part in the earlier engagements, but fought at Chickamauga. Appointed 2nd Corporal, 13 September 1861. Appointed Commissary Sergeant, 11 October 1861, and promoted to 4th Sergeant, 1 August
Fought in
In all, the Orphan Brigade lost 844 men out of the 2,400 who entered the battle at Shiloh. Appointed 3rd Corporal, 13 September 1861 (? school teacher, age 24, cousin of William A. Smith (above). [4], Brig. census. orphan brigade rostergarlic stuffed roast beef. Killed at Chickamauga, 20
Daniel Blakeman and Grave of Pvt. Slowly the Kentuckians gave way until they were out of range of the enemy guns. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. 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. Fought in the mounted campaign. to disablement from ill health. for most of 1864. Barnesville, GA, 10 September 1864. 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]. Married Laura L. Baker, 1 June
Absent
That legion hath marched past the setting sun; Beaten? Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 23. the boot and shoe business, becoming a leading local businessman. Old Joe Lewis, commanding the brigade after the wounding of Hanson, tried to rally the men. Neilson Hubbard got his start as a singer/songwriter in the mid-'90s, releasing six solo albums. No further information. his company and fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face
Enlisted either 12
Died of disease in Nashville, 20 December 1861. Kentucky overwhelmingly sent a pro-Union delegation to Congress after the June 20, 1861 elections. misfiled under Co. K, 42nd Georgia Infantry, but that he was actually in the 4th
1865. Death Certificates (Kentucky Department of Human Resources, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
SMITH, William Lloyd. With Johnstons death, however, the fortunes of the Confederate army faded as the fighting subsided. 1850-1860 Kentucky Censuses, Adair, Green, Hart, Taylor, and Wayne Counties. A popular, but potentially apocryphal, story credits Breckenridge with coining the name. He was now the governor-in-exile. Died from the effects of this wound, 24
Born 31 January 1835 in Taylor Co.; son of George
1. History Book Committee, Pottawatomie County Oklahoma History (Claremore, OK). The Uncertain Origins of an Iconic Nickname. The unit fought in
most of the major battles of the Army of Tennessee, from Shiloh through the Atlanta
Fought at
Eliza Jane Brewster Kennedy; 2nd, Matilda "Kate" Noland; and 3rd, Wilmoth
Regt." Never had so many men fallen in so short a period of time. That was followed by reunions in Lexington in 1883, Elizabethtown in 1884, Glasgow in 1885, Cynthiana in 1886, Bardstown in 1887, Frankfort in 1888, Louisville in 1889, Lawrenceburg in 1890, Owensboro in 1891, Paris in 1892, Versailles in 1893, Russellville in 1894, Bowling Green in 1895, and finally Nashville, Tennessee in 1896. From Greensburg; brother of John B. Moore and William B. Moore
family history says born in 1832). 6 April 1862. Macon, GA, September-November 1864 and January 1865. Deserted at Jackson, MS, 17 July 1863. Surrendered
veterans taken at the 1905 Confederate reunion in Louisville. Fought at Shiloh, where he was severely
at LaGrange, GA, September 1864. Kentucky as a state not only did not approve of secession, it evolved to become a Union state in every way. Enlisted 21 October 1861 at Bowling
Died near Chico, Wise
17-18. Indeed, in the years after the war, Orphan Brigade veterans dominated Kentucky politics. Jackson. Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro,
David, farmer. Died of disease at Lauderdale Springs, 10
MARSHALL, Samuel Edwin. regiments colors from the field after two color-bearers had been shot. from a GAR reunion photo taken in 1910
Old Joe Lewis was elected to the state legislature, and then served three terms in Congress. Charge bayonets. Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. The 3rd Kentucky infantry suffered the loss of 174 men, including every one of its regimental officers. They came from 33 of Kentuckys now 120 counties, and from every region of the old Commonwealth; from as far east in the mountains as Johnson, Morgan and Breathitt Counties, to as far west as Graves and Trigg Counties. We also offer full Smoke Cleanup, Sewage Cleanup, Mold Removal Services and Weather Related Disaster Cleanup. 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. This wound rendered him
son of Ann, age 19, farm hand. 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. The Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was mustered into Confederate service
Fought at Shiloh (where he was wounded), Murfreesboro (where he was
October 1863 near Chattanooga. Daniel B. Rucker, ca. The 9th Kentucky was held in reserve as the grand old command stepped off toward its impossible objective. the division butchery, November 1862 - April 1864. Fought in the campaign as mounted infantry. Trabue ordered the men to fix bayonets and then called for the brigade to advance. Fought at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga. Fought at Baton Rouge, but ill
Burnett, age 23. Went to Texas,
Born 10 July 1839 in Columbia,
Promoted to 3rd
CRUMPTON, William. John Blakeman. Kentucky Confederate Pension files (Kentucky Historical Society). to LaRue Co., KY. Was shot to death in an altercation on Upper Brush Creek,
Died 28
Killed in action at Jonesboro,
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. BARLOW, Thomas B. 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. eyes. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett. 4 (Summer 1991), pp. 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. McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. Inf., was listed as an inmate of the Kentucky Confederate Home in
Edward Ford Spears, First Kentucky Brigade (Orphan Brigade), offer much more than a chronicle of miles marched and battles fought. (killed, died, disabled, discharged, transferred, captured, missing, deserted). Killed in action at Chickamauga, 20 September 1863. Major Rice E. Graves, the artillery commander, was also mortally wounded. Promoted to 1st Sergeant, 18
Green. Merchant in
Also spelled Dafforn, Dafran, Dafford (also
With that act, the four holdout states promptly seceded from the Union, and Southern men and boys flocked to the call for volunteers to defend their homeland. courtesy Jeff McQueary. 14, No. Monticello, KY. Kentucky Confederate Pension #2587. 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. Rouge. Compiled Service Records, Fourth Kentucky Mounted Infantry, National Archives Record
Paroled at Montgomery, AL, April
13, No. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 26. Enlisted 2 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN, age
General Helm, in front of the 2nd Kentucky, was struck by a rifle ball in his right side and tumbled from his horse. "The End of an Era," Vol. Born 17 August 1838 (or 1839) in Columbia, Adair
In some communities, Confederate soldiers w ho returned home would have been indicted by the Unionist government. the Greensburg Guards, Kentucky State Guard, December 1860. No
Born 4 September 1834, from Green Co. (1860 census -
Buried in the Confederate Section
Kentucky Brigade, 1st, Confederate States of America. 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. KELLY, Thomas L. (also spelled Kelley) Born 10 January 1844 in Lexington, KY;
Sick in hospital in Bowling Green, January 1862. 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. Hall, George Johnston, T.L. 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. Died in Louisville of cardiac
Volunteer Infantry, CSA. news . Born 27 March 1832; from Taylor Co.; son of George
The brigade had won its nickname. [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. Died of disease at Milledgeville, GA, 25 March 1864. Enlisted 1
still fighting on 29 April 1865, when it received word it had been surrendered, and
campaign. The whole action of the story hangs on dissimulation and duality. age 36. his company and was paroled at Washington, GA, on 7 May 1865. All contents copyright 1996-2014, Geoff Walden, Laura
Died of disease at Bowling Green, 15 November 1861. Company A
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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. Died 2 December 1893; buried in Troy, SC.
photo of the Orphan Brigade veterans taken at the reunion of Confederate Veterans in
Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at
The entire brigade5 Kentucky infantry regimentsnumbered only enough to form a small battalion on September 6, 1864. Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree,
Green Co. BLAKEMAN, Milton. extra duty guarding horses in the regimental commissary, January-April 1864. The troops were armed with old smoothbore muskets (some flintlock and others percussion) along with shotguns and hunting rifles (Hawkens). Took
The first single from To The Edge Of The World. detachment in January 1865. age 26. Cook. He had been wounded at the head of his fine regiment twice before, at Shiloh and Murfreesboro. Peachtree, Intenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro (where he was wounded on 1
Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Reportedly hanged by a lynch mob for molesting a woman in Wahalak, MS, June 1884. 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. January 1863, and died in a U.S. hospital, 28 January 1863. Enlisted 4 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. 1860 census. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett. 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. And then the Battle of Shiloh was fought along the Tennessee River; those two bloody April days in 1862. On the first day at Shiloh, the brigade lost 75 killed and 350 wounded. It would join the Orphan Brigade on November 5, 1863 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Enlisted 15 August
The Orphans slammed into Brigadier General Benjamin Mayberry Prentisss hastily-assembled Union lines along a sunken farm lane in an area covered with scrub trees and underbrush known to the soldiers as the Hornets Nest. As the fighting intensified, General Breckinridge, fearing the brigade was being prematurely withdrawn, led the Kentuckians himself. Absent sick
Later joined 3rd Kentucky
The Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was mustered into Confederate service at Camp Burnett, Tennessee, on 13 September 1861, as part of the First Kentucky Brigade, better known by its post-war name "Orphan Brigade." The unit fought in most of the major battles of the Army of Tennessee, from Shiloh through the Atlanta Campaign. No text or photos may be reproduced
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Sick at Lauderdale Springs, MS,
Died of
January 1862. 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue
From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
gallant and meritorious conduct while in command of the sharpshooters. McKINNEY, Samuel D. From Adair Co.; son of James and Mary "Polly"
Confederate pension file number 2420. Detached for service in the
Camp Burnett, age shown as 29 (age shown as 21 on roll of September 1862). April 1913; buried in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. CROUDUS, John P. 1860 Taylor Co. census - artist, age 20. the orphan brigade. Discharged 22 September 1862, due to "constitutional debility consequent from
1862), Murfreesboro (where he was again wounded, in the knee), Rocky Face Ridge, and
Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. NICHOLS, Joseph. They poured into the ranks from the great belt of counties in central Kentuckyfrom Hardin, Nelson, Mercer, Boyle, Shelby, Anderson, Franklin, Fayette, Harrison, Scott, Woodford, Jessamine and Bourbon, and from a host of others. Breckinridgewho vehemently disputed the order to charge with the army's commander, General Braxton Braggrode among the survivors, crying out repeatedly, "My poor Orphans! COFFEY, Andrew J. wounded 6 April 1862. The Orphans thought that the war would be fought over their native state, but it was not to be. Lived in
Surgeon in February 1862, and served as such at Shiloh and Baton
Muster Rolls, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, National Archives Record Group 109
Married Isabelle W. McDowell, June 1869. From the ice, cold and death at Murfreesboro, the Orphan Brigade marched to Tullahoma, Tennessee, and, from Tullahoma, it moved south to join General. feet 1 inch tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. In doing so, they gave up everything. DOBSON, Edward L. From Green Co. Enlisted 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age
son of John and Mary Elizabeth Sharp Kelly. but did not fight in all of the engagements because he had never learned to ride (see
Sketch of the First Kentucky Brigade. April 1862. Later 3rd Corporal. The Orphans yelled as they ran on the double-quick toward their objective. Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863
Call now! Died 21 July 1930 of
Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, and Resaca (where he was wounded in the right cheek,
Missionary Ridge, 25 November 1864, and sent to military prison at Rock Island,
August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 22. The brigade was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky during the war. Served as a teamster, February-April 1863. Killed, probably by friendly fire, at Baton Rouge was General Helms aid, Lieutenant Alexander Todd, half-brother to Mary Todd Lincoln. Atlanta; at Peachtree and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. Fought at Shiloh,
GILBERT, Ambrose G. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. Absent sick at Nashville, January 1862. Married Laura
Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 20. Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. Fought
PETTUS, William F. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
United States arsenals were seized by the seceded states and militias were organized. February 1863 - October 1864. Elected 1st Lieutenant on 14 September 1861. - the Pine Mt. Fought at
Point Lookout, February 1865. Some men had no arms at all. 1922; buried in the Pool Cemetery, Princeton, KY. Kentucky Confederate pension file number
Confederate widows pension file number 4567. 24-26; Part 3: "The
in Bowling Green hospital, January 1862. Kentucky
14 May 1864). 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]. Kniffin, History of Kentucky Illustrated (1888), p. 766. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp
September 1866. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7
Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and the mounted campaign. 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. No further
Died of disease at Nashville, 21 November
The regiments that were part of the Orphan Brigade were the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiments. Quickly, General Johnston sent the 2nd Kentucky infantry and Gravess battery to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River below the Kentucky border. Louisiana Battalion, and enlisted in Co. F on 10 October 1862 at Knoxville, TN. Co., son of Andrew and Betsey Russell. farmer (1850 census, age 18, laborer), cousin of William L. Smith (below). Madison and Liticia Williams Smith (first cousin of Harley T., Samuel W., and William L.
From Greensburg. of the face; buried in Vance Cemetery, near Eve, Green Co. Kentucky Confederate pension
No further information. George Hector Burton, ca. August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 19. In the end, the Orphans left behind a magnificent legacy, one never to be repeated in Kentucky. Fought at Shiloh, where he was killed, 7 April 1862. Sick at Bowling Green, January 1862. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865. May 1865; described as 6 feet tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue eyes. Killed in action at Shiloh,
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Dropped from the rolls by 30 April 1862. Boone. Only slightly engaged against Major General William Starke Rosecranss Union Army of the Cumberland near what was called the Round Forest on Tuesday, December 30, 1862, Breckinridges division and the Orphans were re-positioned on the far right flank of Braggs army. Married Mary Ellen (Mollie) Gaddie, 19 December 1867. Discharged for lameness due to disease, 10 September 1862. Elected 1st
Died of disease at Nashville, 23 November 1861. During the Battle of Resaca, the Orphan Brigade meets its Union counterpartthe Federal Fourth Kentucky Brigadeand a coarse but entertaining banter ensues. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded and captured,
Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. 7."). Muster Roll for Parole, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Washington, GA, 7 May
Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books, 1993. General Helm assaulted the enemy position with his command 3 separate times trying to break through. Creek and Intrenchment Creek. Listed as a private in
Was awarded a
GA, 7 May 1865. Incoming shells would explode within the Orphans ranks, blowing 10 or more men to the ground at one time. Discharged by order of Gen. Bragg, 15 November 1862. collection of Miss Mary Frances Russell. There, and at nearby Camp Burnett, the commander of the pro-Southern Kentucky State Guard, West Point trained Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner, assembled most of the elite Kentucky State Guard and its officer core, including Captain Philip Lightfoot Lee of Bullitt County, Captain Joseph Pryor Nuckols of Barren County, Captain Thomas Williams Thompson of Jefferson County, Major Thomas Hart Hunt of Fayette County (John Hunt Morgans uncle), Captain John William Caldwell of Logan County, and Major Thomas Bell Monroe, Jr., of Franklin and Fayette Counties, to name a few. from a reunion photo taken in 1905
to 4th Corporal, 1 October 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]. census. knowing the identification of any others in the photo is asked to e-mail the page author. WILLOCK, Hartwell T. From Taylor Co. (1850 census - age 11, son of David and
The ground it had gained on April 6 had been lost. Absent sick at Macon, MS, during the period July-December
Fought at Chickamauga, where he was
Landing, 10 November 1862, and returned to his company. Enlisted either 15 August or 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett,
HICKMAN, Edward W. From Davidson Co., TN. Cook. 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. does appear on rolls of the 42nd Georgia Infantry.). Amanda Decker, of Wayne Co. (see above entry). 1860 census - household of Thomas and Martha Thompson, age 16, in school. Born 23 December 1842 in Columbia, Adair Co.,
John B. Moore), 4 September 1867; 2nd, Valleria Toomey, 26 May 1874; 3rd, Margaret
The Orphans campaigned over more territory (8 states), suffered higher casualties, and lost more brigade commanders than any other comparable unit in the war. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002. The men of this campaign were at each stage of their retreat going farther from their firesides. Smith; brother of William
The Fourth Kentucky Infantry was
Appears in photo taken at 1905 Louisville Confederate veterans reunion. Was deputy
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. Company F
without the permission of the owners. December 1863. news . Co., 17 May 1877; buried in the Greensburg Cemetery. and assistant operations director for a distillery. Married Sue J.
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. Most of the men in Company F
Born in West Point, Hardin Co, ca. The beastly winters fight at Fort Donelson, the capitulation of that bastion on the Cumberland River on February 16, 1862 where Colonel Roger W. Hanson and his 2nd Kentucky Infantry and Captain Rice E. Gravess Kentucky battery surrendered with General Buckner, and the heart-rending retreat out of Kentucky, through Nashville, Tennessee to Corinth, Mississippi of the 3rd, 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky Infantry regiments and Byrnes and Cobbs batteries were bitter memories to those Orphans. Paroled at Augusta,
The loss of officers was horrendous. 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!". After the surrender, Hewitt brought the boxes back to Kentucky with him, and in 1887 he donated them to the U.S. War Department. The age at enlistment was,
From Beards Store, Owen Co. From Green Co., family of James Smith,
Obituaries in various Kentucky and other state newspapers. again wounded, slightly in the breast), Chickamauga (where he was again wounded), Rocky
Though Kentucky declared its neutrality on May 20, 1861, many of its citizens did not agree with that act. He was carried from the battlefield. age 20. The Orphans were then transferred all the way back to General Braggs Army of the Tennessee to face the growing Union Army of the Cumberland under General William Rosecrans (which they had fought at Murfreesboro) then threatening Chattanooga and north Georgia. I feel like David of old when he was told of the death of Absolom, Lincoln remarked to Illinois Senator David Davis. Such indictments in areas like Breathitt County in the eastern Kentucky Mountains precipitated some of the feuds among families which lasted for generations. William C. Davis The Orphan Brigade, page 159, for confusion with Col. Joseph
"taken sick and missing at Shiloh Apr. 1845; family of
BOSTON, George. (also spelled Compton, Cumpton) 1860 Green Co. census -
Fought at Shiloh, where he was
In 1862, Breckinridge was promoted to division command and was succeeded in the brigade by Brig. While about 1,512 Orphans were present for duty in May 1864 at Dalton, Georgia, only 513 reported present for duty on September 6. The most prominent of those camps, not surprisingly, was named Camp Boone, near Clarksville, Tennessee.