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Livingston, Sumter Co., Alabama. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. 20-21; Part 5: Cavalry, see Confederate Veteran Vol. August 1861 at Camp Boone. Nashville, January 1862. Married Laura August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 45. Enlisted 15 August Died in Green Co., 19 Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Married Sue J. Fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca. October 1895. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. October 1863 near Chattanooga. age 21. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. (also spelled Whallen, Wheelin) Born in Ireland in Died in Federal captivity. Absent sick, September-December Historian, Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. Finally, Private Joseph Nichols carried the colors off the field. 170-173. Laura Cook: lcook62 (at) hotmail.com. Married Laura L. Baker, 1 June Killed, probably by friendly fire, at Baton Rouge was General Helms aid, Lieutenant Alexander Todd, half-brother to Mary Todd Lincoln. feet 1 inch tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, medal for Retired in Louisville and died there, Indeed, in the years after the war, Orphan Brigade veterans dominated Kentucky politics. SAUNDERS, James D. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. Kentucky infantry regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. 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. Hughes, pp. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Men would be wounded, return to the brigade only to be wounded again and again, or killed. CSA Units: 39: 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - The Orphan Brigade : 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - The Orphan Brigade - Rosters 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - The Orphan Brigade - History 1st Kentucky Brigade, CSA - Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Association 1st Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, Company E, CSA - Reenactors EDWARDS, Frank M. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. Militia, Confederate States of America. 1860 Green Co. census - merchant in business with John Barnett. 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. of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the 1905 reunion in Louisville. Edit Details 2 (Winter 1991), pp. MARSHALL, Henry W. From Greensburg. Fought at Chickamauga, where he was Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Beverly. January 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and Spellings are shown as they appear on period muster rolls and rosters, with 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 . Enlisted 23 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Cavalry and paroled at Athens, GA, 7 May 1865. Paroled 25 May 1865 at Took Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. 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. collection of Miss Mary Frances Russell. John Blakeman, first cousin of Milton Blakeman. Augustine and Elizabeth Marshall Smith (first cousin of Daniel L., Samuel W., and William His widow married William A. Smith. Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Ridge, and Resaca. gray eyes. Enlisted Appears in Bowling Green hospital, January 1862. 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]. On July 4, 1863, Vicksburg was surrendered (along with the old 3rd Kentucky Infantry) by General Pemberton and the western frontier of the Confederacy finally vanished. The Fourth Kentucky Infantry was In the beginning, those Kentuckians whose regiments ultimately formed the Orphan Brigade were reassured by the fact that the Confederate northern defense lines, commanded by General Albert Sidney Johnston, then extended across southern Kentucky, from Columbus on the Mississippi River to Bowling Green to Kentuckys southeastern foothills near Cumberland Gap. Adair Co., son of Joseph and Mary Owens Burton. Deserted at Murfreesboro, 3 (also spelled Ghent, Gentt) From New Orleans, LA. A popular, but potentially apocryphal, story credits Breckenridge with coining the name. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. Surrendered During the day Old Joe Lewiss 6th Kentucky had fought against the 9th Kentucky Union infantry, among others. Died from inflammation of the brain, at Beech Grove, TN, 3 May Enlisted Historical Sketch & Roster of the South Carolina 8th Infantry Regiment (South Carolina Confederate Regimental History . Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 7 April 1862. Anyone Born in Green Co. about 1839; first cousin of John and Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, TX. Olivet Possibly captured and took the Oath of Allegiance. Elected 3rd Sergeant, 13 September 1861. He was captured at Absent sick at Newnan, GA, Served in the McMinnville Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1878. Show your pride in battlefield preservation by shopping in our store. First cousin of John and Daniel Blakeman. 1841 in Mercer Co., KY; Promoted Neilson Hubbard got his start as a singer/songwriter in the mid-'90s, releasing six solo albums. Diary of a Confederate Soldier: John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade (American Military History Series) Dixie Rising: Don't Hurry Me Down to Hades: The Civil War in the Words of Those Who Lived It (General Military) . at LaGrange, GA, September 1864. Deserted from hospital at From Green Co., 23-year-old farmer in 1860 census. Frankfort, Ky.: Printed at the Kentucky Yeoman Office, Major & Johnston, 1874. Landing, 10 November 1862, and returned to his company. Born 16 January 1835 in Green Co. 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. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff It was Friday, January 2, 1863. Dropped from the rolls by 30 April 1862. Smith, Alex Thompson, Jack Russell, Harley Took the Oath of Allegiance. (April 1991), pp. Married Mary B. Stockton, 3 June 1856. RUCKER, Daniel B. DARNELL, William R. From Green Co. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age After the legislative elections on August 5, 1861, Kentuckys legislature became heavily pro-Union. Appears in photo wounded 6 April 1862. 1. Discharge certificate describes Units of the Orphan Brigade were involved in many military engagements in the American South during the war, including the Battle of Shiloh. 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. With a handful of masterful Irish musicians joining the ever-evolving creative fray, the Orphan Brigade have returned with a doggedly untamed, yet deeply compassionate testament to County Antrim in To the Edge of the World. From Green Co.; son of John A. W. Smith (? Enlisted 7 September 1862 at Chattanooga. STUBBS, William Frank. late April 1865 (roll dated 28 April 1865). 1 (Frankfort, 1915), pp. photo of the Orphan Brigade veterans taken at the reunion of Confederate Veterans in Enlisted 30 By the fall of 1864, the brigade numbered barely 700, many of them convalescents and new recruits. wounded in the left hand, 15 May 1864. Waggoner, Co. F, 4th Ky. Married 1st, at Camp Burnett. Frankfort; and other states as appropriate). Camp Burnett, age 18. Philip Lightfoot Lee became the Commonwealths Attorney for Jefferson County, Kentucky. Died 16 January 1908; buried in the Greensburg (Listed on rolls as Was captured at Murfreesboro on 2 Hodge, George B. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldn't Go Home. Fought at Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. age 26. with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Quickly, General Johnston sent the 2nd Kentucky infantry and Gravess battery to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River below the Kentucky border. courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. still fighting on 29 April 1865, when it received word it had been surrendered, and SMITH, Daniel Lunksford. at Jackson, MS. 6 inches tall, with a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. Died 18 May 1922; buried in the City Cemetery in The twice wounded John W. Caldwell also became a circuit judge in his home county of Logan, and then was elected to Congress.[17]. 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. Kentucky, but escaped capture at Ft. Donelson, and transferred to the 4th Kentucky in L. Smith (? 28. May 1865; described as 6 feet tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue eyes. Confederate Civilian Documents. Born 8 February 1835 in Green Co. Chilton Co., AL, 23 April 1897. In the end, they were defeated in war, but not in heart. Information from descendants and other family members. 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. In doing so, they gave up everything. Enlisted 2 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN, age HAM, Ezekiel. Appointed 2nd Corporal, 13 September 1861. Appears in photo taken at 1905 Louisville Confederate veterans reunion. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1498. WILSON, William M. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 19, field hand, son of Their backgrounds are particularly remarkable when one recognizes that few Kentuckians then had any formal education at all. Davis, William C. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldnt Go Home. Green. Never mind this boys, yelled Breckinridge, press on. Charge them! he cried. farmer (1850 census, age 18, laborer), cousin of William L. Smith (below). August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. Born 10 July 1839 in Columbia, We gratefully acknowledge the courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. At the Battle of Chickamauga the Orphans were sent into the iron and lead hail of battle again. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely From a reunion photo taken in 1863, and returned to his company a month later. Co., Texas. However, its term of service soon ended and the unit disbanded. COWHERD, Theodore. William "Curly Bill" and Louisia Thompson (family from Taylor Co.). Daniel L. Smith January 1863. It was reported that President Abraham Lincoln, when told of the death of General Helm, wept with grief. Battle Flag of the Fourth Kentucky BRYANT, Daniel M. From Adair Co. It is easy for men to bear great trials under circumstances of victory. (also spelled Kelley) 1860 Green Co. census - age 29, son of Was sent to prison at Camp Douglas, and exchanged 10 November 1862. No further 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. April 1913; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. CROUDUS, John P. 1860 Taylor Co. census - artist, age 20. 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The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. Fought at Shiloh. Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. eyes. No Detailed for extra duty at Brigade HQs, Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. (roster from the Adjutant General's Report), Orphan List of Inmates, Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 1912 (Kentucky Historical 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. courtesy Dave Hoffman. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 4616. 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. MARSHALL, Samuel Edwin. No The Uncertain Origins of an Iconic Nickname. Born 4 September 1834, from Green Co. (1860 census - or 15 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. from a cdv in the author's collection. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, and Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face sheriff of Taylor Co. from 1872-1874. 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. (killed, wounded, died, captured, missing), Total permanent losses 75 (71%) Deserted 10 Appointed 4th Corporal, 15 December 1862. Moved to Alabama and married Annie Herbert in 1864; died in Dallas Co., AL, in Army. Fought at Murfreesboro, where he was wounded on 2 Corporal, 2 September 1862. frequently precluded from field duty by ill health. age 25. 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. (also called Nat Gaither) Born 9 March 1840, from Buried in the Confederate Section 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. Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. Its original commander was John C. Breckinridge, former United States Vice President, and Kentucky's former Senator, who was enormously popular with Kentuckians. Allegiance and went to Pulaski Co., TN. 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. COX, Charles T. Born 13 November 1837; merchant in Allendale, Green Co., in Many of the enlisted men and virtually all of the officers of the Orphan Brigade were indicted for treason by Union-controlled local circuit courts in their home towns in Kentucky as a result of their decision to join the Confederate army. WELLS, George W. Shown on the muster roll for parole at Washington, GA, 7 May service, October 1864. They were given a bounty if they brought their own rifle. (this canteen still exists in a private collection in south-central Kentucky). 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. Fought with this company at Shiloh (where he was wounded). Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Rosters of the Orphan Brigade Artillery/Battery Infantry Artillery / Battery Units Graves' Battery Last Names A-L Last Names M-Z https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/civilwar2.html http://ranger95.crosswinds.net/mississippi/artillery/graves_co_lite_arty.html Cobb's Battery (1st Kentucky Artillery) Company Roster Infantry Units Major Rice E. Graves, the artillery commander, was also mortally wounded. 659-666. TURK, Samuel B. elected 3rd Lieutenant on 13 September 1861. Missionary Ridge; was placed in command of the Kentucky Smith, ca. The Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was mustered into Confederate service 24. This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. of Co. F, 4th Ky. This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. alternate spellings shown where known. D (info and rosters from Stephen Bowling's Homepage) 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. Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. Names Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- [from old catalog] Camp Burnett, age 19. Served as teamster, GA, 7 May 1865. From Dalton, Georgia, when the brigade withdrew toward Atlanta with Shermans legions pressuring their rear and when the command boasted 1,512 officers and men strong, to Jonesboro, the Orphan Brigade recorded 1,860 cases of death and wounds, 23% more than there were men in those 5 peerless regiments! Company B Absent sick at Dalton, GA, September-December 1862. 1863. April 1862. BARNETT, John. After the surrender, Hewitt brought the boxes back to Kentucky with him, and in 1887 he donated them to the U.S. War Department. Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. Some men had no arms at all. Married Martha Anna Jeter. Listed as deserted November 1898; buried in the Sims Cemetery, near Canmer, Hart Co., KY. MOORE, John B. Creek (Atlanta), 22 July 1864, and sent to Camp Chase prison. Discharged for lameness due to disease, 10 September 1862. The irascible Bragg retorted, Sir, my information is different. The 6th Kentucky Infantry numbered only 74. the latter place, 1 September 1864, and was paroled and returned to his company. Nichols McKinney. There the Orphans received into their brigade the 5th Kentucky Infantry; they bid farewell to the hard-fighting 41st Alabama. Took part in the campaign as mounted 4 (Summer 1989), pp. file numbers 1877 and 2791. URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/rosters.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com David, farmer. Promoted to 3rd Took the Oath of Allegiance and enlisted in the US Army for frontier From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. age 21. 1845; family of subsequent mounted engagements. McDONALD, Ward. All rights reserved. The Battles of Dalton, Resaca, Pine Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain, Intrenchment Creek and Jonesboro are written in red with the blood of those Kentuckians. ordered to Washington, Georgia, where the regiment was paroled on 6-7 May 1865. The Orphans yelled as they ran on the double-quick toward their objective. Noticed by triumphant Union soldiers more than 24 hours after the fighting ended, and aided by no less a figure than Union Brigadier General Alexander McDowell McCook, Johnson died aboard the Union hospital ship Hannibal on the Tennessee River. were recruited from the south-central Kentucky counties of Green, Taylor, Wayne, and Died of pneumonia at Burnsville, MS, 10 April 1862. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. September 1931, the last survivor of Company F. Buried in the Howell Cemetery, Allendale, Edward Ford Spears, First Kentucky Brigade (Orphan Brigade), offer much more than a chronicle of miles marched and battles fought. WOODRING, William W. From Greensburg. Alex Thompson and his wife On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. William C. Davis The Orphan Brigade, page 159, for confusion with Col. Joseph Died 18 Discharged for disability due to disease, 11 (or 24) July 1862. REED, James D. (also spelled Read) From Green Co. (1860 census - age 20, Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Enlisted 10 September 1864 at Died 30 March 1912; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! Has memorial grave marker in Confederate Cemetery, Beech Grove. in 1905. Davis, William C. Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Thomas. Shauff. Adair Co. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Listed as missing in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862, possibly killed. JOHNSTON, George Edwards. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. From Greensburg, brother of John B. Moore and Mark O. Died 2 December 1893; buried in Troy, SC. Mortally wounded at Murfreesboro, 2 From Green Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 25). Enlisted 18 Charge bayonets. Lived in In September 1864, the regiments of foot soldiers in the brigade were reorganized as mounted infantry, continuing in that capacity for the rest of the war. 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. Fought at Shiloh, where he was Brewer, farmer). 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. BARNETT, James. Moved to Texas in THOMPSON, Abram Hayter. Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. PRICE, Benjamin. Fought at Shiloh, Appears in photo of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the Louisville reunion 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]. Some of these Though Kentucky declared its neutrality on May 20, 1861, many of its citizens did not agree with that act. 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. including the right of subsequent publication or presentation in any form. For references to a wooden canteen he owned while in the 6th Kentucky Born 1 January 1841 in Green Co. 1860 Green Co. census - 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. Killed in action at Jonesboro, number 6032. 6 August 1864. He was captured at the latter place on 15 May 1864 and was exchanged at On extra duty guarding horses, May-August 1864. Ultimately, Kentucky provided nearly 80,000 of its sons to the Union war effort, three times the number who served in the Confederate armies. enaemia; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, IL. SCOTT, Benjamin Bell. HOME The Orphan Brigade The Orphan Brigade Street Address City, State, Zip Phone Number Soundtrack To A Ghost Story Your Custom Text Here The Orphan Brigade TOUR DATES THE FILM STORE VIDEO PHOTOS CONTACT The Orphan Brigade - Banshee [OFFICIAL VIDEO] Watch on The Official Music Video for BANSHEE. Documents. from a GAR reunion photo taken in 1910 The 4th Kentucky Infantry numbered 156. Allowance should be made in some cases for those listed as deserted. Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Promoted to 4th Sergeant, 15 Creek and Intrenchment Creek. "Tobey" From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at From Greensburg; brother of John B. Moore and William B. Moore BARLOW, Thomas B. Muster Roll for Parole, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Washington, GA, 7 May Died of disease at Nashville, 7 December 1861. 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. (?). 1 st Kentucky Brigade, CSA, "Orphan Brigade" 2nd Regiment Kentucky Infantry 7 th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 7 th Kentucky Cavalry (Union) . of Company F. ADAIR, John Alexander. further information, follow this link to a detailed history 4 (Summer 1991), pp. 1865 Discharged for disability due to disease, 28 April 1862. Compiled by Ray Todd Knight . Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. According to legend, after seeing the state of his former troops and learning of the loss of Hanson, the distraught general cried out, "My poor orphans!". Boone. Paroled at Augusta, LOOPE, James. This wound rendered him BOWLING, Richard W. From Hart Co. Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Was a resident of the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley in 1912. 26 November 1863. From Beards Store, Owen Co. Kentucky as a state not only did not approve of secession, it evolved to become a Union state in every way. 1865. 1912.). 1861 at Bowling Green (age shown as 28 on 1862 roll). Fought in the campaign as mounted infantry. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. Served as a teamster, February-April 1863. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865. 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]. file number 1714. They lost more commanders and suffered more casualties than any comparable command. the hospital in Johnsonville, TN; described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a fair Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. Burnett, age 23. THOMPSON, J. F. Enlisted 24 or 26 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Kentucky's declared neutrality prevented Confederate recruiting officers from mustering units within its borders. Died

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