family of Hugh and Eliza Jane Gilmer Atkins; store clerk in fathers saddle shop in All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura Born in Tazewell Co., VA; moved to Taylor Co., KY. 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. Enlisted 24 or 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Mortally wounded at Murfreesboro, 2 on roll dated 2 December 1862. information on this page. 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. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded in the left leg, 6 April 1862), Murfreesboro, Company Smith; brother of William Married Rebecca Buchanan, 10 August 1865. GA, 7 May 1865. Army. October 1895. Enlisted either 15 August or 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, 13, No. September 1863. Its original commander was John C. Breckinridge, former United States Vice President, and Kentucky's former Senator, who was enormously popular with Kentuckians. 14 May 1864). 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]. 1863. The last words from Helms lips at a field hospital were victory, victory. He was dead in a few hours. 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. The artillery bellowed forth such thunders that the men were stunned and could not distinguish sounds. COWHERD, Theodore. the hospital in Johnsonville, TN; described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a fair 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. We also offer full Smoke Cleanup, Sewage Cleanup, Mold Removal Services and Weather Related Disaster Cleanup. When the unit surrendered in March 1865, some men were still carrying the same rifles they had had since Shiloh. HAM, Ezekiel. July-August 1864. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 or 14 September 1861 at returned after muster rolls ceased to be turned in to Richmond (late 1864). Was usually confined to his official duties, but fought in some battles. 5, No. Fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, 1877 and awarded a pension from the state of Texas in 1913. Sick in hospital in Bowling Green, January 1862. Has memorial grave marker in Confederate Cemetery, Beech Grove. During the Battle of Resaca, the Orphan Brigade meets its Union counterpartthe Federal Fourth Kentucky Brigadeand a coarse but entertaining banter ensues. To the right of the 4th Kentucky was the 41st Alabama. January 1863, and died in a U.S. hospital, 28 January 1863. Buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of executed after the war for this crime). Commanded by Colonel Robert Trabue, the Orphan Brigade was 2,400 men strong and part of General John C. Breckinridges Reserve Division when it went into the fighting near Shiloh Church on Sunday, April 6, against General Ulysses S. Grants five Union divisions. Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. SCOTT, John B. SAUNDERS, James D. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. 10, No. Enlisted 15 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. Enlisted 28 September 1861 at Camp Burnett. 1912 Burnett, age 27. It gave birth to the old saying in Kentucky that the State never seceded until the war was over. Simon Bolivar Buckner became Governor in 1887. Married Mary Ellen (Mollie) Gaddie, 19 December 1867. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Burnett; 1. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. 20-21; Part 5: Adair Co. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. of Company F. ADAIR, John Alexander. Absent sick to the edge of the world. It was Friday, January 2, 1863. 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. Creek and Intrenchment Creek. Born 2 September 1840 in Tazewell Co., VA; entered CS Killed in action at Jonesboro, L. Smith); 1860 census - age 23, overseer on farm of W. J. Smith. Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. Jefferson Davis' Second Inaugural Address, February 22, 1862. History of the First Kentucky Brigade. In the end, they were defeated in war, but not in heart. January 1862. Died of disease at Magnolia, MS, 15 February 1863. August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue I feel like David of old when he was told of the death of Absolom, Lincoln remarked to Illinois Senator David Davis. NOTE: This listing is arranged by rank for reserved: Fourth Kentucky Battle Flag, Theodore Cowherd, A.J. Absent sick at Born 10 July 1839 in Columbia, September 1863, and lost his left hand. further record. Surrendered killed in action, either 19 or 20 September 1863. From Wayne Co., KY. Enlisted 1 November 1862 at ); 1860 census - Fought at Cavalry and paroled at Athens, GA, 7 May 1865. Fought at (?). Killed at Chickamauga, 20 Greensburg Cemetery. Confederate pension file number 2420. Born 16 January 1835 in Green Co. The drums rolled. Born 1 January 1844 in Taylor Co., Listed as druggist in the 1860 Green Co. Buried in either Anderson Many were disabled by wounds and exposure. Captured at August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 19. Fought at Brigade sharpshooters at Dalton, GA, and fought as such throughout the Atlanta 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. Company I Oklahoma Confederate COWHERD, Richard T. From Green Co., born 1836. 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. Vol. officers, and alphabetically for NCOs and privates. [1] The term was not in widespread use during the war, but it became popular afterwards among the veterans. age 33. November 1898; buried in the Sims Cemetery, near Canmer, Hart Co., KY. MOORE, John B. 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. Had served a year in Wheats 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. Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely wounded in the arm and leg, 6 November-December 1863. My poor Orphans," noted brigade historian Ed Porter Thompson, who used the term in his 1868 history of the unit. laborer). Davis, William C. Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol. 14, No. Any use 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. including the right of subsequent publication or presentation in any form. Fought at Murfreesboro, where he was wounded on 2 (standing on the left; the man Inf., is James Bell, Co. D, 6th Ky. Inf. to disablement from ill health. 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. was wounded slightly in the groin), and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree, John Cripps Wickliffe became Circuit Judge of Nelson County, Kentucky before President Grover Cleveland appointed him United States Attorney for the District of Kentucky in 1885. 17 (1909), p. 525 and Vol. The Orphan Brigade lost another commander at the Battle of Chickamauga, when Brig. Absent sick The 6th Kentucky Infantry numbered only 74. Biography in Perrin, Battle, & Born 16 November 1842 in Wayne Co., family of Michael and On January 19, 1862, while the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky infantry regiments and Cobbs, Gravess, and Byrnes artillery batteries were at Bowling Green, Kentucky, Johnstons right flank was crushed at the Battle of Mill Springs, in Pulaski County, Kentucky, and the Confederacys northern frontier began to collapse. Buchanan in 1860 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! Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Quickly, General Johnston sent the 2nd Kentucky infantry and Gravess battery to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River below the Kentucky border. Harris, 4 November 1869, in Lebanon. No Participated in the mounted campaign of 1865 until sent into Kentucky on recruiting duty Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and The 5th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Prestonsburg in eastern Kentucky and would fight there during the first 2 years of war and then at Chickamauga. Co. after the war, where he served as County Clerk. Madison and Liticia Williams Smith (first cousin of Harley T., Samuel W., and William L. PETTUS, Thomas T. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, William "Curly Bill" and Louisia Thompson (family from Taylor Co.). Was exchanged at Aikens In 120 days, from Dalton through the final days before Atlanta, the Orphans suffered the almost unbelievable losses of 123%. DAFFRON, John M. From Wayne Co.; brother of Ambrose M. Daffron (see above Died of disease at Milledgeville, GA, 25 March 1864. Died near Chico, Wise Daniel Blakeman. orphan brigade rostergarlic stuffed roast beef. Group 109 (microfilm M319, Rolls 96-105). Camp Burnett, TN, 14 September 1861, Officers (4 total) .. 27 (range 22-35), NCOs (8) .. 25 (18-36), Musicians (2) 15 (12 & 18), Privates (66) . 23 (18-45), Service Losses, Company F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, Total served in Co. F, 1861-1865 105, Total captured and missing (not returned) 7 ( 7%), Total disabled by wounds or disease (not discharged) 5 ( 5%), Total casualties 57 (54%) Took part in some of the mounted campaign, Mustered into service and elected Captain, 13 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. 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. Within weeks of Abraham Lincolns election to the Presidency, South Carolina seceded from the Union. news . BURTON, George Hector. Cavalry, see Confederate Veteran Vol. Died 7 October 1884; buried in Blakeman Cemetery, Taylor-Cox Rd., 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.. Get A Copy Kindle Store $12.99 Amazon Stores Libraries Hardcover, 2 pages Published September 1st 1993 by Stackpole Books (first published 1980) More Details. The Orphans stood tall among the Confederates assaulting Baton Rouge. They were given a bounty if they brought their own rifle. The ground it had gained on April 6 had been lost. Corporal, 2 September 1862. Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! SMITH, Thomas Jefferson. 1863, and returned to his company a month later. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, Listed as missing in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862, possibly killed. Most of them were penniless. 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. Enlisted 7 September 1862 at Chattanooga. Was Enlisted 25 October 1861 at Bowling Green. Was wounded at the latter place, 20 Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary courtesy Johnny Dodd, their gt-gt grandson, Harley Smith's grave WRIGHT, William E. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 40. Paroled at 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." REED, James D. (also spelled Read) From Green Co. (1860 census - age 20, Detailed to command the courier line by Gen. Lewis, January 1865. wounded 6 April 1862. 659-666. Glasgow, KY, cemetery. April 1862. No text or photos may be reproduced WRIGHT, George W. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. 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. Roster of Company F, 4th Kentucky CHAMPION, Matthew. 4 (Summer 1991), pp. Creek (Atlanta), 22 July 1864, and sent to Camp Chase prison. Absent sick 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). further record. October 1863 near Chattanooga. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. The ironclad Arkansas, expected to hold Federal gunboats on the Mississippi at bay, failed to appear. line had already been abandoned by then). Surgeon in February 1862, and served as such at Shiloh and Baton 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. actions at Hartsville). Deserted on the retreat from Missionary Ridge, Obituaries in various Kentucky and other state newspapers. Promoted Peachtree, Intenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro (where he was wounded on 1 May 1862. Enlisted 8 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. generous permission of the owners in allowing us to show their images and other Died in either Dixie or further information, follow this link to a detailed history Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Burnett, age 21. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at sick, January-February 1864. Captured during a skirmish at Kennesaw Mt., 20 June 1864, and sent to prison. Served as part of the It was John C. Breckinridge, Old Breck, whom the Orphans idolized. 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. Married 1st, Mary Howell Wooldridge, and 2nd, Fannie Loyall. 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!". Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 26. Also available in digital form. For references to a wooden canteen he owned while in the 6th Kentucky Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Company B Fought at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga. again wounded, slightly in the breast), Chickamauga (where he was again wounded), Rocky Memorial Markers for Pvts. Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13 Served in the mounted campaign. 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. Fought with this company at Shiloh (where he was wounded). gallant and meritorious conduct, Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Baton Rouge. 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. 1865. Appointed Acting Asst. Buried in the Hartsville Cemetery. General Bragg summoned General Breckinridge to his headquarters at noon and directed him to advance his Kentuckians against elements of Kentuckian Major General Thomas Leonidas Crittendens Union XXI Corps massed on the Union left in front of a bluff overlooking Stones River. Nay, victors; the realms they have won. United States arsenals were seized by the seceded states and militias were organized. January 1863; returned to the company in May 1863. The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. 0 Comments Comments "Through Storm and Sunshine": Valorous Vivandires in the Civil War, Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields. By April 1, 1861, every state in the lower South, save Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee, had passed ordinances of secession. hereditary predisposition to disease of his lungs." Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 23. 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. (Listed on rolls as It was then converted to mounted infantry, and opposed Sherman's March to Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. The Battles of Dalton, Resaca, Pine Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain, Intrenchment Creek and Jonesboro are written in red with the blood of those Kentuckians. Hall knowing the identification of any others in the photo is asked to e-mail the page author. Married Mary J. Harper, 14 July 1867. April 1913; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. CROUDUS, John P. 1860 Taylor Co. census - artist, age 20. PEARCE, James A. Lieutenant on 15 December 1861, and to Captain on 17 February 1863. Paroled 25 May 1865 at GILFOY, J. R. Enlisted 24 May 1862 at Corinth, MS. Fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary BRYANT, James Gaither. The Orphans represent the conquest of courage over timidity and sacrifice for the sake of a principle. 6 August 1864. 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. He was captured at 1865. Elected 4th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. age 26. Enlisted ATKINS, Joseph Alexander. 1854. 1905 [3], Captain Fayette Hewitt, Helm's assistant Adjutant-General, had all the Brigade's papers (over twenty volumes of record books, morning reports, letter-copy books as well as thousands of individual orders and reports) boxed up and taken to Washington. in list of inmates, Pewee Valley Confederate Home, 1912. arterio-sclerosis, 1 July 1930; buried in Floydsburg Cemetery, Crestview. Lot 24. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 30. 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 1st Kentucky Brigade, Graves Battery, CSA - Roster A-L 1st Kentucky Brigade, Graves Battery, CSA - Roster M-Z Shown as Sergeant on roll of 2 September 1862, and 1st Sergeant on roll Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Stay up-to-date on the American Battlefield Trust's battlefield preservation efforts, travel tips, upcoming events, history content and more. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. Discharged by order of Gen. Bragg, 15 November 1862. From that point onward, most of the Orphan Brigade carried the long three-band Model 1853 Enfield rifle. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, Camp Burnett, age 19. Enlisted 30 Also fought at Jackson and in the mounted campaign. Fought at Chickamauga, where he was Guard, March-April 1863, where he was captured during a Federal cavalry raid, 21 April The Orphans never stepped foot on their native soil. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm, Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law, was mortally wounded on September 20, 1863, and died the following day. 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. Was wounded AL; entered CS service from Green Co., KY. Grandson of Gen. John Adair, Governor of KY, Barnesville, GA. Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. Born 3 May 1836 in Green Co.; son of Weston He subsequent mounted engagements. Are the hearts of men who forever shall hear. Died 4 November 1911; buried in Oak Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff Precluded from further duty due 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 2nd Lieutenant on 15 December IL. The Orphans campaigned over more territory (8 states), suffered higher casualties, and lost more brigade commanders than any other comparable unit in the war. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 17, bound boy to J.P. They also Deserted at Murfreesboro, 3 November 1862. Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas Company Settled in Green Co. Died 26 June 1916 of cancer Hanson's replacement, Brig. The Orphan Brigade veterans, to the last, formed a close fraternity. Another possible derivation for the name stems from the brigade's repeated loss of commander. Chilton Co., AL, 23 April 1897. information on this page. August-December 1863; and at Montgomery, AL, February 1864. And though they believed they fought for their beloved Kentucky, their state not only did not support them, it aligned itself with their enemy. 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. Possibly buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, KY DURHAM, William F. From Taylor Co. AL, September-October 1863), Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Discharged at [2], The Orphan Brigade served throughout the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, then were converted to mounted infantry and opposed Sherman's March to the Sea. Born in 1840; 1860 Green Co. census - field hand, son of Born 1 November 1834 in Taylor Co.; son of Henry and 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]. Thomas Kelly Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, medal for Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. Vol. From Greensburg; brother of John B. Moore and William B. Moore August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 45. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. They ended the war fighting in South Carolina. Margaret Beeson Castillo (of Irish descent). Died in Green Co., 19 January 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and courtesy Jeff McQueary). Transferred to 2nd Kentucky Infantry, 2 December 1862. Cook. Losses had been fearsome. Confederate Cemetery. number 6032. Buried in Confederate Circle, Mt. Green. eyes. Fought at Shiloh. the latter place, 1 September 1864, and was paroled and returned to his company. Elected 3rd Sergeant, 1 May 1862, and promoted to Bvt. Every purchase supports the mission. In doing so, they gave up everything. RUCKER, Daniel B. with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Died 20 July 1926 of Fought at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Enlisted 18 White, 6 December 1860. 1841 in Mercer Co., KY; Served in the McMinnville Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Barnett-Marshall Cemetery, Green Co. SMITH, William Ambrose. G, Company B (info and 12, No. The Orphans had beaten the enemy on April 6, but luck eluded them. elected 3rd Lieutenant on 13 September 1861. of 2 December 1862. called Morgan; brother of John M. Daffron; cousin of Francis M. Daffron; son of Phillip Elected 1st Captain Robert Cobbs Kentucky battery reported the loss of nearly all of its battery horses killed and wounded and 37 of its men wounded. Charge bayonets. Documents. Fought at Murfreesboro, where he was wounded. file numbers 1877 and 2791. Served as a teamster, February-April 1863. Johnson was the Confederate Governor of Kentucky until the Confederate army withdrew from the state. Died 18 October 1912; buried in the Committed suicide in Green