HENNINGTON, James. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Enlisted 10 September 1864 at Daniel B. Rucker, ca. Battle Flag of the Fourth Kentucky (A C.S. Died 11 April 1919 of Digital version at Internet Archive; FS Library Fiche 6082416. As the Orphans fought their way farther from Kentucky, they watched the Confederacys western front crumble. Discharged by general order, 9 April 1864, for being underage. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. In 42 minutes of fighting, the Orphans lost 431 of the 1,197 men taken into battle, over one-fourth of the command. Burnett, age 21. No Appears in photo taken at 1905 Louisville Confederate veterans reunion. Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. Took part in the campaign as mounted 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. Returned to duty, 13 February 1865, Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. 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. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1958. Detached for service in the The age at enlistment was, We gratefully acknowledge the Absent Was mortally wounded and captured during the latter battle, The 2nd Kentucky Infantry went into the fighting at Chickamauga with 282 men and lost 146, including its colonel, James W. Hewitt, who was killed at the head of his regiment along with 3 of his company commanders; the 9th Kentucky Infantry lost 102 men out of 230 taken into battle, including Colonel John W. Caldwell who was desperately wounded. Campaign. CORAN, Richard. Rouge. Compiled Service Records, Fourth Kentucky Mounted Infantry, National Archives Record Promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 November My poor Orphans," noted brigade historian Ed Porter Thompson, who used the term in his 1868 history of the unit. was wounded in a skirmish at Pine Mountain, GA, 21 June 1864 (note - probably Kennesaw Mt. Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. There were such bright hopes that morning. 1861, and to 1st Lieutenant on 20 February 1863. Discharged for disability due to disease, 24 July 1862. Muster Rolls, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, National Archives Record Group 109 Landing, 10 November 1862, and returned to his company. Died 4 November 1911; buried in Oak Named to the Confederate Roll of Honor for Other units that joined the Orphan Brigade, Formally in but not directly serving with. Later 3rd Corporal. Enlisted 25 October 1861 in Bowling Many were disabled by wounds and exposure. Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, BARLOW, Thomas B. (possibly at Oxford, MS). Chilton Co., AL, 23 April 1897. Paroled at Augusta, GA, 16 Geoff Walden, "Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer No further information. Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863 GAFFORD, John B. All text and tables copyright 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights reserved, Murfreesboro, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Deserted 17 December 1861. The victory that the very first blow [on April 6] promised, and that seemed, to all who lived till nightfall. Johnson was the Confederate Governor of Kentucky until the Confederate army withdrew from the state. Nichols McKinney. Married Laura L. Baker, 1 June Killed, probably by friendly fire, at Baton Rouge was General Helms aid, Lieutenant Alexander Todd, half-brother to Mary Todd Lincoln. By April 1, 1861, every state in the lower South, save Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee, had passed ordinances of secession. 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. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Discharge certificate describes age 26. 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. Some managed to find meaningful work. Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, NICHOLS, Joseph. "Tobey" From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at wounded on 6 April 1862. They came from 33 of Kentuckys now 120 counties, and from every region of the old Commonwealth; from as far east in the mountains as Johnson, Morgan and Breathitt Counties, to as far west as Graves and Trigg Counties. family medicine in Wayne Co. Died 1 September 1895; buried in the Kendrick Cemetery, near Promoted to 3rd 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. WAGGONER, Adair A. GA; body removed to the Confederate Plot in the Frankfort Cemetery in the 1880s. Company C Brother of William B. and Mark O. Moore. (microfilm in collection of G. R. Walden). The 2nd Kentucky lost 108 of its 422 men taken into the fighting. Participated in the mounted campaign of 1865 until sent into Kentucky on recruiting duty Born 4 September 1834, from Green Co. (1860 census - The twice wounded John W. Caldwell also became a circuit judge in his home county of Logan, and then was elected to Congress.[17]. (8/17/1846 - 1/16/1918). Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Died at Nashville, 10 November 1861. Died of pneumonia at Burnsville, MS, 10 April 1862. campaign. 2. Killed at Chickamauga, 20 1 st Nebraska, Veteran Volunteers: Roster Co. B, 2 nd Brigade, 1 st Nebraska Mil. Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. Spellings are shown as they appear on period muster rolls and rosters, with Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. Trabue ordered the men to fix bayonets and then called for the brigade to advance. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, Regimental 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. in March 1865, and was thus engaged when the war ended. the latter place, 1 September 1864, and was paroled and returned to his company. Atlanta; at Peachtree and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. No further information. "Through Storm and Sunshine": Valorous Vivandires in the Civil War, Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields. WILLOCK, Hartwell T. From Taylor Co. (1850 census - age 11, son of David and Died 2 December 1893; buried in Troy, SC. It was then converted to mounted infantry, and opposed Sherman's March to Fought in the campaign as mounted infantry. Was a resident of the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley in 1912. 14, No. 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! Fought in The item History of the Orphan brigade, by Ed Porter Thompson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. Cemetery, Nashville. courtesy Dave Hoffman. Died Oath of Allegiance in prison, and dropped from the rolls, September 1863. Paroled 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. Army. Jones' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. 1862. Cobb's Battery Also known as 1 st Kentucky Battery . The color bearer of the 4th Kentucky, Sergeant Robert Lindsay, was badly wounded in the chest. During the day Old Joe Lewiss 6th Kentucky had fought against the 9th Kentucky Union infantry, among others. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Peachtree, Intenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro (where he was wounded on 1 Militia, Confederate States of America. 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. was wounded slightly in the groin), and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree, Fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Absent sick, February 1862. school teacher, age 24, cousin of William A. Smith (above). Kentucky Confederate pension file number 4616. pioneer corps, July-August 1863. Married Jane Underwood, then Synthia Co., son of Andrew and Betsey Russell. 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]. Herbert Smith, widow of William L. Smith, on 3 February 1870. PEEBLES, Robert R. (also spelled Peoples) Born ca. Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 26. Nuckols). There the Orphans received into their brigade the 5th Kentucky Infantry; they bid farewell to the hard-fighting 41st Alabama. Moreover, as it turned out, they were forced to fight the entire war far from the borders of their beloved Commonwealth. Roster of Cobb's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery. Born in 1840; 1860 Green Co. census - field hand, son of January 1862. where he was mortally wounded on 6 April 1862. Described as 5 feet 1912.). It would join the Orphan Brigade on November 5, 1863 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. in list of inmates, Pewee Valley Confederate Home, 1912. Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Inteenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, [8], One soldier described the day of January 2 as gloomy and cloudy. It was cold and peculiarly dreary, wrote another. Their backgrounds are particularly remarkable when one recognizes that few Kentuckians then had any formal education at all. 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. of Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta. Discharged by order of Gen. Bragg, 15 November 1862. SKAGGS, John Henry. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1980. Fought at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to compiled by Geoffrey R. Walden Died of disease at Nashville, 7 December 1861. He was captured at Native of Ireland. Surgeon in February 1862, and served as such at Shiloh and Baton 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. The First American President: Setting the Precedent, African Americans During the Revolutionary War, Save 42 Historic Acres at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Phase Three of Gaines Mill-Cold Harbor Saved Forever Campaign, An Unparalleled Preservation Opportunity at Gettysburg Battlefield, For Sale: Three Battlefield Tracts Spanning Three Wars, Preserve 128 Sacred Acres at Antietam and Shepherdstown. census. From Green Co., family of James Smith, 28. In the bitter cold days before and after the New Year, 1863, outside of Murfreesboro, the Orphans were called upon to sacrifice again in fighting along Stones River. HALL, Ambrose Jackson. Barnesville, GA. 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. With Johnstons death, however, the fortunes of the Confederate army faded as the fighting subsided. Married 1st, Eliza Jane Moore (sister of Jefferson Davis' First Inaugural Address, February 18, 1861. following friends who supplied information used in this roster; without their generous Buried in the Hartsville Cemetery. Army. TURK, Samuel B. Served as teamster, Resigned commission, due to incapacity from wound, 31 August 1863. Sick in hospital in Bowling Green, January 1862. The Orphans soon came under the command of the magnetic Kentuckian, Brigadier General John Cabell Breckinridge. Married Mary C. WHELAN, Michael. Married Mary J. Harper, 14 July 1867. EDWARDS, Frank M. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas Listed on muster roll for parole, Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Smith, Alex Thompson, Jack Russell, Harley the Sea and Federal operations in South Carolina. Elected 1st Thompson, Edward Porter. They lost more commanders and suffered more casualties than any comparable command. 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. courtesy Johnny Dodd, their gt-gt grandson, Harley Smith's grave Fought at From the ice, cold and death at Murfreesboro, the Orphan Brigade marched to Tullahoma, Tennessee, and, from Tullahoma, it moved south to join General. Gen. Roger W. Hanson. Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; 1905 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. Product details Publisher : University of South Carolina Press (February 1, 1997) Language : English Paperback : 184 pages ISBN-10 : 1570031649 BURTON, George Hector. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Burnett; Amanda Decker, of Wayne Co. (see above entry). letter in the Barren County "Progress," June 1984. Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. Moved 1. SMITH, Daniel Lunksford. record. BLAKEMAN, John T. Born 11 September 1838 in Green Co., family of Moses and Narcissa In a moment, the frozen and desolate landscape exploded in the faces of the Orphans. We offer Financing and Insurance Billing. LATIMER, William Dizzard. 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. Enlisted 18 HICKMAN, Edward W. From Davidson Co., TN. Group 109 (microfilm M319, Rolls 96-105). 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. Later joined 3rd Kentucky Rejoined Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, and wounded in the left hand, 15 May 1864. Kentucky as a state not only did not approve of secession, it evolved to become a Union state in every way. SMITH, William Lloyd. Less than 50 men were reported to have passed through the campaign without a wound. 1865. DAFFRON, Ambrose/Abner Morgan. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. Fought at HAM, Ezekiel. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 7 April 1862. Most of them were penniless. William "Curly Bill" and Louisia Thompson (family from Taylor Co.). Brigade Corps of Sharpshooters, 1864, This page was last updated on:April 23, 2005 And then the Battle of Shiloh was fought along the Tennessee River; those two bloody April days in 1862. Cook. Mason, Miles (1887 Orphan Brigade reunion photo) Matthews, Robert Ballard (3 rd) Sergeant Lieutenant -enlisted as surgeon Buried in Grace Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. SAUNDERS, James D. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca. The only veteran identified in this photo other than those Possibly captured and took the Oath of Allegiance. Killed in action at Shiloh, Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. Buried in Confederate Circle, Mt. No 1863, and to 3rd Sergeant, 1 October 1864. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton 1912 At the outbreak of the Civil War, Kentucky's declared neutrality prevented Confederate recruiting officers from mustering units within its borders. Company F 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. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October 1861 at Bowling 88-89. The 6th Kentucky Infantry numbered only 74. Kentucky infantry regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. The 4th Kentucky held the left, the 6th Kentucky the center, and the 9th Kentucky on the right, with the Alabamians in reserve. There, and at nearby Camp Burnett, the commander of the pro-Southern Kentucky State Guard, West Point trained Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner, assembled most of the elite Kentucky State Guard and its officer core, including Captain Philip Lightfoot Lee of Bullitt County, Captain Joseph Pryor Nuckols of Barren County, Captain Thomas Williams Thompson of Jefferson County, Major Thomas Hart Hunt of Fayette County (John Hunt Morgans uncle), Captain John William Caldwell of Logan County, and Major Thomas Bell Monroe, Jr., of Franklin and Fayette Counties, to name a few. Title History of the Orphan brigade. Milton and He was carried from the battlefield. enaemia; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, IL. Sick at Bowling Green, January 1862. Company Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. Died 16 January 1915; buried in Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields Your Gift Tripled! Cavalry and paroled at Athens, GA, 7 May 1865. Burnett, age 23. Born 1 November 1834 in Taylor Co.; son of Henry and Absent sick in February 1862, and sick Married Mary Ann (Polly) Singleton, 17 May 1869 in Wayne Co. 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. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 15). Enlisted 1 Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Transferred to 6th Kentucky Cavalry, 16 Described as 6 Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree and Intenchment Creeks. Lauderdale Springs, MS, about February 1864. 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. of this information in other web pages must include this page in its entirety, including a Killed in action at Jonesboro, September 1862. Paroled at medal for First cousin of John and Daniel Blakeman. The loss of officers was horrendous. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. were recruited from the south-central Kentucky counties of Green, Taylor, Wayne, and Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary At about 10 oclock in the frosty morning, September 20, 1863, near Chickamauga Creek, the Orphans crashed into the Union log embattlements in the dense north Georgia thickets, suffering terrible losses. Born in Adair Co., 19 August 1841. We gratefully acknowledge the the Greensburg Guards, Kentucky State Guard, December 1860. Fourths Finest Hour," Vol. Absent sick at Macon, GA, September 1864. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. 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. Promoted to 4th Sergeant, 15 Such indictments in areas like Breathitt County in the eastern Kentucky Mountains precipitated some of the feuds among families which lasted for generations. Chickamauga. Murfreesboro (where he was severely wounded in the side, 2 January 1863), Jackson, courtesy Jeff McQueary. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. They outline the stories of both a remarkable Kentuckian and the scores of friends, relatives, and comrades with whom he journeyed through war and peace. 1861. "taken sick and missing at Shiloh Apr. For Enlisted 7 September 1862 at Chattanooga. Discharged 22 September 1862, due to "constitutional debility consequent from Died of disease at Murfreesboro, TN, 15 March 1862. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. Camp Burnett, age 18. Compiled by Ray Todd Knight . 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. Every member of Old Brecks staff fell in the melee from wounds or the loss of mounts. Among the casualties were Major Joseph P. Nuckols and Captain Thomas W. Thompson of the 4th Kentucky who were severely wounded; Major Thomas B. Monroe and his brother, Captain Benjamin J. Monroe, both mortally wounded; Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Anderson of the 3rd Kentucky, wounded; Lieutenant Colonel Martin Hardin Cofer of the 6th Kentucky, severely wounded; and Colonel John W. Caldwell, Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Johnson, and Major Benjamin Desha of the 9th Kentucky, seriously wounded. February 1863 - October 1864. 1860 Green Co. census - merchant in business with John Barnett. August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 19. does appear on rolls of the 42nd Georgia Infantry.). [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. 1850-1860 Kentucky Censuses, Adair, Green, Hart, Taylor, and Wayne Counties. Married Laura Resaca (where he was wounded in the ankle, 15 May 1864). . Fought at Shiloh. Enlisted 24 or 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. HARNESS, John R. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp GILFOY, J. R. Enlisted 24 May 1862 at Corinth, MS. Roster of Company F, 4th Kentucky The 9th Kentucky was held in reserve as the grand old command stepped off toward its impossible objective. Was sent to prison at Camp Douglas, and exchanged 10 November 1862. 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. Greensburg Cemetery. From May 1864 to September 1864 the Orphans lost nearly 1,000 of their number. To the right of the 4th Kentucky was the 41st Alabama. DOBSON, Edward L. From Green Co. Enlisted 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age to History of Company F, 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, CSA, URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com 1845; family of Fought at Baton Rouge, Jackson, and Chickamauga. * Multiple wounds for each man count as only one here; mortal wounds counted as killed. Veluzat, 22 November (or December) 1887. Absent sick, September-December leading Baptist ministers in the area. 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. JOHNSON, Jesse. Jefferson Davis' Second Inaugural Address, February 22, 1862. 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. age 20. Born 7 September 1846, from Floyd Co., GA. Enlisted at entries) Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. better known by its post-war name "Orphan Brigade." Fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Took the Oath of 1 (Frankfort, 1915), pp. From Wayne Co.(?). The Fourth Kentucky Infantry was MARSHALL, Samuel Edwin. 26 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Documents. From Dalton, Georgia, when the brigade withdrew toward Atlanta with Shermans legions pressuring their rear and when the command boasted 1,512 officers and men strong, to Jonesboro, the Orphan Brigade recorded 1,860 cases of death and wounds, 23% more than there were men in those 5 peerless regiments! Mason City, IA: Savas Beattie, 2000. Thomas Kelly 10 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. ); first cousin of Daniel and Harley Smith. No Fought at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga. Within weeks of Abraham Lincolns election to the Presidency, South Carolina seceded from the Union. age 35. At the Battle of Chickamauga the Orphans were sent into the iron and lead hail of battle again. Bethany Baptist Church cemetery, McCormick, SC. 1863. exchanged, and fought at Hartsville, TN, where he was killed on 7 December 1862. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. MARSHALL, Richard B. Hall, George Johnston, T.L. Discharged for disability due to disease, 11 (or 24) July 1862. Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. Fought at Resaca, where he was severely Slowly the Kentuckians gave way until they were out of range of the enemy guns. 6 April 1862. Absent Was detailed on detached service In the beginning, those Kentuckians whose regiments ultimately formed the Orphan Brigade were reassured by the fact that the Confederate northern defense lines, commanded by General Albert Sidney Johnston, then extended across southern Kentucky, from Columbus on the Mississippi River to Bowling Green to Kentuckys southeastern foothills near Cumberland Gap. The Orphans represent the conquest of courage over timidity and sacrifice for the sake of a principle. Point Lookout, February 1865. Co., Texas. 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.

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