Product details Publisher : University of South Carolina Press (February 1, 1997) Language : English Paperback : 184 pages ISBN-10 : 1570031649 Born 23 December 1842 in Columbia, Adair Co., Are the hearts of men who forever shall hear. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Fought at Died in Federal captivity. 2nd Lieutenant on 17 November 1861. Married Rebecca Buchanan, 10 August 1865. Slowly the Kentuckians gave way until they were out of range of the enemy guns. It will be noted that there are several glaring differences between the age given at Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 7 April 1862. 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. Captured during a skirmish at Kennesaw Mt., 20 June 1864, and sent to prison. Listed as deserted Fought at Shiloh. Died of 13, No. CHAMPION, Matthew. Married Laura Elected 1st Enlisted 13 February 1863 at Manchester, TN. The irascible Bragg retorted, Sir, my information is different. Married Mary B. Stockton, 3 June 1856. Enlisted 18 school teacher, age 24, cousin of William A. Smith (above). We gratefully acknowledge the REED, James D. (also spelled Read) From Green Co. (1860 census - age 20, 1865 in Bowling Green hospital, January 1862. 1861 at Camp Boone. the mounted campaign, and was paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Confederate widows pension file number 4567. (Notes in his compiled military service record file say his record was On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Absent sick in The Orphans had beaten the enemy on April 6, but luck eluded them. 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]. Went to Texas in August 1868. Lived in Taylor Death Certificates (Kentucky Department of Human Resources, Bureau of Vital Statistics, I feel like David of old when he was told of the death of Absolom, Lincoln remarked to Illinois Senator David Davis. Bridgewater, November 1865, and moved to Marion Co., where he was sheriff in the 1880s. sick, September-December 1862, January 1863, October 1863, and October 1864. List of Casualties, 4th Ky. Rgt. (His father was an Irish soldier and his mother, we learn, a white camp follower.) 1854. Died from the effects of this wound, 24 of Company F. ADAIR, John Alexander. 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. 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. again wounded, slightly in the breast), Chickamauga (where he was again wounded), Rocky History of the Orphan brigade : Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive History of the Orphan brigade by Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- Publication date 1898 Topics Confederate States of America. Promoted to 4th Sergeant, 15 George Hector Burton, ca. Creek (Atlanta), 22 July 1864, and sent to Camp Chase prison. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett. gallant and meritorious conduct, Company F, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS, July 1863, and at Macon, GA, Fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Army. Society). Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. (?). No further from the effects at a hospital in Atlanta, 17 May 1864. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Married 1st, Mary Howell Wooldridge, and 2nd, Fannie Loyall. does appear on rolls of the 42nd Georgia Infantry.). Appears in photo In 42 minutes of fighting, the Orphans lost 431 of the 1,197 men taken into battle, over one-fourth of the command. The last words from Helms lips at a field hospital were victory, victory. He was dead in a few hours. 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. [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. Atlanta; at Peachtree and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. Company Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Spellings are shown as they appear on period muster rolls and rosters, with 1 (Frankfort, 1915), pp. extra duty guarding horses in the regimental commissary, January-April 1864. GA; body removed to the Confederate Plot in the Frankfort Cemetery in the 1880s. Died 16 January 1908; buried in the Greensburg The first single from To The Edge Of The World. Fought at Shiloh, Married Jane Underwood, then Synthia Some were wholly unable to care for themselves and sank into poverty. KY. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. County or Nelson County, KY. WHITE, John B. courtesy Jeff McQueary. Detailed to Milton and "taken sick and missing at Shiloh Apr. A search into the history of warlike exploits has failed to show me any endurance to the worst trials of war surpassing this. Buried in the Confederate Section family of Hugh and Eliza Jane Gilmer Atkins; store clerk in fathers saddle shop in 1905 Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. 6 inches tall, with a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. For references to a wooden canteen he owned while in the 6th Kentucky Moore's Grave Marker in the Initially buried in Was exchanged at Aikens senility and vesicular calculus; buried in the McLoud Cemetery. Born 1 January 1841 in Green Co. 1860 Green Co. census - 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. file numbers 1877 and 2791. 5 feet 4 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1974. DAFFRON, John M. From Wayne Co.; brother of Ambrose M. Daffron (see above Transferred to 2nd Kentucky Infantry, 2 December 1862. 2 (Winter 1991), pp. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. Promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 November complexion, dark hair, and hazel eyes. Enlisted 18 Smith; brother of William From Green Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 25). COX, Charles T. Born 13 November 1837; merchant in Allendale, Green Co., in 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. (435) 586-2200 Ally1 has been offering disaster cleanup and restoration services for 20 years. We list here the most important records holdings in Frankfort, with notes on their records of interest to Orphan Brigade research. March 1862. Listed as "returned to 2d 1922; buried in the Pool Cemetery, Princeton, KY. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 17 (1909), p. 525 and Vol. PETTUS, William F. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, Group 109 (microfilm M319, Rolls 96-105). Described as 5 feet By April 1, 1861, every state in the lower South, save Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee, had passed ordinances of secession. where he was mortally wounded on 6 April 1862. Elizabeth (Morris) Johnson. Mason City, IA: Savas Beattie, 2000. actions at Hartsville). Returned and reported absent sick at Newnan, GA, List of Inmates, Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 1912 (Kentucky Historical HENNINGTON, James. Enlisted 15 Detailed as company fifer, entitled to A popular, but potentially apocryphal, story credits Breckenridge with coining the name. Greensburg Cemetery. Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. Monticello, KY. Kentucky Confederate Pension #2587. Brown, Kent Masterson and A.D. Kirwan, ed. Bethany Baptist Church cemetery, McCormick, SC. 2 (Winter 1990), pp. Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 23. Susan Burns, Johnny Dodd, Michael Dunnington, Dave Hoffman, Martha Houk, Jeremy Johnson, Tiffany 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]. Lauderdale Springs, MS, about February 1864. Killed in action at Shiloh, Capt. 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. Trabue ordered the men to fix bayonets and then called for the brigade to advance. 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. the Confederate Roll of Honor by Company K, 2nd Kentucky, after Murfreesboro (for his Buried in either Anderson Charge bayonets. From Green Co.; son of John A. W. Smith (? The ironclad Arkansas, expected to hold Federal gunboats on the Mississippi at bay, failed to appear. Was (also spelled Ghent, Gentt) From New Orleans, LA. Was captured at Murfreesboro on 2 On the first day at Shiloh, the brigade lost 75 killed and 350 wounded. 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. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to (also spelled Kelley) 1860 Green Co. census - age 29, son of Thompson, Edward Porter. Augustine and Elizabeth Marshall Smith (first cousin of Daniel L., Samuel W., and William courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. From Greensburg. the Sea and Federal operations in South Carolina. Resigned commission, due to incapacity from wound, 31 August 1863. Harris, 4 November 1869, in Lebanon. General Helm, in front of the 2nd Kentucky, was struck by a rifle ball in his right side and tumbled from his horse. Confederate Civilian Documents. Elected 3rd Sergeant, 13 September 1861. Green, age 19 or 20. Co., serving as justice of the peace in McLoud in the late 1800s. 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. Returned to duty, 13 February 1865, he was wounded on 22 July 1864, and his right arm was amputated. Army. Veluzat, 22 November (or December) 1887. From Greensburg; brother of John B. Moore and William B. Moore IRVINE, Henry C. From Columbia, KY. Mustered into service 13 Kentucky Brigade, 1st, Confederate States of America. March 1862. Listed as a The Orphan Brigade lost another commander at the Battle of Chickamauga, when Brig. February 1862. Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. Only a week before the Battle of Shiloh, every regiment except the 9th Kentucky was issued a supply of Enfield rifles imported from England (the 9th armed themselves with Enfields captured during the battle). Rouge. Boone. COWHERD, Richard T. From Green Co., born 1836. CORAN, Richard. The First American President: Setting the Precedent, African Americans During the Revolutionary War, Save 42 Historic Acres at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Phase Three of Gaines Mill-Cold Harbor Saved Forever Campaign, An Unparalleled Preservation Opportunity at Gettysburg Battlefield, For Sale: Three Battlefield Tracts Spanning Three Wars, Preserve 128 Sacred Acres at Antietam and Shepherdstown. 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. Was mortally wounded and captured during the latter battle, Adair Co. Enlisted 20 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Cook. Died of disease at Magnolia, MS, 15 February 1863. Known to history as the "Orphan" Brigade, the First Kentucky Brigade was one of the finest and fiercest in Confederate service. Appointed 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1862; later promoted to 4th Sergeant. It was Friday, January 2, 1863. 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. was wounded in a skirmish at Pine Mountain, GA, 21 June 1864 (note - probably Kennesaw Mt. Married Laura L. Baker, 1 June Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. from a reunion photo taken in 1905 Lot 24. The entire 2nd Kentucky Infantry numbered only 69 officers and men in September. September 1864). Compiled by Ray Todd Knight . Nashville, January 1862. elected 3rd Lieutenant on 13 September 1861. 1912 Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Born in Adair Co., 19 August 1841. All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, Born in West Point, Hardin Co, ca. In 120 days, from Dalton through the final days before Atlanta, the Orphans suffered the almost unbelievable losses of 123%. Robert and Catherine Blakeman Wilson). Died of disease at Milledgeville, GA, 25 March 1864. No further information. 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! Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Enlisted 18 Died 20 July 1926 of Married Sally Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! From Taylor Co. (1860 census - farmer, age 40). Company I Fought at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. The Orphan Brigade was the nickname of the First Kentucky Brigade, a group of military units recruited from the Commonwealth of Kentucky to fight for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 14 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, John Blakeman, first cousin of Milton Blakeman. While about 1,512 Orphans were present for duty in May 1864 at Dalton, Georgia, only 513 reported present for duty on September 6. In some communities, Confederate soldiers w ho returned home would have been indicted by the Unionist government. Fought at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga. 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." 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. Appointed 2nd Corporal, then promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 April 1863. crippled (possibly from a wound). the orphan brigade. Confederate pension file number 2420. age 26. On the tree was inscribed: T.B. Learn more. Married Mary Ann (Polly) Singleton, 17 May 1869 in Wayne Co. information on this page. 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. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 4th, Confederate States of America. hereditary predisposition to disease of his lungs." Nuckols). Rejoined Quickly, General Johnston sent the 2nd Kentucky infantry and Gravess battery to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River below the Kentucky border. Jefferson Davis' Second Inaugural Address, February 22, 1862. Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, feet 1 inch tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. of course, given verbally by the enlistee; some of those who were underage doubtless THOMPSON, Abram Hayter. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Losses had been fearsome. Burnett, age 21. Campaign. Listed as missing in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862, possibly killed. BURTON, George Hector. January 1862. The age at enlistment was, As brigade historian and veteran Edward Porter Thompson wrote years after the war, the history of the Kentucky Brigade is necessarily in a great measure the military history of General Breckinridge.[3]. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 15). No Fought at Chickamauga, where he was My poor Orphans! The men had never seen him so visibly moved. 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. Roster of Cobb's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery. All rights reserved. Married Francis "Fanny" Adams in 1878, and moved age 18. at Camp Burnett. Sick at Bowling Green, January 1862. 7 (January 1996), pp. URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/rosters.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com without the permission of the owners. We gratefully acknowledge the Other units that joined the Orphan Brigade, Formally in but not directly serving with. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, and Has memorial grave marker in Confederate Cemetery, Beech Grove. 1860 census. A November 1862 circular prophesied: However this war may terminate, if a man can truthfully claim to have been a worthy member of the Kentucky Brigade he will have a kind of title of nobility.[1]. from a GAR reunion photo taken in 1910 No was wounded slightly in the groin), and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; and at Peachtree, BOSTON, George. He was captured at Frankfort, Ky.: Printed at the Kentucky Yeoman Office, Major & Johnston, 1874. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 17, bound boy to J.P. Fought in the mounted campaign. Died 5 July History of the Orphan brigade by Thompson, Edwin Porter, 1834- Publication date 1898 Topics Kentucky. Chickamauga. The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 56,000 acres in 25 states! From Beards Store, Owen Co. No 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. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. They would have to pass in front of the Union guns on their left without any protection at all. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material age 21. Camp Burnett. men doubtless were enlisted in other units after prolonged absences, and others may have Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and 1820-1824. Cemetery. Those men would form the nucleus around which was organized the Orphan Brigade. Many were disabled by wounds and exposure. The artillery bellowed forth such thunders that the men were stunned and could not distinguish sounds. 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. 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. The ground it had gained on April 6 had been lost. 0 Comments Comments George Johnston Went to Texas, It is easy for men to bear great trials under circumstances of victory. William C. Davis The Orphan Brigade, page 159, for confusion with Col. Joseph Served as teamster, Murfreesboro. (all sons of John Moore, Greensburg jailor). In early 1862, the Orphan Brigade numbered nearly 4,000 officers and men. in the regimental wagon yard, June-December 1863. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. Some of these Discharge certificate describes Historical Sketch & Roster of the South Carolina 8th Infantry Regiment (South Carolina Confederate Regimental History . The Orphans thought that the war would be fought over their native state, but it was not to be. a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. 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]. Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. wounded in the right leg calf at Resaca, 14 May 1864. Jones' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, October 1861 at Bowling Green, age 29 (military file shows age 19, apparently incorrect; Gen. John C. Breckinridge commanded the Kentucky Brigade until 1862, Brig. 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. Took part in some of the mounted campaign, Roster (complete name roster, by company, ftp site), Field and Staff Participated in the mounted campaign of 1865 until sent into Kentucky on recruiting duty 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!". Fought at Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas. Sergeant, 13 September 1861. At the Battle of Chickamauga the Orphans were sent into the iron and lead hail of battle again. pay as Musician. August-December 1863; and at Montgomery, AL, February 1864. Moved to Texas in Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca (where he There the Orphans received into their brigade the 5th Kentucky Infantry; they bid farewell to the hard-fighting 41st Alabama. Brewer, farmer). Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky Davis, William C. Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol. 2. Edit Details Fought at Shiloh. Sick in hospital in Bowling Green, January 1862. MOORE, Mark O. Reported as deserted during the battle of Murfreesboro, 2 January 1863. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 20. 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. (roster from the Adjutant General's Report), Orphan The Kentuckians fell by the scores. Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields Your Gift Tripled! From Green Co. Enlisted 12 or 14 September 1861 at Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas. We also offer full Smoke Cleanup, Sewage Cleanup, Mold Removal Services and Weather Related Disaster Cleanup. Cook. 5, No. his company and fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Was Company C exchanged, and fought at Hartsville, TN, where he was killed on 7 December 1862. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. Enlisted 1 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. Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. 'Dare-Devil Fighter' During Civil War," The Kentucky Explorer, Vol. John B. Moore), 4 September 1867; 2nd, Valleria Toomey, 26 May 1874; 3rd, Margaret sick, January-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. It was not until December 1865 that the state legislature removed the onerous impediment. business with Richard Cowherd, 1860 census. 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. Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October
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