Born 1 November 1834 in Taylor Co.; son of Henry and
Born 9 January 1841 in Green Co.; son of Perigoyne
There the Orphans received into their brigade the 5th Kentucky Infantry; they bid farewell to the hard-fighting 41st Alabama. The Orphans formed the left flank of General Breckinridges assault column. Frankfort, Ky.: Printed at the Kentucky Yeoman Office, Major & Johnston, 1874. January 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and
DOBSON, Edward L. From Green Co. Enlisted 25 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age
1 st Kentucky Brigade, CSA, "Orphan Brigade" 2nd Regiment Kentucky Infantry 7 th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 7 th Kentucky Cavalry (Union) . WILSON, William M. From Green Co. (1860 census - age 19, field hand, son of
Campaign. Capt. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 26. After organization and muster, the regiment moved north into Kentucky and camped at Bowling Green, where it remained until early 1862. Born 1 January 1844 in Taylor Co.,
9 reviews Vivid narrative tells the story of the courageous First Kentucky Brigade. They ended the war fighting in South Carolina in late April 1865, and surrendered at Washington, Georgia, on May 67, 1865. Fought
sick, March-April 1863. Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree
campaign. 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. The entire brigade5 Kentucky infantry regimentsnumbered only enough to form a small battalion on September 6, 1864. The hoped-for reunion with Kentucky soil was not to be, however. 1841 in Mercer Co., KY;
George Johnston
Brown, Kent Masterson and A.D. Kirwan, ed. Fought at
Herbert Smith, widow of William L. Smith, on 3 February 1870. 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. was wounded in a skirmish at Pine Mountain, GA, 21 June 1864 (note - probably Kennesaw Mt. Orphan Brigade - Wikipedia The regiments that were part of the Orphan Brigade were the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiments. DURHAM, William F. From Taylor Co. Hughes, pp. WRIGHT, William E. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 40. sharing of their information, this project would be much less complete: Beth Breisch,
in March 1865, and was thus engaged when the war ended. Please see ooredoo . Married Mary J. Harper, 14 July 1867. : Roster Co. H, 2 nd Nebraska Cavalry Volunteers Official Roster, Nebraska Troops M. New Hampshire . Enlisted 15
most of the major battles of the Army of Tennessee, from Shiloh through the Atlanta
Hodge, George B. Enlisted 25 October 1861 at Bowling Green. complexion, dark hair, and hazel eyes. These, our slain, lay in soldiers graves, scattered promiscuously, and with no mark even so much as to name them, and say to the future generations that such and such a one sleeps here. BRYANT, Daniel M. From Adair Co. Promoted to Major on 13 February 1863, and to Lt. 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. Books - Sons of Confederate Veterans 1861 at Camp Boone. wounded 6 April 1862. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 21. Buchanan in 1860
January 1863; returned to the company in May 1863. Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Later joined 3rd Kentucky
Regimental
The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 56,000 acres in 25 states! Missionary Ridge; was placed in command of the Kentucky
Died in Federal captivity. Death Certificates (Kentucky Department of Human Resources, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
BLAKEMAN, Daniel M. Born 1836 in Green Co., family of Moses Blakeman; brother of
From Greensburg. in Oxford, MS, September-December 1862. Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Jackson, and Chickamauga. Hall, George Johnston, T.L. Livingston, Sumter Co., Alabama. 51-53. Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. veterans taken at the 1905 Confederate reunion in Louisville. Fire & Water Damage Restoration - Ally1 Disaster Solutions On extra duty guarding horses, May-August 1864. . Married Mary B. Stockton, 3 June 1856. Fought at
Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp
Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. HICKMAN, Edward W. From Davidson Co., TN. 13, No. 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. Some managed to find meaningful work. 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. Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas
1. Moved to Texas in
from a reunion photo taken in 1905
Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13
to History of Company F, 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, CSA, URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com
Remember the Orphan Brigade | Regimental Histories - American Civil War Paroled
Was
Fought at Shiloh. Co., serving as justice of the peace in McLoud in the late 1800s. grocer in the 1860 census. Elected 3rd Lieutenant / Bvt. 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. 6 inches tall, with a dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. Listed as deserted
(also called Nat Gaither) Born 9 March 1840, from
Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. 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). Infantry, CSA, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm. HOME The Orphan Brigade Muster Roll for Parole, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Washington, GA, 7 May
From St. Louis, MO. Smith, 1905 veterans photo
The Orphan Brigade Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks. detachment in January 1865. 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." Resigned commission, due to incapacity from wound, 31 August 1863. 1830 or 1831. March 1862. His widow married William A. Smith. wounded in the right leg calf at Resaca, 14 May 1864. Absent sick at
Fought
Eliza Jane Brewster Kennedy; 2nd, Matilda "Kate" Noland; and 3rd, Wilmoth
Enlisted 4 February 1862 at Murfreesboro. 1873. August 1861 at Camp Boone. Buried in Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY. Kentucky
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. Glasgow, KY, cemetery. Diary of a Confederate Soldier: John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade (American Military History Series) Dixie Rising: Don't Hurry Me Down to Hades: The Civil War in the Words of Those Who Lived It (General Military) . In the end, the Orphans left behind a magnificent legacy, one never to be repeated in Kentucky. ); 1860 census -
Green. History of the Orphan brigade, by Ed Porter Thompson farmer (1850 census, age 18, laborer), cousin of William L. Smith (below). L. Smith (? Orphan Brigade - Hamilton Guards, Company G., Second Kentucky - Google Enlisted 18 September 1861 at
The Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was mustered into Confederate service
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. Muster Rolls, Co. F, 4th Kentucky Infantry, National Archives Record Group 109
Fought at Shiloh,
24-26; Part 3: "The
or 15 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp
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Born 10 July 1839 in Columbia,
Rouge. Fought at Shiloh. to disablement from ill health. 1861 at Camp Burnett, TN. August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 45. No text or photos may be reproduced
Box 537 Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 875-7000 http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ It was reported that President Abraham Lincoln, when told of the death of General Helm, wept with grief. January 1863, and died in a U.S. hospital, 28 January 1863. BRYANT, James Gaither. Deserted at Corinth, MS, 7 April 1862. Fought at Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga, Missionary
family medicine in Wayne Co. Died 1 September 1895; buried in the Kendrick Cemetery, near
Listed as a private in
First cousin of John and Daniel Blakeman. Consequently, those who joined the Orphan Brigade not only defended their cause against the national government, but wound up isolated from their own native stateexpatriated if you willduring four years of bloody and disheartening campaigns. of this information in other web pages must include this page in its entirety, including a
at Camp Burnett, Tennessee, on 13 September 1861, as part of the First Kentucky Brigade,
1863. Died of disease at Milledgeville, GA, 25 March 1864. Peachtree, Intenchment, and Utoy Creeks; and at Jonesboro (where he was wounded on 1
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 Laura L. Baker, 1 June
Married Martha Anna Jeter. sick, January-February 1864. 1861. IRVINE, Henry C. From Columbia, KY. Mustered into service 13
The shattered remains of Major Thomas B. Monroe were buried by his men beneath a giant oak tree not far from Shiloh Church. and died from the effects at Jonesboro, MS, 7 June 1862. Born in Adair Co., 19 August 1841. Promoted to 4th Sergeant, 15
L. Smith); 1860 census - age 23, overseer on farm of W. J. Smith. 1860 census. generous permission of the owners in allowing us to show their images and other
Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. The troops were armed with old smoothbore muskets (some flintlock and others percussion) along with shotguns and hunting rifles (Hawkens). to the edge of the world. 1 st Nebraska, Veteran Volunteers: Roster Co. B, 2 nd Brigade, 1 st Nebraska Mil. Madison Johnston and Sarah Edwards Johnston; brother of Charles H. Johnston. George Hector Burton, ca. Inf., at Muster-In
Died of disease in MS, 10 January 1863
Cemetery, Nashville. Born 23 December 1842 in Columbia, Adair Co.,
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to Clinton, IL, where he worked in the grocery and restaurant businesses, and finally in
From Baton Rouge the Orphans were marched on dusty roads north all the way to Knoxville, Tennessee under their new commander, General Roger W. Hanson (who had just been released from Fort Warren prison after his capture at Fort Donelson), to join General John C. Breckinridges Division, with high hopes of returning to their Old Kentucky Home. They bid farewell to the 3rd Kentucky which returned to Vicksburg. Average Ages of Co. F, 4th Ky. Not all of the brigade commanders were highly educated, however. following friends who supplied information used in this roster; without their generous
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. Appears in photo of Kentucky Confederate veterans taken at the Louisville reunion
All rights reserved. of 2 December 1862. Fought at Shiloh
Absent in hospital, March-August
Less than 50 men were reported to have passed through the campaign without a wound. Gen. Benjamin H. Helm, Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law, was mortally wounded on September 20, 1863, and died the following day. Born 28 May 1838, from Taylor Co. Enlisted 30 October
On the tree was inscribed: T.B. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton
The Orphan Brigade veterans, to the last, formed a close fraternity. Reduced to 4th Sergeant, 18 March 1862. Took part in some of the mounted campaign,
Young, Lot Dudley. part in the mounted campaign, and was paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldn't Go Home. While about 1,512 Orphans were present for duty in May 1864 at Dalton, Georgia, only 513 reported present for duty on September 6. Detached for service in the
Was a resident of the Kentucky Confederate Home at Pewee Valley in 1912. 1904), by Cullen B. Aubery (page images at HathiTrust) A. J. CHAMPION, Matthew. Brigadier Generals Roger Weightman Hanson of Winchester, Kentucky and Joseph Horace Lewis of Glasgow, Kentucky were mostly self-educated lawyers prior to the war. file numbers 1877 and 2791. Burnett, age 23. Paroled at Camp Chase, 24
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]. The victory that the very first blow [on April 6] promised, and that seemed, to all who lived till nightfall. 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. senility and vesicular calculus; buried in the McLoud Cemetery. ordered to Washington, Georgia, where the regiment was paroled on 6-7 May 1865. 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. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro,
line had already been abandoned by then). Married Annie
Rosters of the Orphan Brigade Artillery/Battery Infantry Artillery / Battery Units Graves' Battery Last Names A-L Last Names M-Z https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/civilwar2.html http://ranger95.crosswinds.net/mississippi/artillery/graves_co_lite_arty.html Cobb's Battery (1st Kentucky Artillery) Company Roster Infantry Units Moved to Alabama and married Annie Herbert in 1864; died in Dallas Co., AL, in
The drums rolled. still fighting on 29 April 1865, when it received word it had been surrendered, and
Atlanta; at Peachtree and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and in the mounted campaign. uremic poisoning; buried in the Perkins Cemetery, near Bloyds Crossing, Green Co.
HARNESS, John R. From Wayne Co. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp
Stay up-to-date on the American Battlefield Trust's battlefield preservation efforts, travel tips, upcoming events, history content and more. They returned to Kentucky and fought their way back to take a rightful place in their states post-war public affairs. Roster of Company F, 4th Kentucky
Gen. Benjamin Hardin Helm was also mortally wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. Gen. Roger Hanson, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1862. Enlisted 1 August
shortly after his return home by Union guerrillas William Ayres and Jesse Bell (Ayres was
at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga (also listed as sick at Montgomery,
Daniel B. Rucker, ca. Has memorial grave marker in Confederate Cemetery, Beech Grove. 14, No. Anyone
See "Kentuckian Recalled as
of Company F. ADAIR, John Alexander. Militia, Confederate States of America.
A search into the history of warlike exploits has failed to show me any endurance to the worst trials of war surpassing this. Fought at
He had been wounded at the head of his fine regiment twice before, at Shiloh and Murfreesboro. 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.. WOODRING, William W. From Greensburg. with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Fought with this company at Shiloh (where he was wounded). At the Battle of Chickamauga the Orphans were sent into the iron and lead hail of battle again. Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro, and the mounted
18 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 20. Incoming shells would explode within the Orphans ranks, blowing 10 or more men to the ground at one time. However, its term of service soon ended and the unit disbanded. Battle Flag of the Fourth Kentucky
him as 5 feet 7 inches tall, dark hair, eyes, and complexion, occupation farmer. The men of this campaign were at each stage of their retreat going farther from their firesides. Enlisted 1 September 1861 at Camp Burnett. NOTE: This listing is arranged by rank for
Deserted at Murfreesboro, 3 November 1862. 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. DAFFRON, John M. From Wayne Co.; brother of Ambrose M. Daffron (see above
Adair Co., son of Joseph and Mary Owens Burton. Died 11 April 1919 of
orphan brigade roster - core-g.com History of the Orphan brigade - Internet Archive Fought at Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Chickamauga,
Chickamauga. [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. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by Promoted to 3rd Sergeant, 1 April 1863. The whole action of the story hangs on dissimulation and duality. We list here the most important records holdings in Frankfort, with notes on their records of interest to Orphan Brigade research. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone, age 22. Described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with
The Civil War in Kentucky: Battle for the Bluegrass State. (A C.S. Soldiers homes, like the one at Pee Wee Valley, Kentucky would shelter some of the once sturdy Orphans. EDWARDS, Frank M. Enlisted 14 September 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 24. FS Library Book 976.9 M2d. Infantry, CSA," Green County Review; Part 1: "The Die Is Cast,"
Camp Burnett, age 18. All rights reserved. Killed in action at Shiloh, 7 April 1862. Married 1st,
(all sons of John Moore, Greensburg jailor). Enlisted 18 August 1861 at Camp Burnett, age 18. Waggoner, Co. F, 4th Ky. Society). Promoted to 2nd
Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863. WELLS, George W. Shown on the muster roll for parole at Washington, GA, 7 May
Units of the Orphan Brigade were involved in many military engagements in the American South during the war, including the Battle of Shiloh. Enlisted 3 November 1861 at Bowling Green, age
48-49; Part 4:
Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields Your Gift Tripled! 29. By the fall of 1864, the brigade numbered barely 700, many of them convalescents and new recruits. Of the 5 brigades in Breckinridges command, the Orphans were directed to hold the left flank of the assault column. family of Hugh and Eliza Jane Gilmer Atkins; store clerk in fathers saddle shop in
The diaries and letters of the Orphans reveal that those men were deeply religious; many were firm Southern Baptists, although their commanders were, in large measure, Presbyterians and Episcopalians. KELLY, Thomas L. (also spelled Kelley) Born 10 January 1844 in Lexington, KY;
Absent sick at Newnan, GA,
wounded in the left hand, 15 May 1864. Homepage: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/index.htm, RootsWeb is funded and supported by Shown as Sergeant on roll of 2 September 1862, and 1st Sergeant on roll
Lauderdale Springs, MS, about February 1864. 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. Elected 3rd Sergeant, 1 May 1862, and promoted to Bvt. The last words from Helms lips at a field hospital were victory, victory. He was dead in a few hours. No
Died from inflammation of the brain, at Beech Grove, TN, 3 May
Frankfort; and other states as appropriate). further information, follow this link to a detailed history
Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. In the end, they were defeated in war, but not in heart. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Fought in
Enlisted 15 August 1861 at Camp
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. 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. physician, son of John Scott). (?). 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. Described as
Appointed 2nd Corporal, then promoted to 1st Corporal, 1 April 1863. news . Enlisted 23 August 1861 at Camp Burnett,
to 4th Corporal, 1 October 1864. [8], One soldier described the day of January 2 as gloomy and cloudy. It was cold and peculiarly dreary, wrote another. National Archives Record Group 109 (microfilm M836, Roll 3, Frame 409). 1861, and to 1st Lieutenant on 20 February 1863. of Co. F, 4th Ky. 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 Harris, 4 November 1869, in Lebanon. Absent sick in February 1862, and sick
Andrew Jackson "Jack" Russell
Finally, Private Joseph Nichols carried the colors off the field. January 1863 (had served as 2nd Corporal from September 1862). Died in Green Co., 19
Cavalry and paroled at Athens, GA, 7 May 1865. Absent wounded at Montgomery, AL, May-August 1864, and at
24. Discharged by order of Gen. Bragg, 15 November 1862. URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/rosters.htm, Geoff Walden: enfield577 (at) live.com
Daniel Blakeman. They lost more commanders and suffered more casualties than any comparable command. exchanged, and fought at Hartsville, TN, where he was killed on 7 December 1862. Amanda Decker, of Wayne Co. (see above entry). Deserted 13 December 1862 or 2 January 1863. John Blakeman. The field officers were Colonel Thomas H. Taylor, Lieutenant Colonels Edward Crossland and William P. Johnston, and Major Benjamin Anderson. SAULSBURY, William C. From Maryland. Gen. Roger W. Hanson. ); first cousin of Daniel and Harley Smith. By the end of the war, Kentucky had raised 55 Union infantry regiments and numerous infantry and Home Guard battalions, 17 Union cavalry regiments, and 5 batteries of Union artillery from every geographic region of the Commonwealth, including the rich lands of the Bluegrass.