(killed, wounded, died, captured, missing), Total permanent losses 75 (71%)
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 . No
Paroled
HENNINGTON, James. Moved to Alabama and married Annie Herbert in 1864; died in Dallas Co., AL, in
May 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1862; later promoted to 4th Sergeant. 28. eyes. (?). The 2nd Kentucky lost 108 of its 422 men taken into the fighting. Married Mary Ellen (Mollie) Gaddie, 19 December 1867. Vol. Settled in Green Co. Died 26 June 1916 of cancer
Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and
a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. George Hector Burton, ca. All rights reserved. Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books, 1993. Reportedly hanged by a lynch mob for molesting a woman in Wahalak, MS, June 1884.
History of the Orphan brigade - Internet Archive Rouge. Born 16 January 1835 in Green Co. "Tobey" From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at
In 42 minutes of fighting, the Orphans lost 431 of the 1,197 men taken into battle, over one-fourth of the command. Thomas. Fought at Shiloh,
BOSTON, Jesse. Absent sick in
Chickamauga. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. Paroled at Montgomery, AL, April
Green. Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. pension file number 2148. Enlisted 7 September 1862 at Chattanooga. 6 August 1864. Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and
Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. 170-173. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldn't Go Home. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton
Was
Digital version at Internet Archive; FS Library Fiche 6082416. Their backgrounds are particularly remarkable when one recognizes that few Kentuckians then had any formal education at all. enaemia; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, IL. 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. Married 1st,
Daniel L. Smith
"Through Storm and Sunshine": Valorous Vivandires in the Civil War, Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields. 1877 and awarded a pension from the state of Texas in 1913. of the face; buried in Vance Cemetery, near Eve, Green Co. Kentucky Confederate pension
The ironclad Arkansas, expected to hold Federal gunboats on the Mississippi at bay, failed to appear. Enlisted either 15 August or 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett,
Historical Sketch & Roster of the South Carolina 8th Infantry Regiment (South Carolina Confederate Regimental History . Bushnell of SC, 11 January 1866, and moved to GA and later SC, where he was one of the
Inf., was listed as an inmate of the Kentucky Confederate Home in
Resigned commission, due to incapacity from wound, 31 August 1863. Cook. Fought at Baton Rouge, but ill
Died 16 January 1908; buried in the Greensburg
Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. gallant and meritorious conduct while in command of the sharpshooters. 3. Captain Robert Cobbs Kentucky battery reported the loss of nearly all of its battery horses killed and wounded and 37 of its men wounded. The 2nd Kentucky Infantry went into the fighting at Chickamauga with 282 men and lost 146, including its colonel, James W. Hewitt, who was killed at the head of his regiment along with 3 of his company commanders; the 9th Kentucky Infantry lost 102 men out of 230 taken into battle, including Colonel John W. Caldwell who was desperately wounded. From Green Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 25). BARKER, Hugh B. Buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky
Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca (where he was wounded in the right cheek,
Probably buried in the Confederate lot, Frankfort Cemetery. Later joined 3rd Kentucky
Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. Absent in hospital, March-August
After the legislative elections on August 5, 1861, Kentuckys legislature became heavily pro-Union. Died 18 May 1922; buried in the City Cemetery in
grocer in the 1860 census. Served in the mounted campaign. Less than 50 men were reported to have passed through the campaign without a wound. Jones' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. school teacher, age 24, cousin of William A. Smith (above). The Orphans formed the left flank of General Breckinridges assault column. From Green Co., family of James Smith,
physician, son of John Scott). ); first cousin of Daniel and Harley Smith. 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. the Confederate Roll of Honor by Company K, 2nd Kentucky, after Murfreesboro (for his
Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. A shell exploded nearby. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga,
52-57; Part 2: "Company F Sees the
Brown, Kent Masterson and A.D. Kirwan, ed. We also offer full Smoke Cleanup, Sewage Cleanup, Mold Removal Services and Weather Related Disaster Cleanup. 18 (1910), p. 169
Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS, July 1863, and at Macon, GA,
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PDF 1 - The Complete Civil War 1861-1865 Workbook - Kentucky There was no alternative but to withdraw northwest to Port Hudson.
Civil War Resources On The Web 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! Died from inflammation of the brain, at Beech Grove, TN, 3 May
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. 3 (Spring 1990), pp. Absent
Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, and
Deserted from hospital at
Infantry, CSA, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm. Glasgow, KY, cemetery. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely
January 1862. (April 1991), pp. to 4th Corporal, 1 October 1864. his family by covered wagon to Kansas and on to Oklahoma, where he settled in Pottawatomie
Robert and Catherine Blakeman Wilson). From Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October 1861 at Bowling
GA, 7 May 1865. HALL, Ambrose Jackson. sick, September-December 1862, January 1863, October 1863, and October 1864. Died 28
His cousin, Brigadier General William Preston of Louisville, descendant of among Kentuckys earliest Virginia pioneer settlers, lawyer and President James Buchanans minister to Spain, as well as one-time brother-in-law of Kentuckian General Albert Sidney Johnston (who would die in Prestons arms at the Battle of Shiloh), would lead the Orphans at Vicksburg and would be closely identified with the brigade throughout much of the war. frequently precluded from field duty by ill health. Hughes, pp. McDONALD, Ward. TURK, Samuel B. Died 1 August 1920; buried in the Loy Cemetery, Adair Co. CASTILLO, James William. Listed on muster roll for parole, Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Enlisted 15
Nichols McKinney. Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. Walt Cross wcross@okway.okstate.edu Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . All text and tables copyright 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights reserved,
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. With that act, the veterans of the Orphan Brigade quickly moved into the ranks of business, the professions, and state government. Regimental
Johnson was the Confederate Governor of Kentucky until the Confederate army withdrew from the state. Born 1 January 1844 in Taylor Co.,
WOODRING, William W. From Greensburg. Burnett, age 27. Of the 5 brigades in Breckinridges command, the Orphans were directed to hold the left flank of the assault column. Died near Chico, Wise
age 12, as company drummer. Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. Deserted at Murfreesboro, 3 November 1862. 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. Daniel Blakeman and Grave of Pvt. Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! Discharged in consequence of these wounds, 24 July 1862. 20-21; Part 5:
September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN, age 22. and Margaret (Peggy) Decker Daffron, of Wayne Co.). Only a week before the Battle of Shiloh, every regiment except the 9th Kentucky was issued a supply of Enfield rifles imported from England (the 9th armed themselves with Enfields captured during the battle). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Died 30 March 1912; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY.
at LaGrange, GA, September 1864. Was wounded at the latter place, 20
Sick at Bowling Green, January 1862. letter in the Barren County "Progress," June 1984. file numbers 1877 and 2791. courtesy Jeff McQueary. Lieutenant on 15 December 1861, and to Captain on 17 February 1863. 1922; buried in the Pool Cemetery, Princeton, KY. Kentucky Confederate pension file number
Enlisted 30
Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. Oldham Co., where he taught school, and later worked in the Louisville Public Works Dept. Detailed as company fifer, entitled to
From Green Co. (1860 census - age 15). Was prevented by ill health from taking
My poor Orphans," noted brigade historian Ed Porter Thompson, who used the term in his 1868 history of the unit. his company and fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face
farmer (1850 census, age 18, laborer), cousin of William L. Smith (below). G, Company B (info and
Went to Texas,
MAYS, Joseph D. (also spelled Mayze) From Green Co. Enlisted 11 September
on roll dated 2 December 1862. crippled (possibly from a wound). Barnesville, GA. BARLOW, Thomas B. All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura
Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. February 1862. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. Enlisted 10 September 1864 at
number 6032. Died 14 September 1920 of paralysis; buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Section 3,
Moreover, as it turned out, they were forced to fight the entire war far from the borders of their beloved Commonwealth. John Blakeman, first cousin of Milton Blakeman. Born 1 November 1834 in Taylor Co.; son of Henry and
12, No. Served as part of the
DOBSON, Edward L. From Green Co. Enlisted 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age
He held the colors upright, refusing any assistance, although he was bleeding profusely from his mouth and nose. Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Was exchanged at Aikens
October 1861 at Nashville. 1861 at Camp Boone. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely wounded in the arm and leg, 6
Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. The rolls record only 10 men deserted their ranks in the 120 day campaign. Later moved to Louisville and engaged in the coal business. Appointed Commissary Sergeant, 11 October 1861, and promoted to 4th Sergeant, 1 August
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