BLAKEMAN, John T. Born 11 September 1838 in Green Co., family of Moses and Narcissa BOSTON, Jesse. Took the Oath of 18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. on roll dated 2 December 1862. (all sons of John Moore, Greensburg jailor). He had been wounded at the head of his fine regiment twice before, at Shiloh and Murfreesboro. Some were wholly unable to care for themselves and sank into poverty. Absent sick at Nashville, January 1862. Returned and reported absent sick at Newnan, GA, Oldham Co., where he taught school, and later worked in the Louisville Public Works Dept. the hospital in Johnsonville, TN; described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a fair Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 23. In the end, the Orphans left behind a magnificent legacy, one never to be repeated in Kentucky. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro. Cavalry, see Confederate Veteran Vol. Kentucky Confederate pension file number 1498. CRUMPTON, William. Reminiscences of a Soldier of the Orphan Brigade. Moved further information, follow this link to a detailed history 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. Ky. From Taylor Co. Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, WILSON, William M. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 19, field hand, son of the boot and shoe business, becoming a leading local businessman. 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." Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 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. Missionary Ridge; was placed in command of the Kentucky January 1863, and died in a U.S. hospital, 28 January 1863. Listed as a Enlisted 15 August 'Dare-Devil Fighter' During Civil War," The Kentucky Explorer, Vol. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Murfreesboro (where he was wounded). Enlisted 13 February 1863 at Manchester, TN. Ridge, and Resaca. at Lauderdale Springs, MS, August-December 1863. eyes. 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.
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