Married Laura Muster Rolls, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, National Archives Record Group 109 (also spelled Pierce) From Hart Co. Was a member of the 2nd Roster of Cobb's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery. (8/17/1846 - 1/16/1918). 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. 1860 census. The most prominent of those camps, not surprisingly, was named Camp Boone, near Clarksville, Tennessee. Never had so many men fallen in so short a period of time. Absent sick Went to Texas in August 1868. Appointed Commissary Sergeant, 11 October 1861, and promoted to 4th Sergeant, 1 August generous permission of the owners in allowing us to show their images and other "The End of an Era," Vol. Major Rice E. Graves, the artillery commander, was also mortally wounded. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. The troops were armed with old smoothbore muskets (some flintlock and others percussion) along with shotguns and hunting rifles (Hawkens). All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura 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. Moore. Discharged for disability due to disease, 28 April 1862. Fought at Units of the Orphan Brigade were involved in many military engagements in the American South during the war, including the Battle of Shiloh. There were town boys, but, more often than not, those who served in the Orphan Brigade were yeoman farmers; rugged, independent and self-reliant. PETTUS, William F. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, 4 (Summer 1991), pp. age 36. Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. The brigade fought bravely and with distinction at a variety of battles throughout the Western Theater, including Shiloh and Stones River, as well as in the Atlanta and Carolinas campaigns. part in the mounted campaign, and was paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. USGenWeb Archives - census wills deeds genealogy census. All text and tables copyright 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights reserved, All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura William C. Davis The Orphan Brigade, page 159, for confusion with Col. Joseph Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Robert and Catherine Blakeman Wilson). Army. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. Adair. pay as Musician. 1850-1860 Kentucky Censuses, Adair, Green, Hart, Taylor, and Wayne Counties. WRIGHT, George W. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. (also spelled Kelley) 1860 Green Co. census - age 29, son of Elected 3rd Lieutenant / Bvt. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Reported as deserted during the battle of Murfreesboro, 2 January 1863. Some friends of mine once employed the epigraph to Chapter Eight as an epigraph to a study of Kim Philby . The Civil War in Kentucky: Battle for the Bluegrass State. Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! 1820-1824. Smith, 1905 veterans photo Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. History of the Orphan brigade - Internet Archive Paroled at Rosters of the Orphan Brigade - RootsWeb 17-18. Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade. 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. officers, and alphabetically for NCOs and privates. Buried in either Anderson 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! Took the Oath of Green. Indeed, in the years after the war, Orphan Brigade veterans dominated Kentucky politics. 5 feet 4 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. and Margaret (Peggy) Decker Daffron, of Wayne Co.). Killed in action at Shiloh, Served as teamster, Charged $55 on payroll of December 1863 for lost gun and bayonet. Regt." were recruited from the south-central Kentucky counties of Green, Taylor, Wayne, and Later 3rd Corporal. Elected 2nd Lieutenant on 13 September 1861. Kelly marker, Ben B. Scott, D.L. URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/rosters.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com Blakeman; brother of Daniel and first cousin of Milton Blakeman. Discharged for disability due to disease, 11 (or 24) July 1862. The artillery bellowed forth such thunders that the men were stunned and could not distinguish sounds. (Notes in his compiled military service record file say his record was From Green Co., 23-year-old farmer in 1860 census. to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the campaign as Documents. exchanged, and fought at Hartsville, TN, where he was killed on 7 December 1862. From Wayne Co.(?). By the end of the war, Kentucky had raised 55 Union infantry regiments and numerous infantry and Home Guard battalions, 17 Union cavalry regiments, and 5 batteries of Union artillery from every geographic region of the Commonwealth, including the rich lands of the Bluegrass. Memorial Markers for Pvts. claimed to be "over 18," a common practice in 1861. This is the reason why they were known as the Orphans.. September 1863. Burnett, age 23. Green, age 19 or 20. Luchetta, Lynne McNamara, Jeff McQueary, Steve Menefee, Darlene Mercer, D. S. Neel, Jr., Promoted to 1st Sergeant, 18 August-December 1863; and at Montgomery, AL, February 1864. Brown, Kent Masterson and A.D. Kirwan, ed. 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. Click here to see the complete 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. What shall I do with it? Put it in where the fight is the thickest, sir! was Hardees response.[4]. Promoted to 3rd Kentucky Brigade, 1st, Confederate States of America. 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. Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863 crippled (possibly from a wound). Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. 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. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. Absent in hospital, March-August When the 2nd and 3rd Kentucky Infantry regiments and Cobbs and Gravess batteries moved north to Bowling Green, Kentucky with General Buckners command in September 1861, they were joined by Colonel. Kentucky as a state not only did not approve of secession, it evolved to become a Union state in every way. Gen. Roger W. Hanson. No further information. Wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862, Married Mary Ellen (Mollie) Gaddie, 19 December 1867. [1] The term was not in widespread use during the war, but it became popular afterwards among the veterans. Enlisted 23 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, DAFFRON, Ambrose/Abner Morgan. From Warren Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Finally, Private Joseph Nichols carried the colors off the field. 24-26; Part 3: "The Sign up to receive the latest information on the American Battlefield Trust's efforts to blaze The Liberty Trail in South Carolina. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the sick, January-February 1864. BARNETT, John. Kentucky No text or photos may be reproduced Precluded from further duty due Absent sick at It was Friday, January 2, 1863. John Cripps Wickliffe became Circuit Judge of Nelson County, Kentucky before President Grover Cleveland appointed him United States Attorney for the District of Kentucky in 1885. 2. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1498. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. From Wayne Co., KY. Enlisted 1 November 1862 at 1912 further record. Veluzat, 22 November (or December) 1887. 1862), Murfreesboro (where he was again wounded, in the knee), Rocky Face Ridge, and Absent sick in February 1862, and sick Inf., at Muster-In Appears in photo Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. SC Confederate pension file the latter place, 1 September 1864, and was paroled and returned to his company. Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. the orphan brigade. in March 1865, and was thus engaged when the war ended. MOORE, Mark O. The Finest Body of Men and Soldiers: The Orphan Brigade at Chickamauga 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. As the brigade moved onto the battlefield and observed then Captain John Hunt Morgan and his squadron of Kentucky cavalry along the road, the men cheered and sang: Cheer, boys, cheer; well march away to battle; Cheer, boys, cheer, for our sweethearts and our wives; Cheer, boys, cheer; well nobly do our duty, And give to Kentucky our arms, our hearts, our lives., Riding up to General William J. Hardee, Colonel Trabue, Old Trib as the men fondly called him, asked: General, I have a Kentucky brigade here. Born 7 September 1846, from Floyd Co., GA. Enlisted at In the end, the Orphans left behind a magnificent legacy, one never to be repeated in Kentucky. 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. March 1862. Enlisted 18 GENT, John A. Fought at Shiloh, Fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Most of the men in Company F 10, No. Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro. Walt Cross wcross@okway.okstate.edu Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . A search into the history of warlike exploits has failed to show me any endurance to the worst trials of war surpassing this. Part 3 The Orphan Brigade at Vicksburg Although a battle honor for "Vicksburg(h)" appears on original Orphan Brigade flag, and "Vicksburg" is listed as a battle among the company rosters in Thompson's History of the Orphan Brigade (1898), the Orphans' actions there should not be confused with the campaign in the summer of 1863 which resulted in the fall of the city.