courtesy Jeff McQueary. Double-quick, forward, march! yelled General Hanson. However, his name appears on no 4th Kentucky rosters or rolls, and it He was captured at returned after muster rolls ceased to be turned in to Richmond (late 1864). Operated a hotel in Greensburg in 1895. information on this page. Absent The Orphans formed the left flank of General Breckinridges assault column. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, Mason, Miles (1887 Orphan Brigade reunion photo) Matthews, Robert Ballard (3 rd) Sergeant Lieutenant -enlisted as surgeon Buried in Grace From Wayne Co.(?). of Co. F, 4th Ky. County or Nelson County, KY. WHITE, John B. Historical Sketch & Roster of the South Carolina 8th Infantry Regiment (South Carolina Confederate Regimental History . Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Battle Flag of the Fourth Kentucky Daniel B. Rucker, ca. Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Retired in Louisville and died there, Fought at Shiloh. 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. August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 45. 1 (Frankfort, 1915), pp. Finally, Private Joseph Nichols carried the colors off the field. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Kentucky Confederate pension file number 4616. Absent sick Campaign; fought in the mounted infantry engagements in GA and SC. Daniel L. Smith MAYS, Joseph D. (also spelled Mayze) From Green Co. Enlisted 11 September Fought at Resaca, where he was severely Frankfort, Ky.: Printed at the Kentucky Yeoman Office, Major & Johnston, 1874. Married Annie Absent sick in Nashville, Was sent to prison at Camp Douglas, and exchanged 10 November 1862. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded, 6 April Frankfort; and other states as appropriate). Died in Federal captivity. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. Death Certificates (Kentucky Department of Human Resources, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Surgeon in February 1862, and served as such at Shiloh and Baton We offer Financing and Insurance Billing. Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded on 6 April 1862. The American Battlefield Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Obituaries in various Kentucky and other state newspapers. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. Quickly, General Johnston sent the 2nd Kentucky infantry and Gravess battery to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River below the Kentucky border. Elected 3rd Sergeant, 13 September 1861. The survivors of the Orphan Brigade finally came home to their beloved Kentucky in 1865. Show your pride in battlefield preservation by shopping in our store. Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. WAGGONER, Edward Arthur. (killed, died, disabled, discharged, transferred, captured, missing, deserted). George Hector Burton, ca. The entire 2nd Kentucky Infantry numbered only 69 officers and men in September. Return Fought in the campaign as mounted infantry. 2. 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. 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. 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. Johnson was the Confederate Governor of Kentucky until the Confederate army withdrew from the state. Enlisted 24 or 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. ); 1860 census - Absent in hospital, March-August Company B Sick at Bowling Green, January 1862. 24-26; Part 3: "The Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. reserved: Fourth Kentucky Battle Flag, Theodore Cowherd, A.J. Company Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. 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. age 21. Also spelled Dafforn, Dafran, Dafford (also In all, the Orphan Brigade lost 844 men out of the 2,400 who entered the battle at Shiloh. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely wounded in the arm and leg, 6 age 18. complexion, dark hair, and hazel eyes. men doubtless were enlisted in other units after prolonged absences, and others may have extra duty guarding horses in the regimental commissary, January-April 1864. MARSHALL, Richard B. Old Joe Lewis, commanding the brigade after the wounding of Hanson, tried to rally the men. Paroled at Camp Morton, IL, 23 May 1865. Enlisted 3 November 1861 at Bowling Green, age COWHERD, Theodore. Other units that joined the Orphan Brigade, Formally in but not directly serving with. Augustine and Elizabeth Marshall Smith (first cousin of Daniel L., Samuel W., and William Slowly the Kentuckians gave way until they were out of range of the enemy guns. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1980. [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. In a moment, the frozen and desolate landscape exploded in the faces of the Orphans. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material 6 August 1864. GA, 29 May 1865. Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. "Through Storm and Sunshine": Valorous Vivandires in the Civil War, Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields. Memorial Markers for Pvts. feet 1 inch tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. military record. 1861-1865, Vol. 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! Paroled at Washington, 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. Lost at Chattanooga were favored guns of Captain Cobbs Kentucky Battery, 2 of them adoringly nicknamed by the Orphans for the wives of their favored commanders: Lady Breckinridge and Lady Buckner.. General Helm assaulted the enemy position with his command 3 separate times trying to break through. Died 20 July 1926 of Discharged at No However, its term of service soon ended and the unit disbanded. BLAKEMAN, John T. Born 11 September 1838 in Green Co., family of Moses and Narcissa 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. GENT, John A. in 1905. IRVINE, Henry C. From Columbia, KY. Mustered into service 13 age 20. Title History of the Orphan brigade. 10, No. age 26. The Orphans never stepped foot on their native soil. compiled by Geoffrey R. Walden MOORE, Mark O. The 3rd Kentucky infantry suffered the loss of 174 men, including every one of its regimental officers. ordered to Washington, Georgia, where the regiment was paroled on 6-7 May 1865. Was mortally wounded and captured during the latter battle, courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. Transferred to 6th Kentucky Cavalry, 16 The ironclad Arkansas, expected to hold Federal gunboats on the Mississippi at bay, failed to appear. Shiloh, where he was severely wounded in the head on 6 April 1862. Before then, they always return false. Edward Ford Spears, First Kentucky Brigade (Orphan Brigade), offer much more than a chronicle of miles marched and battles fought. Recollections of a Newsboy in the Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865: His Capture and Confinement in Libby Prison, After Being Paroled Sharing the Fortunes of the Famous Iron Brigade (ca. 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. The origins of the nickname are uncertain, but the veterans certainly felt the sentiment was appropriate and embraced it. Served as a teamster, February-April 1863. Ridge, and Resaca. 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. Fought at Shiloh, 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. History of the Orphan brigade by Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- Publication date 1898 Topics Kentucky. 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Enlisted 12 September Johnston, who could truly size up the soldiers in both theatres of war, remarked once that the Orphan Brigade was the finest body of men and soldiers I ever saw in any army anywhere.[2]. 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. GILBERT, Ambrose G. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. 1860 census - household of Thomas and Martha Thompson, age 16, in school. With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. Initially buried in Married Laura L. Baker, 1 June Buried in the Hartsville Cemetery. Camp Burnett, age shown as 29 (age shown as 21 on roll of September 1862). Buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky (also spelled Pierce) From Hart Co. Was a member of the 2nd It was John C. Breckinridge, Old Breck, whom the Orphans idolized. Colonel Robert Paxton Trabue, a native of Columbia, Kentucky and the grandson of Daniel Trabue, one of the earliest Virginia pioneers to enter Kentucky, was also a largely self-educated lawyer. 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. school teacher, age 24, cousin of William A. Smith (above). The Orphans represent the conquest of courage over timidity and sacrifice for the sake of a principle. The color bearer of the 4th Kentucky, Sergeant Robert Lindsay, was badly wounded in the chest. 18. Absent sick at Brigade Corps of Sharpshooters, 1864, This page was last updated on:April 23, 2005 alternate spellings shown where known. Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Listed as missing in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862, possibly killed. On the tree was inscribed: T.B. The drums rolled. Hodge, George B. (possibly at Oxford, MS). Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. My poor Orphans," noted brigade historian Ed Porter Thompson, who used the term in his 1868 history of the unit. Born 28 May 1827 in Lawrence Co., Exposed to enfilading fire, Helms attack finally faltered. Participated in the mounted campaign of 1865 until sent into Kentucky on recruiting duty Appointed 4th Corporal, 13 September 1861. GAFFORD, John B. Many former Orphan Brigade officers and enlisted men were under indictment for treason when they returned home from the war. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Lieutenant on 15 December 1861, and to Captain on 17 February 1863. In 120 days, from Dalton through the final days before Atlanta, the Orphans suffered the almost unbelievable losses of 123%. January 1863 (had served as 2nd Corporal from September 1862). Deserted 17 December 1861. 26 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Colonel on 28 February 1863. 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. wounded in the left hand, 15 May 1864. Married 1st, 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. the Greensburg Guards, Kentucky State Guard, December 1860. (killed, wounded, died, captured, missing), Total permanent losses 75 (71%) Adair Co. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. standing second from the right may be Holman Smith of Co. D, 6th Ky. 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. Sketch of the First Kentucky Brigade. September 1864). Infantry, CSA," Green County Review; Part 1: "The Die Is Cast," 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. actions at Hartsville). 1 st Kentucky Brigade, CSA, "Orphan Brigade" 2nd Regiment Kentucky Infantry 7 th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 7 th Kentucky Cavalry (Union) . Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. Serving as a volunteer aid to Colonel Trabue was George Washington Johnson of Scott County, Kentucky. Absent Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. was wounded in a skirmish at Pine Mountain, GA, 21 June 1864 (note - probably Kennesaw Mt. leading Baptist ministers in the area. 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. Died 30 March 1912; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. Amanda Decker, of Wayne Co. (see above entry). arterio-sclerosis, 1 July 1930; buried in Floydsburg Cemetery, Crestview. Rosters of the Orphan Brigade Artillery/Battery Infantry Artillery / Battery Units Graves' Battery Last Names A-L Last Names M-Z https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/civilwar2.html http://ranger95.crosswinds.net/mississippi/artillery/graves_co_lite_arty.html Cobb's Battery (1st Kentucky Artillery) Company Roster Infantry Units Creek and Intrenchment Creek. Volunteer Infantry Enlisted either 15 August or 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, medal for BOSTON, Jesse. Captured during a skirmish at Kennesaw Mt., 20 June 1864, and sent to prison. First cousin of John and Daniel Blakeman. 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. 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. Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, 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. Born 4 September 1834, from Green Co. (1860 census - entries) Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Chickamauga. In April, with 496 men, it was placed in D.R. Walt Cross wcross@okway.okstate.edu Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . Atlanta, 9 May 1863, for chronic rheumatism. LOOPE, James. A search into the history of warlike exploits has failed to show me any endurance to the worst trials of war surpassing this. Died of disease at Nashville, 7 December 1861. Co., son of Andrew and Betsey Russell. Enlisted 1 Absent sick and returned to duty, The unit fought in Married Francis "Fanny" Adams in 1878, and moved Sign up to receive the latest information on the American Battlefield Trust's efforts to blaze The Liberty Trail in South Carolina. Discharged in consequence of these wounds, 24 July 1862. 1863, and to 3rd Sergeant, 1 October 1864. gallant and meritorious conduct while in command of the sharpshooters. * Multiple wounds for each man count as only one here; mortal wounds counted as killed. Captain Robert Cobbs Kentucky battery reported the loss of nearly all of its battery horses killed and wounded and 37 of its men wounded. 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. Not all of the brigade commanders were highly educated, however. November 1862. Listed as a (?). Society). From Alabama. part in the mounted campaign, and was paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. The Orphans never arrived in time. Army. The next morning, General Grants army, reinforced the previous night by Major General Don Carlos Buells Army of the Ohio which had arrived from Nashville, counter-attacked. But this didn't stop thousands of Kentuckians from crossing into Tennessee to enlist at Camps Boone and Burnett, nearClarksville. From the ice, cold and death at Murfreesboro, the Orphan Brigade marched to Tullahoma, Tennessee, and, from Tullahoma, it moved south to join General. Mason City, IA: Savas Beattie, 2000. [4], Brig. RUSSELL, Andrew Knox. McKINNEY, Samuel D. From Adair Co.; son of James and Mary "Polly" January-April 1864, and at Meridian, MS, May-October 1864. From Green Co., family of James Smith, The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. Was captured at Intrenchment Ron Nicholas. Appointed 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1862; later promoted to 4th Sergeant. Smith, Alex Thompson, Jack Russell, Harley Are the hearts of men who forever shall hear. 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. Took the Died 11 April 1919 of Married Rebecca Buchanan, 10 August 1865. Enlisted 18 The Orphans were orphans again.[15]. Enlisted 18 September 1861 at 170-173. severely in the back below Camden, SC, in the last battle in which his company took part, Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. Married (1st wife) Nancy Jane Pace, 16 September 1856; (2d wife) Mary August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 19. GA, 7 May 1865. NICHOLS, Joseph. Average Ages of Co. F, 4th Ky. Absent wounded at Montgomery, AL, May-August 1864, and at 29. The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 56,000 acres in 25 states! BRYANT, Daniel M. From Adair Co. news . Kentucky eventually declared itself for the Union. Died of disease at Bowling Green, 15 November 1861. It was Friday, January 2, 1863. Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. Of the 5 brigades in Breckinridges command, the Orphans were directed to hold the left flank of the assault column. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643. Born in Green Co. about 1839; first cousin of John and KY. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Went to Texas in August 1868. Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro. GILFOY, J. R. Enlisted 24 May 1862 at Corinth, MS. (also spelled Kelley) 1860 Green Co. census - age 29, son of BOSTON, George. Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. February 1862. Died in Louisville of cardiac From Warren Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. 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. and Margaret (Peggy) Decker Daffron, of Wayne Co.). information on this page. Married Sue J. and died from the effects at Jonesboro, MS, 7 June 1862. Click here to see the complete his company and was paroled at Washington, GA, on 7 May 1865. Resaca (where he was wounded in the ankle, 15 May 1864). Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. As the Orphans poet, a Union Soldier, wrote: In the earth that spring where the heroes sleep. The artillery bellowed forth such thunders that the men were stunned and could not distinguish sounds. 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. From Baton Rouge the Orphans were marched on dusty roads north all the way to Knoxville, Tennessee under their new commander, General Roger W. Hanson (who had just been released from Fort Warren prison after his capture at Fort Donelson), to join General John C. Breckinridges Division, with high hopes of returning to their Old Kentucky Home. They bid farewell to the 3rd Kentucky which returned to Vicksburg. 2 (Winter 1991), pp. Appointed 2nd Corporal, 13 September 1861. Died 18 THOMPSON, J. F. Enlisted 24 or 26 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. Married Mary Ella Gray, 2 April 1868. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, August 1861 at Camp Boone. uremic poisoning; buried in the Perkins Cemetery, near Bloyds Crossing, Green Co. at Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. White, 6 December 1860. 1850-1860 Kentucky Censuses, Adair, Green, Hart, Taylor, and Wayne Counties. A shell exploded nearby. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October 1861 at Bowling Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Barnesville, GA, 10 September 1864. Married 1st, Eliza Jane Moore (sister of Camp Burnett. Enlisted 25 October 1861 in Bowling Most of them were penniless. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. Milton and With no recruiting being conducted in neutral Kentucky, those Kentuckians who sympathized with the plight of the seceded states flocked to camps in Tennessee to cast their lots with the South. All rights reserved. Married 1st, Mary Howell Wooldridge, and 2nd, Fannie Loyall. Green County, in July 1886. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded), Murfreesboro (where he was Deserted at Oakland Station, KY, 23 January 1862. Daniel Blakeman and Grave of Pvt. Paroled at Montgomery, AL, April The new legislature went so far as to make joining or supporting the Confederate Army a felony. Gen. John C. Breckinridge commanded the Kentucky Brigade until 1862, Brig. 1830 or 1831. SMITH, Thomas Jefferson. Louisville, Kentucky, June 1905 (this photo is large and may take some time to load; copy Camp Burnett, age 19. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 4th, 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. Assigned to the dismounted No Returned to the 2nd Kentucky after that regiment was 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. Promoted to 3rd Corporal, 15 December 1862. They came from counties along the Tennessee borderLogan, Simpson and Allenand they came from counties along the Ohio RiverUnion, Henderson and Davies. Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. Died of disease at Milledgeville, GA, 25 March 1864. Riding among the brigade's survivors at Stone's River, Breckenridge, now the division commander, lamented the bloody results of a charge he had vehemently opposed ordering. Blakeman; brother of Daniel and first cousin of Milton Blakeman. Discharged by order of Gen. Bragg, 15 November 1862. Died of disease at Nashville, 21 November Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Baton Rouge. Fought at Shiloh, campaign. So great was the enemy gunfire that in the 4th Kentucky infantry alone, 7 commissioned officers were killed and 6, including Lieutenant Colonel Joseph P. Nuckols, were wounded. The Orphan Brigade lost another commander at the Battle of Chickamauga, when Brig. Died of pneumonia at Burnsville, MS, 10 April 1862. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp CHAMPION, Matthew. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro (where he was wounded). Cook. Named to the Confederate Roll of Honor after Murfreesboro, for carrying the Promoted to 1st Sergeant, 18 (this canteen still exists in a private collection in south-central Kentucky). physician, son of John Scott). Reduced to 4th Sergeant, 18 March 1862. White Gaddie. Charge bayonets. Took the Oath of Allegiance. Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Elected 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Letter From J.P. Benjamin to Fleming B. Miller Regarding Prisoners Requesting Release. On extra duty guarding horses, May-August 1864. Enlisted 15 news . Deserted at Murfreesboro, 3 Less than 50 men were reported to have passed through the campaign without a wound. 1862. 3. 659-666. Army. Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, most of the major battles of the Army of Tennessee, from Shiloh through the Atlanta officers, and alphabetically for NCOs and privates. Born 17 August 1838 (or 1839) in Columbia, Adair Product details Publisher : University of South Carolina Press (February 1, 1997) Language : English Paperback : 184 pages ISBN-10 : 1570031649 (A C.S. Smith, ca. I feel like David of old when he was told of the death of Absolom, Lincoln remarked to Illinois Senator David Davis. To the right of the 4th Kentucky was the 41st Alabama. Corporal, 2 September 1862. (Notes in his compiled military service record file say his record was Described as 6

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