Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured,
11th Kentucky Infantry Regiment, Union Army Muster Roster 11th Kentucky Infantry Regiment File provided by: A Captain David L. Payne Camp, Sons of Union Veterans, Project. 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. Chickamauga. Also available in digital form. Enlisted 18 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. THOMPSON, Joseph. Discharged in consequence of these wounds, 24 July 1862. August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. 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%)
SMITH, Harley Thomas. Elected 1st
1820-1824. called Morgan; brother of John M. Daffron; cousin of Francis M. Daffron; son of Phillip
he was wounded on 22 July 1864, and his right arm was amputated. The brigade had won its nickname. 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. Elected 3rd Sergeant, 13 September 1861. wounded on 6 April 1862. Absent sick in Nashville,
In a moment, the frozen and desolate landscape exploded in the faces of the Orphans. No text or photos may be reproduced
1861 at Bowling Green (age shown as 28 on 1862 roll). Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 20. 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. Absent sick at Macon, GA, September 1864. 1. Army. Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff
Moved to Texas in
BARNETT, James. DAFFRON, John M. From Wayne Co.; brother of Ambrose M. Daffron (see above
A shell exploded nearby. Enlisted 23 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
Detached for service in the
Lot 24. 13, No. STUBBS, William Frank. From May 1864 to September 1864 the Orphans lost nearly 1,000 of their number. Died
18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. From St. Louis, MO. Sick in Nashville hospital,
During fighting on August 5, they lost more than 100 killed or wounded. Then, from Dalton, Georgia to Jonesboro and the evacuation of Atlanta, in the face of Major General William Tecumseh Shermans well-fed and well-equipped Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Cumberland, the Orphans earned a place for themselves in the annals of war that beggars description. Cemetery. 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. Death Certificates (Kentucky Department of Human Resources, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
Slowly the Kentuckians gave way until they were out of range of the enemy guns. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. 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. Enlisted 18
MARSHALL, Richard B. Company
Double-quick, forward, march! yelled General Hanson. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 15 December
Enlisted 14
12, No. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. September 1931, the last survivor of Company F. Buried in the Howell Cemetery, Allendale,
Died of disease in Nashville, 20 December 1861. alternate spellings shown where known. WRIGHT, George W. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Company I
General Helm, in front of the 2nd Kentucky, was struck by a rifle ball in his right side and tumbled from his horse. BARNETT, John. Died 30 March 1912; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY.
It fought in several engagements throughout the Western Theater, including the battles of Shiloh, Baton Rouge, Siege of Jackson, Sulphur Trestle, Resaca, Murfreesboro, Jonesborough, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge . Geoff Walden, "Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer
2 September 1862. 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. L. Smith); 1860 census - age 23, overseer on farm of W. J. Smith. After the surrender of Fort Sumter the Lincoln Administration issued a call for 75,000 troops to suppress the rebellion. Appointed 3rd Corporal, 13 September 1861 (? WILLOCK, Hartwell T. From Taylor Co. (1850 census - age 11, son of David and
sheriff of Taylor Co. from 1872-1874. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 27. Died 5 July
Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro. from a reunion photo taken in 1905
Died near Chico, Wise
Neilson Hubbard got his start as a singer/songwriter in the mid-'90s, releasing six solo albums. It was John C. Breckinridge, Old Breck, whom the Orphans idolized. Married Annie
(Listed on rolls as
There the Orphan Brigade was born in fire and steel; there it freely bled. Sign up to receive the latest information on the American Battlefield Trust's efforts to blaze The Liberty Trail in South Carolina. Regt." Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. information on this page. Co., Texas. Captured at
Most of the men in Company F
COWHERD, Theodore. Army. Allowance should be made in some cases for those listed as deserted. Letter From J.P. Benjamin to Fleming B. Miller Regarding Prisoners Requesting Release. From Green Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 25). Probably buried in the Confederate lot, Frankfort Cemetery. Brewer, farmer). To the right of the 4th Kentucky was the 41st Alabama. Discharge certificate describes
26 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. EDWARDS, Frank M. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. grocer in the 1860 census. Absent in hospital, March-August
orphan brigade rostergarlic stuffed roast beef. Fought at Baton Rouge, but ill
Married Martha Anna Jeter. Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! We gratefully acknowledge the
TURK, Samuel B. standing second from the right may be Holman Smith of Co. D, 6th Ky. Enlisted 21 October 1861 at Bowling
From Greensburg, brother of John B. Moore and Mark O.
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. Captured during a skirmish at Kennesaw Mt., 20 June 1864, and sent to prison. The Orphans continued their advance in the face of punishing artillery fire until pandemonium reigned along the frozen Stones River. Young, Lot Dudley. Fought at Shiloh. Battle Flag of the Fourth Kentucky
When the Orphan Brigade was mustered into service, weapons were in short supply. Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! Died 14 September 1920 of paralysis; buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Section 3,
age 36. Married Francis "Fanny" Adams in 1878, and moved
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. 48-49; Part 4:
senility and vesicular calculus; buried in the McLoud Cemetery. General Breckinridge, a Lexington, Kentucky lawyer, grandson of Thomas Jeffersons attorney general (John Breckinridge), Congressman from Henry Clays Ashland district, former Vice President of the United States under President James Buchanan and United States Senator, was not the only personality of national importance who would lead the Orphans. news . Married Jane Underwood, then Synthia
He returned to his company in SC and fought in the
(microfilm in collection of G. R. Walden). Inf.). Promoted to 3rd Corporal, 15 December 1862. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett,
Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. 0 Comments Comments Died 16 January 1915; buried in
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Oath of Allegiance in prison, and dropped from the rolls, September 1863. hereditary predisposition to disease of his lungs." No further information. History Book Committee, Pottawatomie County Oklahoma History (Claremore, OK). Co., son of Andrew and Betsey Russell. the hospital in Johnsonville, TN; described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a fair
Resaca (where he was wounded in the ankle, 15 May 1864). Fought at Shiloh. Born 7 September 1846, from Floyd Co., GA. Enlisted at
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. Please see ooredoo . Oklahoma Confederate
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. Died 7 October 1884; buried in Blakeman Cemetery, Taylor-Cox Rd.,
PEEBLES, Robert R. (also spelled Peoples) Born ca. Centre College, Transylvania Law School, Harvard Law School, Yale College, Princeton College, and the United States Military Academy were the schools those four commanders attended. Born 1 January 1841 in Green Co. 1860 Green Co. census -
About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material From Warren Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. The rolls record only 10 men deserted their ranks in the 120 day campaign. Davis, William C. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldnt Go Home. "Through Storm and Sunshine": Valorous Vivandires in the Civil War, Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Confederate Volunteers, War
wounded in the left hand, 15 May 1864. Also spelled Dafforn, Dafran, Dafford (also
Volunteer Infantry
No further
Compiled Service Records, Fourth Kentucky Mounted Infantry, National Archives Record
GAFFORD, John B. However, its term of service soon ended and the unit disbanded. Lived in Taylor
Born 1 January 1844 in Taylor Co.,
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. See "Kentuckian Recalled as
Absent sick in February 1862, and sick
From Greensburg; brother of John B. Moore and William B. Moore
veterans taken at the 1905 Confederate reunion in Louisville. courtesy Jeff McQueary). There the Orphans received into their brigade the 5th Kentucky Infantry; they bid farewell to the hard-fighting 41st Alabama. He was captured at the latter place on 15 May 1864 and was exchanged at
Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Burnett;
October 1895. 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. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. Discharged by general order, 9 April 1864, for being underage. Merchant in
(April 1991), pp. Killed at Chickamauga, 20
Adair Co. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. shortly after his return home by Union guerrillas William Ayres and Jesse Bell (Ayres was
courtesy Marsha Smith-Hamilton, via Steve Menefee. May 1865. Shown as age 19 on roll of September 1862. Some of these
Livingston, Sumter Co., Alabama. I feel like David of old when he was told of the death of Absolom, Lincoln remarked to Illinois Senator David Davis. (Notes in his compiled military service record file say his record was
The Orphans never stepped foot on their native soil. 1861 at Camp Boone. Smith; brother of William
Married Mary Ann (Polly) Singleton, 17 May 1869 in Wayne Co. 26 November 1863. Described as 6
24-26; Part 3: "The
Capt. Died 18
GA, 7 May 1865. Initially buried in
gallant and meritorious conduct, Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer
Also fought at Jackson and in the mounted campaign. 'Dare-Devil Fighter' During Civil War," The Kentucky Explorer, Vol. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm, Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law, was mortally wounded on September 20, 1863, and died the following day. They ended the war fighting in South Carolina. Listed as "returned to 2d
Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Fought at Shiloh,
Listed on muster roll for parole, Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. : Roster Co. H, 2 nd Nebraska Cavalry Volunteers Official Roster, Nebraska Troops M. New Hampshire . Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. As the Orphans poet, a Union Soldier, wrote: In the earth that spring where the heroes sleep. Blakeman; brother of Daniel and first cousin of Milton Blakeman. 14, No. Landing, 10 November 1862, and returned to his company. the boot and shoe business, becoming a leading local businessman. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. Took the Oath of
"Tobey" From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at
MAYS, Joseph D. (also spelled Mayze) From Green Co. Enlisted 11 September
of course, given verbally by the enlistee; some of those who were underage doubtless
Phebe Willock). 1877 and awarded a pension from the state of Texas in 1913. Creek (Atlanta), 22 July 1864, and sent to Camp Chase prison. Was wounded
to the edge of the world. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. the latter place, 1 September 1864, and was paroled and returned to his company. Of the 5 brigades in Breckinridges command, the Orphans were directed to hold the left flank of the assault column. of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the 1905 reunion in Louisville. Was sent to prison at Camp Douglas, and exchanged 10 November 1862. generous permission of the owners in allowing us to show their images and other
Beloved General Benjamin Hardin Helm, back from his convalescence after the wound at Baton Rouge, commanded the brigade. History of the First Kentucky Brigade. 1865
Company F
This is the reason why they were known as the Orphans.. Roster of Cobb's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery. courtesy Johnny Dodd, their gt-gt grandson, Harley Smith's grave
Buried in Confederate Circle, Mt. Fourths Finest Hour," Vol. sick, March-April 1863. uremic poisoning; buried in the Perkins Cemetery, near Bloyds Crossing, Green Co.
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]. Exposed to enfilading fire, Helms attack finally faltered. Deserted at Nashville, 18 February 1862. Kentucky Brigade, 1st, Confederate States of America. Most of them were penniless. Brigade sharpshooters at Dalton, GA, and fought as such throughout the Atlanta
It is easy for men to bear great trials under circumstances of victory. 10, No. The field officers were Colonel Thomas H. Taylor, Lieutenant Colonels Edward Crossland and William P. Johnston, and Major Benjamin Anderson. 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. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 4616. 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. At the Battle of Chickamauga the Orphans were sent into the iron and lead hail of battle again. Moore. but did not fight in all of the engagements because he had never learned to ride (see
The Orphans were, according to one account, ones who would stick to [the fighting] as long as they [could] find a foe to shoot at! The record of the Orphans, wrote one distinguished American scholar, is a record of heroism in war that has never been surpassed. General Joseph Eggleston. The name came from how the Confederacy viewed its soldiers from Kentucky (which remained neutral in the Union, though half the state seceded and formed the Confederate government of Kentucky, was claimed by the Confederacy, and was represented by a star in both countries' flags and had representation in both governments). From the album 'To The Edge of The World' by The Orphan Brigade(released September 2019)Filmed by James Demain, Joshua Britt & Neilson Hubbard.Animation by J. Promoted to Major on 13 February 1863, and to Lt. line had already been abandoned by then). The Orphans campaigned over more territory (8 states), suffered higher casualties, and lost more brigade commanders than any other comparable unit in the war. Absent sick at Meridian, MS, July-December 1863. medal for
There were such bright hopes that morning. Barnesville, GA, 10 September 1864. feet 1 inch tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. SMITH, Thomas Jefferson. Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. 28. 1841 in Mercer Co., KY;
Smith). Born 16 January 1835 in Green Co. Fought at
Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree,
This wound rendered him
Elected 3rd Sergeant, 1 May 1862, and promoted to Bvt. SMITH, Daniel Lunksford. further record. 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. better known by its post-war name "Orphan Brigade." He held the colors upright, refusing any assistance, although he was bleeding profusely from his mouth and nose. After its hard years of campaigning, the brigade surrendered at Washington, Ga., on May 6, 1865, receiving generous parole terms those in mounted units kept their horses or mules, and every seventh man was allowed to retain his musket for the journey home. Promoted
Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree and Intenchment Creeks. the mounted campaign, and was paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Boone. Promoted to 4th Sergeant, 15
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. Obituaries in various Kentucky and other state newspapers. Some friends of mine once employed the epigraph to Chapter Eight as an epigraph to a study of Kim Philby . The Orphans never arrived in time. Daniel B. Rucker, ca. Fought at Dallas, Peachtree Creek, and Intrenchment Creek (Atlanta), where
Whenever Kentucky met Kentucky, it was horrible, wrote Colonel Preston.[6]. 1863, and returned to his company a month later. age 19. Took the Oath of Allegiance on 20 May
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. Confederate pension file number 2420. Average Ages of Co. F, 4th Ky. family medicine in Wayne Co. Died 1 September 1895; buried in the Kendrick Cemetery, near
Camp Burnett, age 19. Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS, July 1863, and at Macon, GA,
Many were disabled by wounds and exposure. January 1862. Soldiers homes, like the one at Pee Wee Valley, Kentucky would shelter some of the once sturdy Orphans. Box 537 Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 875-7000 http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ All text and tables copyright 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights reserved,
4 (Summer 1989), pp. It will be noted that there are several glaring differences between the age given at
(killed, wounded, died, captured, missing), Total permanent losses 75 (71%)
Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 7 April 1862. Served as a teamster, February-April 1863.