McDONALD, Ward. physician, son of John Scott). At the Battle of Chickamauga the Orphans were sent into the iron and lead hail of battle again. Born 16 November 1842 in Wayne Co., family of Michael and Listed as laborer in household of G.W. Atlanta, 9 May 1863, for chronic rheumatism. Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. 1912.). Captured at 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. Settled in Lebanon, where he worked as an accountant killed in action, either 19 or 20 September 1863. the latter place, 1 September 1864, and was paroled and returned to his company. Cavalry, see Confederate Veteran Vol. Died in Louisville of cardiac MOORE, Mark O. See "Kentuckian Recalled as My poor Orphans," noted brigade historian Ed Porter Thompson, who used the term in his 1868 history of the unit. August-December 1863; and at Montgomery, AL, February 1864. Died 4 November 1911; buried in Oak The only veteran identified in this photo other than those Mason City, IA: Savas Beattie, 2000. Less than 50 men were reported to have passed through the campaign without a wound. Went to Texas in August 1868. BARLOW, Thomas B. "Tobey" From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at LOOPE, James. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002. 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. Brewer, farmer). sick, March-April 1863. Was wounded at the latter place, 20 From Shiloh back to Corinth and on to Vicksburg, briefly under the command of General William Preston, the Orphans marched. Fought at Shiloh. All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura Bethany Baptist Church cemetery, McCormick, SC. business with Richard Cowherd, 1860 census. Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books, 1993. November 1898; buried in the Sims Cemetery, near Canmer, Hart Co., KY. MOORE, John B. Absent sick was wounded slightly in the groin), and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree, November-December 1863. David, farmer. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by No 1861. Also available in digital form. Fought at Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas. Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Was sent to prison at Camp Douglas, and exchanged 10 November 1862. Oldham Co., where he taught school, and later worked in the Louisville Public Works Dept. The first single from To The Edge Of The World. Absent 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. August 1861 at Camp Boone. Mortally wounded at Murfreesboro, 2 Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. courtesy Kentucky Historical Society / Military History Museum. In April, with 496 men, it was placed in D.R. Cook. Enlisted 25 October 1861 in Bowling 659-666. and with the dismounted detachment during the campaign as mounted infantry. to the edge of the world. 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. 7983, 8788, 9095, 105, 113116, 120121, 124125, 133, 135, 137139. Promoted to 3rd Corporal, 15 December 1862. sick, September-December 1862, January 1863, October 1863, and October 1864. farmer (1850 census, age 18, laborer), cousin of William L. Smith (below). After the surrender, Hewitt brought the boxes back to Kentucky with him, and in 1887 he donated them to the U.S. War Department. DAVIS, Martin L. From Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. Roster of Cobb's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery. Moore. Co., Texas. Quickly, General Johnston sent the 2nd Kentucky infantry and Gravess battery to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River below the Kentucky border. Possibly died 8 January 1926, buried in the Thompson Cemetery, Green Co., KY. TITTLE, James. Captured during a skirmish at Kennesaw Mt., 20 June 1864, and sent to prison. May 1865; described as 6 feet tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue eyes. From Taylor Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 40). Deserted 24 September 1863 at Chattanooga. JOHNSTON, George Edwards. The 1st Kentucky Artillery (also known as Cobb's Battery) was an artillery battery that was a member of the Orphan Brigade in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was carried from the battlefield. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by 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. From Greensburg; brother of John B. Moore and William B. Moore The most prominent of those camps, not surprisingly, was named Camp Boone, near Clarksville, Tennessee. KELLY, Thomas L. (also spelled Kelley) Born 10 January 1844 in Lexington, KY; Obituaries in various Kentucky and other state newspapers. Promoted to 3rd Sergeant, 1 April 1863. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca (where he Fought at January-April 1864. The Uncertain Origins of an Iconic Nickname. Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Co., 17 May 1877; buried in the Greensburg Cemetery. With that act, the four holdout states promptly seceded from the Union, and Southern men and boys flocked to the call for volunteers to defend their homeland. 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. The brigade had won its nickname. 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. Detailed for extra duty at Brigade HQs, GA; body removed to the Confederate Plot in the Frankfort Cemetery in the 1880s. September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN, age 22. WILLOCK, Hartwell T. From Taylor Co. (1850 census - age 11, son of David and the Confederate Roll of Honor by Company K, 2nd Kentucky, after Murfreesboro (for his Fought in the campaign as mounted infantry. Shauff. Baton Rouge. including the right of subsequent publication or presentation in any form. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 28. regiments colors from the field after two color-bearers had been shot. No 1820-1824. Died of disease at Bowling Green, 15 November 1861. Thompson, Edward Porter. his company and was paroled at Washington, GA, on 7 May 1865. Fought at Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1974. Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; better known by its post-war name "Orphan Brigade." Was deputy 2nd Lieutenant on 17 November 1861. - the Pine Mt. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary 18 (1910), p. 169 Company news . Society). On extra duty guarding horses, May-August 1864. Fought at This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. Fought in About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. Age 27 on roll of The American Battlefield Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. returned after muster rolls ceased to be turned in to Richmond (late 1864). REED, James D. (also spelled Read) From Green Co. (1860 census - age 20, Transferred to 3rd Kentucky Infantry, 15 April 1862. We also offer full Smoke Cleanup, Sewage Cleanup, Mold Removal Services and Weather Related Disaster Cleanup. Fought in the mounted campaign. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Whenever Kentucky met Kentucky, it was horrible, wrote Colonel Preston.[6]. Daniel L. Smith Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. [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. Infantry, CSA, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, he was wounded on 22 July 1864, and his right arm was amputated. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. information on this page. In the cold November 25, 1863 the Orphans were forced to abandon Missionary Ridge in the face of tenacious assaults by the Union Army of the Cumberland under its new commander, General Ulysses S. Grant. Jane Johnson, 30 April 1859; (3d wife) Sarah (Sally) Elkins, 26 September 1868, and moved Many were disabled by wounds and exposure. courtesy the late Garnett Thompson, via Steve Walton. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. Kentucky Brigade, 1st, Confederate States of America. Died in Green Co., 19 From Green Co. Enlisted 12 or 14 September 1861 at son of Ann, age 19, farm hand. The Orphans had beaten the enemy on April 6, but luck eluded them. Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. Smith, Alex Thompson, Jack Russell, Harley Was detailed on detached service February 1863 - October 1864. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Died of disease at Lauderdale Springs, 10 [2], The Orphan Brigade served throughout the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, then were converted to mounted infantry and opposed Sherman's March to the Sea. Thomas Kelly courtesy Jeff McQueary. 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. The men of this campaign were at each stage of their retreat going farther from their firesides. 4 (Summer 1991), pp. Memorial Markers for Pvts. WILSON, William M. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 19, field hand, son of SMITH, William Lloyd. This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. 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. 18. Later 3rd Corporal. further record. infantry. subsequent mounted engagements. Moved Absent sick in Nashville, The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Deserted at Nashville, 18 February 1862. Campaign. crippled (possibly from a wound). There were such bright hopes that morning. Brown, Kent Masterson and A.D. Kirwan, ed. 5 feet 4 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1498. September 1863. Fought at Resaca, where he was severely MAYS, Joseph D. (also spelled Mayze) From Green Co. Enlisted 11 September Waggoner, Co. F, 4th Ky. Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields Your Gift Tripled! Creek (Atlanta), 22 July 1864, and sent to Camp Chase prison. Took part in some of the mounted campaign, The 4th Kentucky Infantry numbered 156. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at pay as Musician. Was captured at Intrenchment Died near Chico, Wise Lot 24. Army. Named to the Confederate Roll of Honor for Enlisted 1 August Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, 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. 1863. Born 1 January 1841 in Green Co. 1860 Green Co. census - Atlanta; at Peachtree and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. The Orphans memory lives on. 12, No. 1860 census - household of Thomas and Martha Thompson, age 16, in school. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded), Murfreesboro (where he was Sketch of the First Kentucky Brigade. Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! Surgeon in February 1862, and served as such at Shiloh and Baton The artillery bellowed forth such thunders that the men were stunned and could not distinguish sounds. Enlisted 8 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. The Orphan Brigade was the nickname of the First Kentucky Brigade, a group of military units recruited from Kentucky to fight for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. 51-53. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded in the left leg, 6 April 1862), Murfreesboro, Such indictments in areas like Breathitt County in the eastern Kentucky Mountains precipitated some of the feuds among families which lasted for generations. From Wayne Co., KY. Enlisted 1 November 1862 at Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas Inf., is James Bell, Co. D, 6th Ky. Inf. Born 7 September 1846, from Floyd Co., GA. Enlisted at Kniffin, History of Kentucky Illustrated (1888), p. 766. BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of The Confederate lines slowly gave way in brutal fighting. All photos except the following also 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights Edit Details 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. WRIGHT, William E. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 40. It will be noted that there are several glaring differences between the age given at The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. 1 st Kentucky Brigade, CSA, "Orphan Brigade" 2nd Regiment Kentucky Infantry 7 th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 7 th Kentucky Cavalry (Union) . Listed as druggist in the 1860 Green Co. A. J. [4], Brig. Enlisted 2 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN, age Appointed Commissary Sergeant, 11 October 1861, and promoted to 4th Sergeant, 1 August of Co. F, 4th Ky. Died 5 July July-August 1864. Exposed to enfilading fire, Helms attack finally faltered. Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, TX. wounded in the right leg calf at Resaca, 14 May 1864. 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. Promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 November further record. service from Taylor Co., KY. from a cdv in the author's collection. Digital version at Internet Archive; FS Library Fiche 6082416. January 1863, and died in a U.S. hospital, 28 January 1863. COFFEY, Andrew J. 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. January 1863; returned to the company in May 1863. Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863 The Orphan Brigade was the nickname of the First Kentucky Brigade, a group of military units recruited from Kentucky to fight for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Detailed as company fifer, entitled to May 1862. Gen. Benjamin Hardin Helm was also mortally wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. Box 537 Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 875-7000 http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ Absent sick in Possibly captured and took the Oath of Allegiance. generally unfit for service thereafter, although he also fought at Murfreesboro and August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 19. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Married Rebecca Buchanan, 10 August 1865. Muster Roll for Parole, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Washington, GA, 7 May
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