Only three years before those regiments numbered almost 600 officers and men each! Reduced to 4th Sergeant, 18 March 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal, 13 September 1861. Fought at Shiloh, where he was killed, 7 April 1862. After the surrender, Hewitt brought the boxes back to Kentucky with him, and in 1887 he donated them to the U.S. War Department. Company I
most of the major battles of the Army of Tennessee, from Shiloh through the Atlanta
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. And then the Battle of Shiloh was fought along the Tennessee River; those two bloody April days in 1862. RUSSELL, Andrew Jackson. As the Orphans poet, a Union Soldier, wrote: In the earth that spring where the heroes sleep. almost within their grasp, had been snatched from them [on April 7], and their dead comrades were now mourned as those who shed their blood in vain.[7]. link to the Orphan Brigade Homepage. Are the hearts of men who forever shall hear. BARKER, Hugh B. 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. 2 (Winter 1990), pp. ); 1860 census -
Enlisted 7 September 1862 at Chattanooga. Fought at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to
18 (1910), p. 169
Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1878. sick, March-April 1863. Enlisted 21 October 1861 at Bowling
Died 28
Discharged by general order, 9 April 1864, for being underage. called Morgan; brother of John M. Daffron; cousin of Francis M. Daffron; son of Phillip
Fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge,
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. The artillery bellowed forth such thunders that the men were stunned and could not distinguish sounds. John Blakeman. Enlisted 3 November 1861 at Bowling Green, age
Brown, Kent Masterson and A.D. Kirwan, ed. 1865. Killed in action at Shiloh,
Hall
Corporal, 2 September 1862. Transferred to 2nd Kentucky Infantry, 2 December 1862. MOORE, William B. Jackson. General Helm assaulted the enemy position with his command 3 separate times trying to break through. and took part in the subsequent engagements of the mounted campaign. The 4th Kentucky not only lost heavily in officers and men, it suffered the final loss of its brave colonel, Joseph P. Nuckols, to a disabling wound. (all used by permission). DARNELL, William R. From Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age
Before arriving in Dalton in November 1863 with Gen. Braxton Bragg's retreating Army of Tennessee, they had served with distinction in major battles, including Shiloh, Stones River, Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. from the effects at a hospital in Atlanta, 17 May 1864. the orphan brigade. Kentucky eventually declared itself for the Union. The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. WILLOCK, Hartwell T. From Taylor Co. (1850 census - age 11, son of David and
Never mind this boys, yelled Breckinridge, press on. Charge them! he cried. 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. Army. Appears in photo of Kentucky
The Kentuckians fell by the scores. Camp Burnett, TN, 14 September 1861, Officers (4 total) .. 27 (range 22-35), NCOs (8) .. 25 (18-36), Musicians (2) 15 (12 & 18), Privates (66) . 23 (18-45), Service Losses, Company F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, Total served in Co. F, 1861-1865 105, Total captured and missing (not returned) 7 ( 7%), Total disabled by wounds or disease (not discharged) 5 ( 5%), Total casualties 57 (54%)
Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded, 6 April
Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree,
Elected 4th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643. (?). Nuckols). Inf., at Muster-In
Born 1 November 1834 in Taylor Co.; son of Henry and
Though Kentucky declared its neutrality on May 20, 1861, many of its citizens did not agree with that act. Amanda Decker, of Wayne Co. (see above entry). Was
health kept him generally incapacitated for duty in the ranks. In doing so, they gave up everything. Fought at Shiloh. Initially, the Orphans were helmed by Maj. Gen. John C. Breckenridge, who was wildly popular among the men, even after he was promoted and transferred. from a GAR reunion photo taken in 1910
Camp Burnett. Infantry, CSA," Green County Review; Part 1: "The Die Is Cast,"
BARNETT, John. PEEBLES, Robert R. (also spelled Peoples) Born ca. 1905
October 1863 near Chattanooga. 51-53. Greensburg Cemetery. Appointed 2nd Corporal, 13 September 1861. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp
GENT, John A. Vol. Historian, Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. information on this page. Died of disease at Lauderdale Springs, 10
letter in the Barren County "Progress," June 1984. "taken sick and missing at Shiloh Apr. Fought at Murfreesboro, where he was wounded. and assistant operations director for a distillery. Brigadier General Benjamin Hardin Helm; lawyer; son of two-time governor of Kentucky, John Helm of Hardin and Nelson Counties in Kentucky; grandson of United States Senator from Kentucky, John Hardin (one of young Captain Abraham Lincolns commanders in the Black Hawk War in 1832); and husband to Emily Todd, half-sister to none other than Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Lincoln; would lead the brigade twice and die in its heroic September 20, 1863 attacks at Chickamauga. Mustered into service and elected Captain, 13 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. Moore's Grave Marker in the
Daniel Blakeman and Grave of Pvt. 1863. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Gen. Benjamin Hardin Helm was also mortally wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. DOBSON, Edward L. From Green Co. Enlisted 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age
0 Comments Comments Missionary Ridge, 25 November 1864, and sent to military prison at Rock Island,
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. Show your pride in battlefield preservation by shopping in our store. HATCHER, Luther T. 1860 Green Co. census - son of Josiah. The 2nd Kentucky lost 108 of its 422 men taken into the fighting. to History of Company F, 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, CSA, URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com
Enlisted 18 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Possibly buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, KY
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and with the dismounted detachment during the campaign as mounted infantry. 5, No. December 1863. Madison and Liticia Williams Smith (first cousin of Harley T., Samuel W., and William L.
McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. No
The Orphans fell in great numbers, but they drove ahead in the storm of gunfire until General Prentiss surrendered his depleted and worn out Union forces.[5]. Settled in Lebanon, where he worked as an accountant
Those Kentuckians who cast their lots with the South, unlike so many of their fellow Confederates, did not have their native state to join them. HICKMAN, Edward W. From Davidson Co., TN. 13, No. The Orphans were orphans again.[15]. Was awarded a
January-April 1864, and at Meridian, MS, May-October 1864. (standing on the left; the man
Listed as missing in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862, possibly killed. My poor Orphans! The men had never seen him so visibly moved. By 1882, they began holding annual reunions, the first being held at the Blue Lick Springs Hotel in Robertson County that year. Brigade Corps of Sharpshooters, 1864, This page was last updated on:April 23, 2005
Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. 1861-1865, Vol. Wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862,
Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Baton Rouge. Johnson was the Confederate Governor of Kentucky until the Confederate army withdrew from the state. Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13
Burnett, age 21. Fought at Shiloh. G, Company B (info and
Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. 6 inches tall, with a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. Listed as deserted at Bowling Green, 18 December
wounded in the right leg calf at Resaca, 14 May 1864. Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. 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. "Tobey" From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at
Enlisted 18 September 1861 at
Listed as "returned to 2d
enaemia; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, IL. Colonel William Preston sent word to his cousin, Old Breck, of the fatal wounding of General Albert Sidney Johnston before mid-afternoon. DAFFRON, Francis (Frank) Marion. frequently precluded from field duty by ill health. Kentucky Confederate pension file numbers 3816 and 4507. Company
Volunteer Infantry
No
severely in the back below Camden, SC, in the last battle in which his company took part,
Thompson, Edward Porter. Jefferson Davis' First Inaugural Address, February 18, 1861. Fought at Shiloh,
him as 5 feet 7 inches tall, dark hair, eyes, and complexion, occupation farmer. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7
Green, age 19 or 20. Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! Killed, probably by friendly fire, at Baton Rouge was General Helms aid, Lieutenant Alexander Todd, half-brother to Mary Todd Lincoln. Shiloh, where he was severely wounded in the head on 6 April 1862. Married Mary Ellen (Mollie) Gaddie, 19 December 1867. Was wounded
On the first day at Shiloh, the brigade lost 75 killed and 350 wounded. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002. They went to war to fight for what they believed was principle. STONE, Marshall Ney. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded), Murfreesboro (where he was
1860 census - household of Thomas and Martha Thompson, age 16, in school. the division butchery, November 1862 - April 1864. Elected 2nd Sergeant, 18 March 1862. 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. 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. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 4th, Confederate States of America. Not all of the brigade commanders were highly educated, however. Chickamauga. Absent sick at Meridian, MS, July-December 1863. Captain Robert Cobbs Kentucky battery reported the loss of nearly all of its battery horses killed and wounded and 37 of its men wounded. Died from the effects of this wound, 24
Co., 17 May 1877; buried in the Greensburg Cemetery. The Orphans never arrived in time. pay as Musician. Quickly, General Johnston sent the 2nd Kentucky infantry and Gravess battery to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River below the Kentucky border. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg,
Enlisted 28 September 1861 in Nashville. From Greensburg, brother of John B. Moore and Mark O.
Promoted to 3rd
entries) Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. Died of disease at Nashville, 21 November
DURHAM, Robert P. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
Names Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- [from old catalog] In 42 minutes of fighting, the Orphans lost 431 of the 1,197 men taken into battle, over one-fourth of the command. The twice wounded John W. Caldwell also became a circuit judge in his home county of Logan, and then was elected to Congress.[17]. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 28. to Clinton, IL, where he worked in the grocery and restaurant businesses, and finally in
September 1866. Boone. January 1863. Absent sick at Macon, MS, during the period July-December
We also offer full Smoke Cleanup, Sewage Cleanup, Mold Removal Services and Weather Related Disaster Cleanup. Fourths Finest Hour," Vol. Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. shortly after his return home by Union guerrillas William Ayres and Jesse Bell (Ayres was
THOMPSON, Joseph. 3 (Spring 1990), pp. 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. 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. January and April 1862. Shown as Sergeant on roll of 2 September 1862, and 1st Sergeant on roll
Eliza Jane Brewster Kennedy; 2nd, Matilda "Kate" Noland; and 3rd, Wilmoth
CHAMPION, Matthew. Regimental
Died of disease at Milledgeville, GA, 25 March 1864. [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. PEARCE, James A. Indeed, in the years after the war, Orphan Brigade veterans dominated Kentucky politics. Hall, George Johnston, T.L. Green Co. BLAKEMAN, Milton. Colonel on 28 February 1863. 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. Glasgow, KY, cemetery. 2 (Winter 1991), pp. Walt Cross wcross@okway.okstate.edu Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . Ridge, and Resaca. Married Martha Anna Jeter. George Hector Burton, ca. Muster Rolls, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, National Archives Record Group 109
Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. 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. Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and
With Johnstons death, however, the fortunes of the Confederate army faded as the fighting subsided. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865. Rejoined
Smith; brother of William
Also fought at Jackson and in the mounted campaign. ANDERSON, Winston W. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 October 1861 in Bowling Green,
JOHNSON, Jesse. Lived in
The 4th Kentucky Infantry was organized on September 13, 1861, at Camp Burnett in Montgomery, Tennessee, under the command of Colonel Robert P. Trabue. Later moved to Louisville and engaged in the coal business. HOLLIDAY, Frank W. (also listed as W. Frank Holliday) From Adair Co. Enlisted
Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books, 1993. Elected 3rd Sergeant, 1 May 1862, and promoted to Bvt. Married Sally
Returned to the 2nd Kentucky after that regiment was
It was to no avail. GA, 7 May 1865. does appear on rolls of the 42nd Georgia Infantry.). In the end, they were defeated in war, but not in heart. Born 17 August 1838 (or 1839) in Columbia, Adair
Named to the Confederate Roll of Honor after Murfreesboro, for carrying the
Generals Buckner, Breckinridge, Preston and Helm were highly educated men. 7 April 1862. Enlisted 2 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN, age
FS Library Book 976.9 M2d. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. What shall I do with it? Put it in where the fight is the thickest, sir! was Hardees response.[4]. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. The brigade was truly earning its nickname.[11]. the orphan brigade. 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! The stalemate over the occupation by a United States garrison in Charleston Harbor (commanded by a Kentuckian, Major Robert Houston Anderson) erupted in the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Died 30 March 1912; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY.
A. J. This website presents historical and genealogical information on the Orphan Brigade. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at
Absent in hospital, March-August
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Confederate Volunteers, War
24-26; Part 3: "The
Buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky
Enlisted 24 or 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. By the end of the second day the Orphan Brigade had been decimated.