The Orphans campaigned over more territory (8 states), suffered higher casualties, and lost more brigade commanders than any other comparable unit in the war. Stay up-to-date on the American Battlefield Trust's battlefield preservation efforts, travel tips, upcoming events, history content and more. of Company F. ADAIR, John Alexander. Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October
A search into the history of warlike exploits has failed to show me any endurance to the worst trials of war surpassing this. from the effects at a hospital in Atlanta, 17 May 1864. Fought at Shiloh. From Green Co. Enlisted 5 October 1861 at Camp
Appointed Commissary Sergeant, 11 October 1861, and promoted to 4th Sergeant, 1 August
1865. Was captured at Intrenchment
or 15 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. 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. Muster Rolls, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, National Archives Record Group 109
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." Was
at Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. (where he was severely wounded in the head on 7 April 1862), Vicksburg, Baton Rouge,
The Orphans were, according to one account, ones who would stick to [the fighting] as long as they [could] find a foe to shoot at! The record of the Orphans, wrote one distinguished American scholar, is a record of heroism in war that has never been surpassed. General Joseph Eggleston. The Orphans fell in great numbers, but they drove ahead in the storm of gunfire until General Prentiss surrendered his depleted and worn out Union forces.[5]. Died in Louisville of cardiac
Named to the Confederate Roll of Honor after Murfreesboro, for carrying the
claimed to be "over 18," a common practice in 1861. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 2nd, Confederate States of America. further information, follow this link to a detailed history
Died of disease at Bowling Green, 15 November 1861. This is the reason why they were known as the Orphans.. Point Lookout, February 1865. Jefferson Davis' First Inaugural Address, February 18, 1861. Never had so many men fallen in so short a period of time. Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. "Tobey" From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at
Louisville, Kentucky, June 1905 (this photo is large and may take some time to load; copy
He returned to his company in SC and fought in the
was wounded in a skirmish at Pine Mountain, GA, 21 June 1864 (note - probably Kennesaw Mt. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm was mortally wounded while leading the Kentucky Brigade at Chickamauga. Appears in photo of Kentucky
Born July 1841 in Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September
Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp
Breckenridge was replaced by Brig. Died 4 November 1911; buried in Oak
. his family by covered wagon to Kansas and on to Oklahoma, where he settled in Pottawatomie
Died 20 July 1926 of
52-57; Part 2: "Company F Sees the
Absent
Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863
ANDERSON, Winston W. From Green Co. Enlisted 12 October 1861 in Bowling Green,
Cobb's Battery Also known as 1 st Kentucky Battery . Most of them were penniless.
Enlisted 14
Enlisted 18 September 1861 at
September 1862. knowing the identification of any others in the photo is asked to e-mail the page author. Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. Bethany Baptist Church cemetery, McCormick, SC. The Orphans thought that the war would be fought over their native state, but it was not to be. 14, No. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. SMITH, Thomas Jefferson. The ground it had gained on April 6 had been lost. Died 7 October 1884; buried in Blakeman Cemetery, Taylor-Cox Rd.,
With supporting brigades too far behind them, the Orphans entered the fighting with their left flank entirely exposed. By April 1, 1861, every state in the lower South, save Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee, had passed ordinances of secession. 4 (Summer 1991), pp. Volunteer Infantry
DAFFRON, Ambrose/Abner Morgan. and assistant operations director for a distillery. Enlisted 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 31. 3 (Spring 1990), pp. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. George Hector Burton, ca. 29. DAFFRON, John M. From Wayne Co.; brother of Ambrose M. Daffron (see above
Beloved General Benjamin Hardin Helm, back from his convalescence after the wound at Baton Rouge, commanded the brigade. Those fearless blows were not enough to break the Union lines. Promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 November
Confederate Civilian Documents. The age at enlistment was,
He was carried from the battlefield. Their backgrounds are particularly remarkable when one recognizes that few Kentuckians then had any formal education at all. the Confederate Roll of Honor by Company K, 2nd Kentucky, after Murfreesboro (for his
actions at Hartsville). He was captured at
or 24 May 1862. Lieutenant, 15 December 1861. 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. further record. January 1863; returned to the company in May 1863. Among the casualties were Major Joseph P. Nuckols and Captain Thomas W. Thompson of the 4th Kentucky who were severely wounded; Major Thomas B. Monroe and his brother, Captain Benjamin J. Monroe, both mortally wounded; Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Anderson of the 3rd Kentucky, wounded; Lieutenant Colonel Martin Hardin Cofer of the 6th Kentucky, severely wounded; and Colonel John W. Caldwell, Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Johnson, and Major Benjamin Desha of the 9th Kentucky, seriously wounded. Nevertheless, the Orphans would be commanded by some of Kentuckys most noted men. Born in Green Co. about 1839; first cousin of John and
Society). Deserted on the retreat from Missionary Ridge,
Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured, 7 April 1862. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp
Exposed to enfilading fire, Helms attack finally faltered. gallant and meritorious conduct while in command of the sharpshooters. Infantry, CSA," Green County Review; Part 1: "The Die Is Cast,"
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. IRVINE, Henry C. From Columbia, KY. Mustered into service 13
November 1861. 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. Thomas Kelly
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. file number 1714. Green Co. BLAKEMAN, Milton. courtesy Jeff McQueary, HALL, William A. Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. WRIGHT, William E. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 40. BARLOW, Thomas B. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Company
(all used by permission). Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. WAGGONER, Adair A. age 26. Join us July 13-16! Age 27 on roll of
After organization and muster, the regiment moved north into Kentucky and camped at Bowling Green, where it remained until early 1862. August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 19. eyes. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree,
Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. age 20. Burnett, age 21. veterans taken at the 1905 Confederate reunion in Louisville. Fought at
Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton
Moreover, as it turned out, they were forced to fight the entire war far from the borders of their beloved Commonwealth. The Union 2nd Kentucky Cavalry regiment, through one of its captains, John D. Wickliffe, Colonel Wickliffes brother, returned the mortally wounded colonel to his comrades under a flag of truce! No
Learn more. COWHERD, Richard T. From Green Co., born 1836. Promoted to 2nd
Many and many a noble heart beat high with hope, and with the pride that the expectation of the great achievements naturally inspires, was now stilled in death. PEARCE, James A. Walt Cross wcross@okway.okstate.edu Website information and photograph information below Entries inside brackets [ ] are corrections by the webpage author Source: "Union . pioneer corps, July-August 1863. LATIMER, William Dizzard. asthma, 1 April 1914; buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky Confederate pension
Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by Was detailed on detached service
Co., Texas. 1862. Born 1 January 1841 in Green Co. 1860 Green Co. census -
Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Inteenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro,
Brigadier Generals Roger Weightman Hanson of Winchester, Kentucky and Joseph Horace Lewis of Glasgow, Kentucky were mostly self-educated lawyers prior to the war. Having detached the 3rd Kentucky and the two battalions from Alabama and Tennessee and now left to his own discretion, Trabue advanced his commandthe 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky infantry regiments and the 31st Alabama Infantry (with Morgans Kentucky squadron of cavalry abreast) supported by Cobbs and Byrnes batteries across the fields toward the Tennessee River. On extra duty guarding horses, May-August 1864. Took
Shauff. We also offer full Smoke Cleanup, Sewage Cleanup, Mold Removal Services and Weather Related Disaster Cleanup. HICKMAN, Edward W. From Davidson Co., TN. Absent sick at Dalton, GA, September-December 1862. They came from counties along the Tennessee borderLogan, Simpson and Allenand they came from counties along the Ohio RiverUnion, Henderson and Davies. Inf., is James Bell, Co. D, 6th Ky. Inf. Elected 2nd Sergeant, 18 March 1862. Burnett, age 23. Elected 3rd Lieutenant / Bvt. 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 at Shiloh
Barnesville, GA, 10 September 1864. January 1862. Whenever Kentucky met Kentucky, it was horrible, wrote Colonel Preston.[6]. Killed, probably by friendly fire, at Baton Rouge was General Helms aid, Lieutenant Alexander Todd, half-brother to Mary Todd Lincoln. [1] The term was not in widespread use during the war, but it became popular afterwards among the veterans. Settled in Lebanon, where he worked as an accountant
After the surrender, Hewitt brought the boxes back to Kentucky with him, and in 1887 he donated them to the U.S. War Department. again wounded, slightly in the breast), Chickamauga (where he was again wounded), Rocky
at Camp Burnett. Resigned commission, due to incapacity from wound, 31 August 1863. Born 8 February 1835 in Green Co. Appointed 2nd Corporal, 13 September 1861. courtesy Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Assn. Oath of Allegiance in prison, and dropped from the rolls, September 1863. May 1865. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865. gray eyes. GILFOY, J. R. Enlisted 24 May 1862 at Corinth, MS. in list of inmates, Pewee Valley Confederate Home, 1912. Fought with this company at Shiloh (where he was wounded). Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 4th, Confederate States of America. * Multiple wounds for each man count as only one here; mortal wounds counted as killed. in the regimental wagon yard, June-December 1863. Appointed 5th Sergeant, 13 September 1862; later promoted to 4th Sergeant. 9 reviews Vivid narrative tells the story of the courageous First Kentucky Brigade. (also called Nat Gaither) Born 9 March 1840, from
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]. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Russell
General Breckinridge, seeing the bloody repulse of his noble Kentuckians, was heard to exclaim: My poor Orphans! All rights reserved. Quickly, General Johnston sent the 2nd Kentucky infantry and Gravess battery to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River below the Kentucky border. BARNETT, James. Enlisted either 12
Transferred to 3rd Kentucky Infantry, 15 April 1862. 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. Enlisted 10 September 1864 at
to disablement from ill health. Campaign. Jackson, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree,
Smith). Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by Johnson was the Confederate Governor of Kentucky until the Confederate army withdrew from the state. generous permission of the owners in allowing us to show their images and other
Kentucky Brigade, 1st, Confederate States of America. No further
were recruited from the south-central Kentucky counties of Green, Taylor, Wayne, and
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. Fought at
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. Missionary Ridge, 25 November 1864, and sent to military prison at Rock Island,
Deserted 17 December 1861. courtesy Jeff McQueary. On the first day at Shiloh, the brigade lost 75 killed and 350 wounded. Took part in some of the mounted campaign,
in 1905. son of John and Mary Elizabeth Sharp Kelly. Units of the Orphan Brigade were involved in many military engagements in the American South during the war, including the Battle of Shiloh. From Green Co., family of James Smith,
Gen. Roger W. Hanson. The Paper Trail of the Civil War in Kentucky 1861-1865 3 Civil War Casualties The North put 2.2 million men in uniform - half of its entire draft-age population; the South mustered 800,000 Enlisted 18 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and Jonesboro. Frankfort; and other states as appropriate). wounded on 6 April 1862. Daniel B. Rucker, ca. List of Inmates, Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, 1912 (Kentucky Historical
standing second from the right may be Holman Smith of Co. D, 6th Ky. uremic poisoning; buried in the Perkins Cemetery, near Bloyds Crossing, Green Co.
Fought at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 1 May 1862. Possibly buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, KY
Blakeman; brother of Daniel and first cousin of Milton Blakeman. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett. and Margaret (Peggy) Decker Daffron, of Wayne Co.). Married Francis "Fanny" Adams in 1878, and moved
NELSON, James W. Born 5 February 1831, from Adair Co. Enlisted 17 August 1861
Fought at Shiloh, where he was
Average Ages of Co. F, 4th Ky. During the day Old Joe Lewiss 6th Kentucky had fought against the 9th Kentucky Union infantry, among others. I feel like David of old when he was told of the death of Absolom, Lincoln remarked to Illinois Senator David Davis. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! 88-89. Brown, Kent Masterson and A.D. Kirwan, ed. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 14 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
Brigadier General Benjamin Hardin Helm; lawyer; son of two-time governor of Kentucky, John Helm of Hardin and Nelson Counties in Kentucky; grandson of United States Senator from Kentucky, John Hardin (one of young Captain Abraham Lincolns commanders in the Black Hawk War in 1832); and husband to Emily Todd, half-sister to none other than Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Lincoln; would lead the brigade twice and die in its heroic September 20, 1863 attacks at Chickamauga. [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. The Orphan Brigade veterans, to the last, formed a close fraternity. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October 1861 at Bowling
Fought at Shiloh, where he was killed, 7 April 1862. Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca. 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. Died of disease at Magnolia, MS, 15 February 1863. Enlisted 17 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. Company
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. of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the 1905 reunion in Louisville. HOLLIDAY, Frank W. (also listed as W. Frank Holliday) From Adair Co. Enlisted
Precluded from further duty due
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(April 1991), pp. Digital version at Internet Archive; FS Library Fiche 6082416. All rights reserved. Madison Johnston and Sarah Edwards Johnston; brother of George E. Johnston. frequently precluded from field duty by ill health. Letter From J.P. Benjamin to Fleming B. Miller Regarding Prisoners Requesting Release. Ridge, and Resaca. Died of pneumonia at Burnsville, MS, 10 April 1862. Kentucky. Fought at
Absent sick, November 1862 - April 1863. Roster of Company F, 4th Kentucky
"taken sick and missing at Shiloh Apr. January-April 1864, and at Meridian, MS, May-October 1864. Ron Nicholas. MARSHALL, Henry W. From Greensburg. John Blakeman. elected 3rd Lieutenant on 13 September 1861. Every member of Old Brecks staff fell in the melee from wounds or the loss of mounts. No text or photos may be reproduced
LOOPE, James. PRICE, Benjamin. MARSHALL, Samuel Edwin. Colonel Robert Paxton Trabue, a native of Columbia, Kentucky and the grandson of Daniel Trabue, one of the earliest Virginia pioneers to enter Kentucky, was also a largely self-educated lawyer. January 1863 (had served as 2nd Corporal from September 1862). KELLY, Andrew. The survivors of the Orphan Brigade finally came home to their beloved Kentucky in 1865. Chickamauga. BRYANT, James Gaither. Bushnell of SC, 11 January 1866, and moved to GA and later SC, where he was one of the
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. Enlisted 13 February 1863 at Manchester, TN. Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded in the left leg, 6 April 1862), Murfreesboro,
Fought at
Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall,
Paroled at Montgomery, AL, April
Married 1st,
Paroled
Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg,
men doubtless were enlisted in other units after prolonged absences, and others may have
Some managed to find meaningful work. Enlisted 12 September
Roster of Cobb's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery. Capt. Promoted to Major on 13 February 1863, and to Lt. Elected 4th Sergeant, 13 September 1861. The whole action of the story hangs on dissimulation and duality. Listed as a
Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 27. They ended the war fighting in South Carolina. Appointed Acting Asst. Neilson Hubbard got his start as a singer/songwriter in the mid-'90s, releasing six solo albums. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 17, bound boy to J.P. 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. 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! of Co. F, 4th Ky. sheriff in Taylor Co. in the late 1850s. MARSHALL, Richard B. Elizabeth (Morris) Johnson. SCOTT, Benjamin Bell. 7."). Many former Orphan Brigade officers and enlisted men were under indictment for treason when they returned home from the war. 17-18. family medicine in Wayne Co. Died 1 September 1895; buried in the Kendrick Cemetery, near
Served as part of the
Incoming shells would explode within the Orphans ranks, blowing 10 or more men to the ground at one time. Many were disabled by wounds and exposure. Transferred to 6th Kentucky Cavalry, 16
Louisville KY: Courier Journal Job Printing Company, 1918. COWHERD, Theodore. (?). 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. Ky. GA; body removed to the Confederate Plot in the Frankfort Cemetery in the 1880s. family of Hugh and Eliza Jane Gilmer Atkins; store clerk in fathers saddle shop in
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Enlisted 8 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. 1861. 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. Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and the mounted
Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldn't Go Home. Thompson, Edward Porter. age 25. - the Pine Mt. to History of Company F, 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, CSA, URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com
Was usually confined to his official duties, but fought in some battles. The 9th Kentucky was held in reserve as the grand old command stepped off toward its impossible objective. Died in either Dixie or
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record. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1498. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured,
When the 2nd and 3rd Kentucky Infantry regiments and Cobbs and Gravess batteries moved north to Bowling Green, Kentucky with General Buckners command in September 1861, they were joined by Colonel. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1878. Was wounded
Settled in Green Co. Died 26 June 1916 of cancer
Listed as deserted
Monroe, C.S.A., Killed April 7, 1862. Such was the last resting place of the former mayor of Lexington, Kentucky and former Kentucky secretary of state. And as if those trials were not enough, after February 1862 the brigade was never able to return to Kentucky to fight for its native state; instead, it fought the entire war far from home. Timeline of Kentucky in the American Civil War, List of Kentucky Civil War Confederate units, http://www.spaldingcounty.com/historical_markers/picture12_cropped.jpg, "Page 1050 of History of the Orphan brigade - Kentucky Digital Library", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orphan_Brigade&oldid=1136371693, 1865 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state), Military units and formations established in 1861, Military units and formations disestablished in 1865, Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Kentucky, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Morgan's Men, organized at Bowling Green, November 5, 1861, 41st Alabama Infantry (fought as part of the Orphan Brigade at Murfreesboro, the Siege of Jackson and Chickamauga), 1st Kentucky Cavalry, organized at Bowling Green 1861, This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 01:00. November-December 1863. DURHAM, William F. From Taylor Co. AL; entered CS service from Green Co., KY. Grandson of Gen. John Adair, Governor of KY,