted and fought General Shermans advance into the Carolinas only to be forced to surrender in early May 1865 at Washington, Georgia, not far from Augusta. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. Inf., was listed as an inmate of the Kentucky Confederate Home in courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Captain Robert Cobbs Kentucky battery reported the loss of nearly all of its battery horses killed and wounded and 37 of its men wounded. ), and promoted to 2nd Corporal, 12 age 26. Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. Elected 3rd Lieutenant / Bvt. DAFFRON, Ambrose/Abner Morgan. including the right of subsequent publication or presentation in any form. Burnett, age 23. 1899 They poured into the ranks from the great belt of counties in central Kentuckyfrom Hardin, Nelson, Mercer, Boyle, Shelby, Anderson, Franklin, Fayette, Harrison, Scott, Woodford, Jessamine and Bourbon, and from a host of others. Buried in the Confederate Section Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 26. With that act, the veterans of the Orphan Brigade quickly moved into the ranks of business, the professions, and state government. (roster from the Adjutant General's Report), Orphan February 1863 - October 1864. No further Among the first to fall was General Roger Weightman Hanson, Old Flintlock, who was struck below the left knee by the burning iron fuse from a spherical case shot that exploded nearby. Fought at Baton Rouge, but ill Listed as deserted of 2 December 1862. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Murfreesboro. shortly after his return home by Union guerrillas William Ayres and Jesse Bell (Ayres was Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Oath of Allegiance in prison, and dropped from the rolls, September 1863. They were given a bounty if they brought their own rifle. age 36. WILSON, William M. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 19, field hand, son of 170-173. Born in Tazewell Co., VA; moved to Taylor Co., KY. These, our slain, lay in soldiers graves, scattered promiscuously, and with no mark even so much as to name them, and say to the future generations that such and such a one sleeps here. DAVIS, Martin L. From Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. However, its term of service soon ended and the unit disbanded. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Burnett; or 15 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Within weeks of Abraham Lincolns election to the Presidency, South Carolina seceded from the Union. CRUMPTON, William. 4 (Summer 1989), pp. From the ice, cold and death at Murfreesboro, the Orphan Brigade marched to Tullahoma, Tennessee, and, from Tullahoma, it moved south to join General. Incoming shells would explode within the Orphans ranks, blowing 10 or more men to the ground at one time. Promoted to 2nd From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, From Green Co. (1860 census - age 15). pay as Musician. 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. (?). THOMPSON, J. F. Enlisted 24 or 26 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff From Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October 1861 at Bowling 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. D (info and rosters from Stephen Bowling's Homepage) It will be noted that there are several glaring differences between the age given at The Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was mustered into Confederate service at Camp Burnett, Tennessee, on 13 September 1861, as part of the First Kentucky Brigade, better known by its post-war name "Orphan Brigade." The unit fought in most of the major battles of the Army of Tennessee, from Shiloh through the Atlanta Campaign. knowing the identification of any others in the photo is asked to e-mail the page author. or 24 May 1862. Fought at Its original commander was John C. Breckinridge, former United States Vice President, and Kentucky's former Senator, who was enormously popular with Kentuckians. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. for most of 1864. HOLLIDAY, Frank W. (also listed as W. Frank Holliday) From Adair Co. Enlisted Absent sick Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Some of these enlistment, and the age based on census records or family data. Died of disease at Bowling Green, 15 November 1861. of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the 1905 reunion in Louisville. Resaca (where he was wounded in the ankle, 15 May 1864). Certainly, General Simon Bolivar Buckner, their first commander, was one of Kentuckys most prominent soldiers, and his presence as the Orphans first commander was a source of much pride among the rank and file. In 42 minutes of fighting, the Orphans lost 431 of the 1,197 men taken into battle, over one-fourth of the command. G, Company B (info and Lived in Documents. frequently precluded from field duty by ill health. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, Roster of Company F, 4th Kentucky 13, No. killed in action, either 19 or 20 September 1863. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Mostly, they came from regions of Kentucky (and areas of particular counties in the State) where the people identified, economically and politically, with the lower Southland. Daniel Blakeman and Grave of Pvt. County or Nelson County, KY. WHITE, John B. Most of the men in Company F Appointed Commissary Sergeant, 11 October 1861, and promoted to 4th Sergeant, 1 August courtesy Jeff McQueary. part in the mounted campaign, and was paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. In early 1862, the Orphan Brigade numbered nearly 4,000 officers and men. To the right of the 4th Kentucky was the 41st Alabama. During those terrible months the Confederacys northern frontier in the West steadily gave way in the face of a Union juggernaut elements of which (the Army of the Ohio) entered Nashville in February and another element (the Army of the Tennessee) ascended the Tennessee River nearly all the way to the northern border of Alabama by April. Enlisted 14 Operated a hotel in Greensburg in 1895. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1974. (standing on the left; the man ); first cousin of Daniel and Harley Smith. Born 7 September 1846, from Floyd Co., GA. Enlisted at 10, No. In a moment, the frozen and desolate landscape exploded in the faces of the Orphans. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Discharged for disability due to disease, 24 July 1862. Enlisted 25 October 1861 in Bowling Enlisted 7 September 1862 at Chattanooga. Enlisted 18 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 19. 1863. 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) . Herbert Smith, widow of William L. Smith, on 3 February 1870. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. The Orphans memory lives on.
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