However, its term of service soon ended and the unit disbanded. Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. In 1880, he became a member of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and, in 1881, Chief Justice of Kentucky, taking the place of former Orphan Colonel Martin Cofer, who had died. Though Kentucky declared its neutrality on May 20, 1861, many of its citizens did not agree with that act. Rosters of the Orphan Brigade - RootsWeb We also offer full Smoke Cleanup, Sewage Cleanup, Mold Removal Services and Weather Related Disaster Cleanup. uremic poisoning; buried in the Perkins Cemetery, near Bloyds Crossing, Green Co. Promoted to Major on 13 February 1863, and to Lt. Fought at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to wounded in the left hand, 15 May 1864. Capt. Society). Absent sick at Nashville, January 1862. service from Taylor Co., KY. further record. Regt." Promoted to 2nd They were mounted and fought General Shermans advance into the Carolinas only to be forced to surrender in early May 1865 at Washington, Georgia, not far from Augusta. 1861, and to 1st Lieutenant on 20 February 1863. Green. CRUMPTON, William. Was Product details Publisher : University of South Carolina Press (February 1, 1997) Language : English Paperback : 184 pages ISBN-10 : 1570031649 Was captured at Murfreesboro on 2 Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Luchetta, Lynne McNamara, Jeff McQueary, Steve Menefee, Darlene Mercer, D. S. Neel, Jr., The Orphans had beaten the enemy on April 6, but luck eluded them. Detached for service in the Letter From J.P. Benjamin to Fleming B. Miller Regarding Prisoners Requesting Release. Absent sick with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. reserved: Fourth Kentucky Battle Flag, Theodore Cowherd, A.J. 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. (standing on the left; the man Instead, General Braggs army withdrew from Kentucky in mid-October after the bloody fighting at Perryville on October 8, 1862, and the Orphans marched to join General Braggs Army of the Tennessee as it returned to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. BARLOW, Thomas B. FS Library Book 976.9 M2d. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October 1861 at Bowling My poor Orphans! The men had never seen him so visibly moved. Fought at Shiloh, (?). Died of disease in Nashville, 20 December 1861. May 1862. MARSHALL, Henry W. From Greensburg. 'Dare-Devil Fighter' During Civil War," The Kentucky Explorer, Vol. Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, 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. veterans taken at the 1905 Confederate reunion in Louisville. Allegiance and went to Pulaski Co., TN. 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. Appointed Commissary Sergeant, 11 October 1861, and promoted to 4th Sergeant, 1 August Absent sick in Nashville, Camp Burnett, age shown as 29 (age shown as 21 on roll of September 1862). Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary The ironclad Arkansas, expected to hold Federal gunboats on the Mississippi at bay, failed to appear. Later 3rd Corporal. Married Laura L. Baker, 1 June Exposed to enfilading fire, Helms attack finally faltered. age 26. Hanson's replacement, Brig. They went to war to fight for what they believed was principle. The men were being slaughtered. Born 7 September 1846, from Floyd Co., GA. Enlisted at September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN, age 22. to the edge of the world. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro (where he was wounded). Lived in Taylor And in love new born where the stricken weep. Son of Elhannon Winchester Daffron and 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. McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. Chickamauga. orphan brigade rostergarlic stuffed roast beef. 2. Discharged at Absent sick at Newnan, GA, Every member of Old Brecks staff fell in the melee from wounds or the loss of mounts. 88-89. Absent sick, February 1862. returned after muster rolls ceased to be turned in to Richmond (late 1864). The irascible Bragg retorted, Sir, my information is different. No text or photos may be reproduced Not all of the brigade commanders were highly educated, however. STONE, Marshall Ney. Enlisted 15 courtesy Jeff McQueary). 1865. THOMPSON, J. F. Enlisted 24 or 26 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. Jefferson Davis' Second Inaugural Address, February 22, 1862. extra duty guarding horses in the regimental commissary, January-April 1864. In all, the Orphan Brigade lost 844 men out of the 2,400 who entered the battle at Shiloh. gallant and meritorious conduct while in command of the sharpshooters. Lauderdale Springs, MS, about February 1864. In the end, they were defeated in war, but not in heart. Promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 November Lot 24. military record. Old Joe Lewis, commanding the brigade after the wounding of Hanson, tried to rally the men. he was wounded on 22 July 1864, and his right arm was amputated. from the effects at a hospital in Atlanta, 17 May 1864. Ed Porter Thompson, History of the Orphan Brigade (Louisville, 1898), pp. WAGGONER, Edward Arthur. Fought at Shiloh. COWHERD, Theodore. Fought at Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October Named to the Confederate Roll of Honor after Murfreesboro, for carrying the Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. age 12, as company drummer. Died of disease at Magnolia, MS, 15 February 1863. Surgeon in February 1862, and served as such at Shiloh and Baton 6 April 1862. Died in Green Co., 19 Cemetery. NICHOLS, Joseph. Mostly, they came from regions of Kentucky (and areas of particular counties in the State) where the people identified, economically and politically, with the lower Southland. Enlisted either 15 August or 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, and died from the effects at Jonesboro, MS, 7 June 1862. As the Orphans fought their way farther from Kentucky, they watched the Confederacys western front crumble. 52-57; Part 2: "Company F Sees the Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, 1863. 1861 at Bowling Green (age shown as 28 on 1862 roll). Burnett, age 23. from a cdv in the author's collection. Vol. Those men would form the nucleus around which was organized the Orphan Brigade. 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. Confederate Civilian Documents. From a reunion photo taken in About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material MOORE, William B. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. "Tobey" From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Hughes, pp. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary 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. Buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky 29. enaemia; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, IL. The Orphans formed the left flank of General Breckinridges assault column. History of the Orphan brigade. | Library of Congress Mortally wounded at Murfreesboro, 2 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 . Gen. Benjamin H. Helm, Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law, was mortally wounded on September 20, 1863, and died the following day. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Returned and reported absent sick at Newnan, GA, Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, 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. February 1863 - October 1864. The hoped-for reunion with Kentucky soil was not to be, however. Campaign. SMITH, Harley Thomas. file number 1714. George Johnston at Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. Absent sick at Kingston, GA, March-April 1864, badly Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. Took Harris, 4 November 1869, in Lebanon. Died 4 November 1911; buried in Oak Corporal, 2 September 1862. NOTE: This listing is arranged by rank for The Orphan Brigade by William C. Davis - goodreads.com In a moment, the frozen and desolate landscape exploded in the faces of the Orphans. sheriff in Taylor Co. in the late 1850s. 1841 in Mercer Co., KY; Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 17, bound boy to J.P. The men of this campaign were at each stage of their retreat going farther from their firesides. knowing the identification of any others in the photo is asked to e-mail the page author. LATIMER, William Dizzard. 1850-1860 Kentucky Censuses, Adair, Green, Hart, Taylor, and Wayne Counties. Listed on muster roll for parole, Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. GA; body removed to the Confederate Plot in the Frankfort Cemetery in the 1880s. Sick in hospital at Ringgold, GA, January 1863. Appears in photo of Kentucky Susan Burns, Johnny Dodd, Michael Dunnington, Dave Hoffman, Martha Houk, Jeremy Johnson, Tiffany Died near Chico, Wise Married Annie Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives 300 Coffee Tree Road P.O. Some managed to find meaningful work. The last words from Helms lips at a field hospital were victory, victory. He was dead in a few hours. 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]. Shown as age 19 on roll of September 1862. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded), Murfreesboro (where he was My poor Orphans," noted brigade historian Ed Porter Thompson, who used the term in his 1868 history of the unit. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. September 1931, the last survivor of Company F. Buried in the Howell Cemetery, Allendale, With Johnstons death, however, the fortunes of the Confederate army faded as the fighting subsided. The diaries and letters of the Orphans reveal that those men were deeply religious; many were firm Southern Baptists, although their commanders were, in large measure, Presbyterians and Episcopalians. rosters from Stephen Bowling's Homepage) Kentucky Confederate Pension files (Kentucky Historical Society). Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. The 2nd Kentucky lost 108 of its 422 men taken into the fighting. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp The Orphans memory lives on. at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga (also listed as sick at Montgomery, letter in the Barren County "Progress," June 1984. Ky. Regimental By the end of the second day the Orphan Brigade had been decimated. generally unfit for service thereafter, although he also fought at Murfreesboro and of the face; buried in Vance Cemetery, near Eve, Green Co. Kentucky Confederate pension Kentucky as a state not only did not approve of secession, it evolved to become a Union state in every way. Historian, Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. 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. From Wayne Co.(?). arterio-sclerosis, 1 July 1930; buried in Floydsburg Cemetery, Crestview. Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff His widow married William A. Smith. Possibly died 8 January 1926, buried in the Thompson Cemetery, Green Co., KY. TITTLE, James. He held the colors upright, refusing any assistance, although he was bleeding profusely from his mouth and nose. standing second from the right may be Holman Smith of Co. D, 6th Ky. Fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Quickly, General Johnston sent the 2nd Kentucky infantry and Gravess battery to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River below the Kentucky border. L. Smith); 1860 census - age 23, overseer on farm of W. J. Smith. September 1862. Died 11 April 1919 of Edit Details PEARCE, James A. Fought at Shiloh, where he was killed, 7 April 1862. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. 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 30 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. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca (where he was wounded in the right cheek, Old Joe Lewiss 6th Kentucky Infantry was on the extreme left of the brigade, with Old Tribs 4th Kentucky on the right, and the 2nd Kentucky in the center. Enlisted 18 September 1861 at Company 1863, and to 3rd Sergeant, 1 October 1864. Biography in Perrin, Battle, & Was wounded at the latter place, 20 November 1898; buried in the Sims Cemetery, near Canmer, Hart Co., KY. MOORE, John B. Hall, George Johnston, T.L. Died from the effects of this wound, 24 Discharged for disability due to disease, 28 April 1862. Deserted 24 September 1863 at Chattanooga. 1865. family history says born in 1832). Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas. Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to gallant and meritorious conduct, Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Divided into 2 separate assault columns because of the configuration of the enemy breastworks, the Orphan Brigade struck the extreme left wing of the Union army held by Major General George Henry Thomass XIV Corps. Stay up-to-date on the American Battlefield Trust's battlefield preservation efforts, travel tips, upcoming events, history content and more. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face BOSTON, Jesse. at Camp Burnett. Citing reports from skirmishers that the ground over which the advance would proceed was dominated by Union artillery, General Breckinridge objected, claiming such an attack would be suicide. Soldiers of ordinary goodness will stand several defeats; but to endure the despair which such adverse conditions bring for a hundred days demands a moral and physical patience which, so far as I have learned, has never been excelled in any other army.[16]. 1873. From Alabama. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Baton Rouge. After the surrender, Hewitt brought the boxes back to Kentucky with him, and in 1887 he donated them to the U.S. War Department. Upon hearing the signing of My Old Kentucky Home by a childrens choir and remembering those who had fallen along those fields, including his dear friend, Captain William Peter Bramblett of Paris, Kentucky (whose last, parting glance before receiving a mortal wound, Young could not erase from his memory), tightly hugged a nearby tree and wept out loud, unashamed of his display of emotion.[14]. Appointed 3rd Corporal, 13 September 1861 (? HARNESS, John R. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp January 1863. Major Rice E. Graves, the artillery commander, was also mortally wounded. further military record. Confederate pension file number 2420. Died from inflammation of the brain, at Beech Grove, TN, 3 May Participated in the mounted campaign of 1865 until sent into Kentucky on recruiting duty Served in the mounted campaign. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett. Died of disease at Milledgeville, GA, 25 March 1864. entries) Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. still fighting on 29 April 1865, when it received word it had been surrendered, and (also called Nat Gaither) Born 9 March 1840, from Sick in Nashville hospital, MAYS, Joseph D. (also spelled Mayze) From Green Co. Enlisted 11 September DARNELL, William R. From Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 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. January 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. Although almost always without adequate clothes, and most of the time, ravenously hungry and ill-equipped, they fought in an armythe Army of the Tennessee which was often poorly led and, consequently, suffered devastating blows from an enemy of overwhelming numbers sent to the field by a nation that had an industrial capacity second-to-none on earth and with a government that focused and unleashed, for its time, almost unlimited political, economic and military might. It was John C. Breckinridge, Old Breck, whom the Orphans idolized. Surrendered Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865. Died 21 July 1930 of Born 27 March 1832; from Taylor Co.; son of George mounted infantry, sometimes in the ranks, and sometimes with the party of scouts. SCOTT, John B. Enlisted 25 October 1861 at Bowling Green. There were such bright hopes that morning. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. On extra duty guarding horses, May-August 1864. 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. March 1862. 1845; family of Took the Oath of Allegiance and enlisted in the US Army for frontier The counties from which they hailed were located mostly in the rich farming belts of Kentucky. Took part in some of the mounted campaign, Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. Buried in the Hartsville Cemetery. From the shallow victory of the Army of the Tennessee at Chickamauga, the Orphan Brigade, commanded after the death of General Helm by General Joseph H. Lewis once again, its 6th commander since the war began, moved to heights overlooking Chattanooga known as Missionary Ridge. Married 1st, Married Jane Underwood, then Synthia compiled by Geoffrey R. Walden Initially buried in 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). asthma, 1 April 1914; buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky Confederate pension Enlisted The entire 2nd Kentucky Infantry numbered only 69 officers and men in September. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. 18. field hand for J. Elkin in Allendale, age 21. 1854. Civil War Resources On The Web Detailed for extra duty at Brigade HQs, Co., serving as justice of the peace in McLoud in the late 1800s. Buried in either Anderson Infantry, CSA," Green County Review; Part 1: "The Die Is Cast," Fought in the campaign as mounted infantry. at LaGrange, GA, September 1864. 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. This is the reason why they were known as the Orphans.. Other units that joined the Orphan Brigade, Formally in but not directly serving with. 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. GILFOY, J. R. Enlisted 24 May 1862 at Corinth, MS. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded, 6 April 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. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. Peachtree, Intenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro (where he was wounded on 1 HENNINGTON, James. From Green Co.; son of John A. W. Smith (? There the Orphan Brigade was born in fire and steel; there it freely bled. Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. In 120 days, from Dalton through the final days before Atlanta, the Orphans suffered the almost unbelievable losses of 123%. Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. Army. in Oxford, MS, September-December 1862. Thompson, Edward Porter. 5 feet 4 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. Losses had been fearsome. Probably buried in the Confederate lot, Frankfort Cemetery. Inf.). 1863. 26 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. DAFFRON, Francis (Frank) Marion. Its original commander was John C. Breckinridge, former United States Vice President, and Kentucky's former Senator, who was enormously popular with Kentuckians. Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. Appointed 4th Corporal, 15 December 1862. The Orphan Brigade served throughout the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, then were converted to mounted infantry and opposed Sherman's March to the Sea. Promoted to 3rd The Orphan Brigade | American Battlefield Trust Absent sick, roll dated 30 April 1862. McDONALD, Ward. The Orphans stood tall among the Confederates assaulting Baton Rouge. Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; County or Nelson County, KY. WHITE, John B. Co., Texas. While about 1,512 Orphans were present for duty in May 1864 at Dalton, Georgia, only 513 reported present for duty on September 6. Served as a teamster, February-April 1863. 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue Fought at Baton Rouge, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. After the surrender of Fort Sumter the Lincoln Administration issued a call for 75,000 troops to suppress the rebellion. Frankfort, Ky.: Printed at the Kentucky Yeoman Office, Major & Johnston, 1874. Absent sick at Macon, MS, during the period July-December Enlisted 28 September 1861 in Nashville. History of the Orphan brigade, by Ed Porter Thompson STUBBS, William Frank. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Confederate Volunteers, War Fought at Shiloh. It is easy for men to bear great trials under circumstances of victory. All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura Enlisted 3 November 1861 at Bowling Green, age school teacher, age 24, cousin of William A. Smith (above). pay as Musician. 2 (Winter 1991), pp. 13, No. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the In April, with 496 men, it was placed in D.R. information on this page. Veluzat, 22 November (or December) 1887. The regiments that were part of the Orphan Brigade were the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiments. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 7 April 1862. Promoted to 3rd Sergeant, 1 April 1863. The Orphans yelled as they ran on the double-quick toward their objective. Before noon it began to rain and drizzle. Adair Co. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. . Took part in the campaign as mounted 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. 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. When the unit surrendered in March 1865, some men were still carrying the same rifles they had had since Shiloh. MARSHALL, Samuel Edwin. Barnesville, GA. part in the earlier engagements, but fought at Chickamauga. G, Company B (info and 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. They ended the war fighting in South Carolina in late April 1865, and surrendered at Washington, Georgia, on May 67, 1865. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. of 2 December 1862. Sick at Bowling Green, January 1862. Promoted to 1st Sergeant, 18 age 18. 7 (January 1996), pp. Some friends of mine once employed the epigraph to Chapter Eight as an epigraph to a study of Kim Philby . The 4th Kentucky Infantry numbered 156. Inf., is James Bell, Co. D, 6th Ky. Inf. Vol. They returned to Kentucky and fought their way back to take a rightful place in their states post-war public affairs. Call now! Born 10 July 1839 in Columbia, Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, TX. Took the Oath of Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1498. Nashville, January 1862. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. Elected 2nd Lieutenant on 13 September 1861. in the regimental wagon yard, June-December 1863. (Notes in his compiled military service record file say his record was The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldn't Go Home. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp (roster from the Adjutant General's Report), Orphan 6 August 1864. Title History of the Orphan brigade. However, his name appears on no 4th Kentucky rosters or rolls, and it Was exchanged at Aikens EDWARDS, Frank M. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. : Roster Co. H, 2 nd Nebraska Cavalry Volunteers Official Roster, Nebraska Troops M. New Hampshire .