[9], Up, my men, and charge! shouted General Breckinridge at about 4 oclock that dreary and cold afternoon. One possible provenance of the name stems from Kentucky's tenuous political situation. Hall All rights reserved. Returned to the company in April 1864, but was absent sick in Eatonton, GA, JOHNSTON, George Edwards. Sick in hospital at Ringgold, GA, January 1863. frequently precluded from field duty by ill health. The first single from To The Edge Of The World. WILSON, William M. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 19, field hand, son of Theseearly regiments, combined with others raised that fall at Bowling Green after it was named the rival Confederate capital, were organized into the First KentuckyBrigade. Possibly died 8 January 1926, buried in the Thompson Cemetery, Green Co., KY. TITTLE, James. There were falling timbers, crashing arms, the whirring of missiles of every description, the bursting of the dreadful shell, the groans of the wounded, the shouts of the officers, mingled in one horrid din that beggars description.[12]. Moved The "Orphan Brigade" was one of the most famous units in the Confederate Army of Tennessee at the time of the Battle of Chickamauga and a Confederate official once defined it as "the finest body of men and soldiers." 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. Historian, Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. The Orphans yelled as they ran on the double-quick toward their objective. Hanson's replacement, Brig. Inf.). Fought at Shiloh, Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. Was severely wounded in the bowels at Resaca, 15 May 1864, and died January 1863; returned to the company in May 1863. February 1863 - October 1864. The entire 2nd Kentucky Infantry numbered only 69 officers and men in September. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1980. Davis, William C. Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol. Herbert Smith, widow of William L. Smith, on 3 February 1870. Learn more. Jones' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. The Orphan Brigade lost another commander at the Battle of Chickamauga, when Brig. Surgeon in February 1862, and served as such at Shiloh and Baton Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1958. sharing of their information, this project would be much less complete: Beth Breisch, From Wayne Co., KY. Enlisted 1 November 1862 at courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. Dropped from the rolls by 30 April 1862. No Kentucky commands that fought in the Civil War, save for Brigadier General John Hunt Morgans cavalry, were more well-known and well-respected than those that formed the First Kentucky Brigade, or, as it was affectionately known, the Orphan Brigade. from a reunion photo taken in 1905 Moore. TURK, Samuel B. Died near Chico, Wise Inf., was listed as an inmate of the Kentucky Confederate Home in Vol. Was captured at Intrenchment (roster from the Adjutant General's Report), Orphan Enlisted 24 or 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Smith, ca. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Died of disease at Bowling Green, 15 November 1861. campaign. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face 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. 18. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. Took the Oath of Allegiance. Deserted at Murfreesboro, 3 November 1862. Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier. The Confederate lines slowly gave way in brutal fighting. 1st Corporal, 13 September 1861, promoted to 1st Sergeant, 1 April 1863. further record. from a cdv in the author's collection. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca. Died 18 May 1922; buried in the City Cemetery in Robert Paxton Trabues 4th Kentucky Infantry (organized at Camp Burnett), Colonel Joseph Horace Lewiss 6th Kentucky Infantry (organized mostly at Bowling Green and Cave City), Colonel Thomas H. Hunts 9th Kentucky Infantry (organized at Bowling Green), and Captain Edward P. Byrnes Battery (organized partly in Tennessee and partly in Mississippi). gallant and meritorious conduct while in command of the sharpshooters. of Company F. ADAIR, John Alexander. Guard, March-April 1863, where he was captured during a Federal cavalry raid, 21 April JOHNSON, Jesse. Transferred to 2nd Kentucky Infantry, 2 December 1862. Lieutenant, 15 December 1861. Young, Lot Dudley. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. 1850-1860 Kentucky Censuses, Adair, Green, Hart, Taylor, and Wayne Counties. 1865. 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. Inf., is James Bell, Co. D, 6th Ky. Inf. senility and vesicular calculus; buried in the McLoud Cemetery. alternate spellings shown where known. 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. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, ); 1860 census - Frankfort; and other states as appropriate). All rights reserved. standing second from the right may be Holman Smith of Co. D, 6th Ky. Murfreesboro (where he was severely wounded in the side, 2 January 1863), Jackson, Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. 6 inches tall, with a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga (also listed as sick at Montgomery, He returned to his company in SC and fought in the Enlisted 15 Buried in the Hartsville Cemetery. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, Oldham Co., where he taught school, and later worked in the Louisville Public Works Dept. From Alabama. The men were being slaughtered. From Beards Store, Owen Co. Absent sick Smith, Alex Thompson, Jack Russell, Harley Inf., at Muster-In Reported as deserted during the battle of Murfreesboro, 2 January 1863. Enlisted The hard-charging soldiers in Old Joe Lewiss 6th and 4th Kentucky infantry regiments along with the 41st Alabama infantry, the right wing of the brigade, drove General Thomass Union troops (including the 15th Kentucky infantry) nearly one-half mile to the Lafayette Road, capturing a section of Bridges Illinois Light Artillery, but the left wing, the 2nd and 9th Kentucky Infantry regiments along with three companies of Alabamians, personally led by General Helm, became bogged down in a nightmarish slugfest at the enemy breastworks. age 19. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. Wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862, Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865. Fought at information on this page. Absent sick 17 (1909), p. 525 and Vol. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Russell further record. with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. DAVIS, Martin L. From Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. Was Absent sick at Macon, GA, September 1864. Described as 5 feet Co., Texas. Memorial Markers for Pvts. Spellings are shown as they appear on period muster rolls and rosters, with returned after muster rolls ceased to be turned in to Richmond (late 1864). From Green Co. Enlisted 5 October 1861 at Camp Sick in hospital in Bowling Green, January 1862. Biography in Perrin, Battle, & Buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky mounted infantry, sometimes in the ranks, and sometimes with the party of scouts. 1860 census. Died from inflammation of the brain, at Beech Grove, TN, 3 May MOORE, Mark O. Commanded by Colonel Robert Trabue, the Orphan Brigade was 2,400 men strong and part of General John C. Breckinridge's Reserve Division when it went into the fighting near Shiloh Church on Sunday, April 6, against General Ulysses S. Grant's five Union divisions. Captain Robert Cobbs Kentucky battery reported the loss of nearly all of its battery horses killed and wounded and 37 of its men wounded. Married Sue J. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Resigned commission, due to incapacity from wound, 31 August 1863. Was wounded at the latter place, 20 Deserted on the retreat from Missionary Ridge, Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of the boot and shoe business, becoming a leading local businessman. He was captured at All photos except the following also 1998, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights Confederate widows pension file number 4567. Born 8 February 1835 in Green Co. family history says born in 1832). From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Walt Cross [email protected] Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . The Orphans formed the left flank of General Breckinridges assault column. Absent sick, February 1862. From Green Co.; son of John A. W. Smith (? Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643. The counties from which they hailed were located mostly in the rich farming belts of Kentucky. Possibly buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, KY General Breckinridge, seeing the bloody repulse of his noble Kentuckians, was heard to exclaim: My poor Orphans! Company C Deserted from hospital at Names Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- [from old catalog] Born 16 January 1835 in Green Co. Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. son of John and Mary Elizabeth Sharp Kelly. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 20. [8], One soldier described the day of January 2 as gloomy and cloudy. It was cold and peculiarly dreary, wrote another. Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. The item History of the Orphan brigade, by Ed Porter Thompson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. to Clinton, IL, where he worked in the grocery and restaurant businesses, and finally in on roll dated 2 December 1862. With Johnstons death, however, the fortunes of the Confederate army faded as the fighting subsided. 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. Absent sick at Dalton, GA, September-December 1862. See "Kentuckian Recalled as The 1st Kentucky Artillery (also known as Cobb's Battery) was an artillery battery that was a member of the Orphan Brigade in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. (also called Nat Gaither) Born 9 March 1840, from at Camp Burnett. Enlisted 8 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett. Hodge, George B. age 18. The last words from Helms lips at a field hospital were victory, victory. He was dead in a few hours. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the Most of them were penniless. courtesy Jeff McQueary. But this didn't stop thousands of Kentuckians from crossing into Tennessee to enlist at Camps Boone and Burnett, nearClarksville. Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October does appear on rolls of the 42nd Georgia Infantry.). County or Nelson County, KY. WHITE, John B. It is easy for men to bear great trials under circumstances of victory. 31 August 1864. Detached for service in the : Roster Co. H, 2 nd Nebraska Cavalry Volunteers Official Roster, Nebraska Troops M. New Hampshire . BOSTON, Jesse. 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. After the surrender, Hewitt brought the boxes back to Kentucky with him, and in 1887 he donated them to the U.S. War Department. Died in Green Co., 19 Finally, Private Joseph Nichols carried the colors off the field. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, 1912.). Burnett, age 23. 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. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material During the Battle of Resaca, the Orphan Brigade meets its Union counterpartthe Federal Fourth Kentucky Brigadeand a coarse but entertaining banter ensues. 1912 Confederate Civilian Documents. Please see ooredoo . The unit fought in misfiled under Co. K, 42nd Georgia Infantry, but that he was actually in the 4th Co. after the war, where he served as County Clerk. Appointed Commissary Sergeant, 11 October 1861, and promoted to 4th Sergeant, 1 August Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded, 6 April Buried in Confederate Circle, Mt. They were given a bounty if they brought their own rifle. Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863 Fought at Dallas, Peachtree Creek, and Intrenchment Creek (Atlanta), where 1 st Nebraska, Veteran Volunteers: Roster Co. B, 2 nd Brigade, 1 st Nebraska Mil. (also spelled Ghent, Gentt) From New Orleans, LA. They came from counties along the Tennessee borderLogan, Simpson and Allenand they came from counties along the Ohio RiverUnion, Henderson and Davies. Green County, in July 1886. SMITH, Thomas Jefferson. COWHERD, Theodore. The Orphans were orphans again.[15]. Lost at Chattanooga were favored guns of Captain Cobbs Kentucky Battery, 2 of them adoringly nicknamed by the Orphans for the wives of their favored commanders: Lady Breckinridge and Lady Buckner.. From Green Co., family of James Smith, Paroled 25 May 1865 at Absent sick at Nashville, January 1862. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. age 35. sick, January-February 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. September 1863. Sick at Bowling Green, January 1862. sick, March-April 1863. Geoff Walden, "Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer SMITH, William Lloyd. Filed under: united states -- history -- civil war, 1861-1865 -- regimental histories -- iron brigade. Fought at Murfreesboro, where he was wounded on 2 Society). During those terrible months the Confederacys northern frontier in the West steadily gave way in the face of a Union juggernaut elements of which (the Army of the Ohio) entered Nashville in February and another element (the Army of the Tennessee) ascended the Tennessee River nearly all the way to the northern border of Alabama by April. 170-173. 1863, and to 3rd Sergeant, 1 October 1864. Enlisted 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 31. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Kentucky's declared neutrality prevented Confederate recruiting officers from mustering units within its borders. Enlisted 12 September BOSTON, George. Jackson. The Orphans never stepped foot on their native soil. Absent sick in February 1862, and sick 24-26; Part 3: "The Ky. November 1861. wounded 6 April 1862. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Burnett, age 23. The regiments that were part of the Orphan Brigade were the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiments. KY. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. LATIMER, William Dizzard. Group 109 (microfilm M319, Rolls 96-105). Hughes, pp. The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. Fought with this company at Shiloh (where he was wounded). [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. Was sent to prison at Camp Douglas, and exchanged 10 November 1862. No text or photos may be reproduced uremic poisoning; buried in the Perkins Cemetery, near Bloyds Crossing, Green Co. 1904), by Cullen B. Aubery (page images at HathiTrust) Any use Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. Ultimately, Kentucky provided nearly 80,000 of its sons to the Union war effort, three times the number who served in the Confederate armies. Died 20 July 1926 of 14, No. Lieutenant on 15 December 1861, and to Captain on 17 February 1863. Thomas. 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]. WAGGONER, Adair A. My poor Orphans," noted brigade historian Ed Porter Thompson, who used the term in his 1868 history of the unit. "taken sick and missing at Shiloh Apr. Militia, Confederate States of America. Fought at Shiloh, of pulmonary edema, 6 August 1908. URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/rosters.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com Known to history as the "Orphan" Brigade, the First Kentucky Brigade was one of the finest and fiercest in Confederate service. executed after the war for this crime). They ended the war fighting in South Carolina in late April 1865, and surrendered at Washington, Georgia, on May 67, 1865. Absent sick, November 1862 - April 1863. Show your pride in battlefield preservation by shopping in our store. BARNETT, James. Only three years before those regiments numbered almost 600 officers and men each! the division butchery, November 1862 - April 1864. The men, beneath their blue, Hardee battle flags, bearing silver discs and hand-painted battle honors, and under a hail of gunfire, negotiated a swollen pond, then crossed the undulating fields alongside the shallow, frozen Stones River, delivering volleys of rifle fire at General Crittendens blue columns which included the 8th, 9th, 11th, 21st and 23rd Kentucky (Union) infantry regiments. Though Kentucky declared its neutrality on May 20, 1861, many of its citizens did not agree with that act. at Jackson, MS. from a reunion photo taken in 1905 Co., 17 May 1877; buried in the Greensburg Cemetery. 1860 Green Co. census - merchant in business with John Barnett. Enlisted 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 25 (shown as age 26 in 1860 census). August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 45. the orphan brigade. Moore's Grave Marker in the Farther south, the brigade entered the bloody fighting near Baton Rouge, Louisiana on August 2, 1862 where General Benjamin Hardin Helm, the brigades new commander, was wounded. 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. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Brewer, farmer). Returned to duty, 13 February 1865, When the Orphan Brigade was mustered into service, weapons were in short supply. The Orphans campaigned over more territory (8 states), suffered higher casualties, and lost more brigade commanders than any other comparable unit in the war. Named to Fought at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to William "Curly Bill" and Louisia Thompson (family from Taylor Co.). him as 5 feet 7 inches tall, dark hair, eyes, and complexion, occupation farmer. killed in action, either 19 or 20 September 1863. were recruited from the south-central Kentucky counties of Green, Taylor, Wayne, and John Blakeman, first cousin of Milton Blakeman. courtesy Marsha Smith-Hamilton, via Steve Menefee. 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. 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. Box 537 Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 875-7000 http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ 18 (1910), p. 169 From Wayne Co.(?). Participated in the mounted campaign of 1865 until sent into Kentucky on recruiting duty Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. 1861. Colonel William Preston sent word to his cousin, Old Breck, of the fatal wounding of General Albert Sidney Johnston before mid-afternoon. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded), Murfreesboro (where he was The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. grocer in the 1860 census. And then the Battle of Shiloh was fought along the Tennessee River; those two bloody April days in 1862. Kentucky Confederate Pension files (Kentucky Historical Society). 4 (Summer 1989), pp. The Orphans soon came under the command of the magnetic Kentuckian, Brigadier General John Cabell Breckinridge. 1863. number 6032. he was wounded on 22 July 1864, and his right arm was amputated. Enlisted 3 November 1861 at Bowling Green, age October 1861 at Bowling Green, age 29 (military file shows age 19, apparently incorrect; Return In every way, those old Orphans became the idols of Kentuckians. The brigade was truly earning its nickname.[11]. Went to Texas, Listed as laborer in household of G.W. 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. During fighting on August 5, they lost more than 100 killed or wounded. For references to a wooden canteen he owned while in the 6th Kentucky IRVINE, Henry C. From Columbia, KY. Mustered into service 13 The 4th Kentucky lost over one-half of its number, including the noble Governor George W. Johnson who fell on the field after bullets struck him in the right thigh and abdomen. Mortally wounded at Murfreesboro, 2 From Green Co. Enlisted 12 or 14 September 1861 at Went to Texas in August 1868. THOMPSON, J. F. Enlisted 24 or 26 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. Born 7 September 1846, from Floyd Co., GA. Enlisted at still fighting on 29 April 1865, when it received word it had been surrendered, and Gen. John C. Breckinridge commanded the Kentucky Brigade until 1862, Brig. of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the 1905 reunion in Louisville. Fought at His widow married William A. Smith. 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. RUDD, Edward P. From Green Co. Enlisted 15 Augsut 1861 at Camp Burnett, age Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. Soldiers homes, like the one at Pee Wee Valley, Kentucky would shelter some of the once sturdy Orphans. Sick in Nashville hospital, The Orphan Brigade veterans, to the last, formed a close fraternity. Susan Burns, Johnny Dodd, Michael Dunnington, Dave Hoffman, Martha Houk, Jeremy Johnson, Tiffany Many were disabled by wounds and exposure. Listed as missing in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862, possibly killed. Co., serving as justice of the peace in McLoud in the late 1800s. April 1913; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. CROUDUS, John P. 1860 Taylor Co. census - artist, age 20. A shell exploded nearby. Married 1st, Mary Howell Wooldridge, and 2nd, Fannie Loyall. In 1862, Breckinridge was promoted to division command and was succeeded in the brigade by Brig. age 26. Married Sally No Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Married Annie Enlisted either 15 August or 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, subsequent mounted engagements. Chickamauga. GILBERT, Ambrose G. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. Took part in the campaign as mounted wounded on 6 April 1862. Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Paroled at PETTUS, William F. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Co., son of Andrew and Betsey Russell. Lived in Operated a hotel in Greensburg in 1895. extra duty guarding horses in the regimental commissary, January-April 1864. SKAGGS, John Henry. Merchant in Army. Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. We use specialized equipment unique to Southern Utah and our company. Died 14 September 1920 of paralysis; buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Section 3, Fought at Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. DURHAM, Robert P. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, ATKINS, Joseph Alexander. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 27. Not far down the line, Colonel John Curd Wickliffe, commander of the Confederate 7th Kentucky infantry and cousin to Colonel Prestons wife, was mortally wounded. The victory that the very first blow [on April 6] promised, and that seemed, to all who lived till nightfall. Phebe Willock). Fought at Shiloh. 1863. No further information. Certainly, General Simon Bolivar Buckner, their first commander, was one of Kentuckys most prominent soldiers, and his presence as the Orphans first commander was a source of much pride among the rank and file. Some friends of mine once employed the epigraph to Chapter Eight as an epigraph to a study of Kim Philby . Retired in Louisville and died there, 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by WRIGHT, William E. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 40. Such indictments in areas like Breathitt County in the eastern Kentucky Mountains precipitated some of the feuds among families which lasted for generations. The 6th Kentucky Infantry numbered only 74. Lot 24. ANDERSON, Winston W. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 October 1861 in Bowling Green, In 120 days, from Dalton through the final days before Atlanta, the Orphans suffered the almost unbelievable losses of 123%.