First
Kentucky "Orphan" Brigade
4th Kentucky Infantry, Company C
This company is composed entirely of
men from Union County.
Transcribed by Laura Cook from Ed Porter Thompson's "History of the Orphan
Brigade" (Louisville, 1898)
Annotations (*) by Geoff Walden
Soldiers are listed
alphabetically, by rank
Last Name |
First Name |
Rank |
FITZHENRY |
J. M. |
Captain |
GRIFFIN |
JOHN G. |
First Lieutenant |
PHILLIPS |
WM. S |
Second Lieutenant, Quartermaster of the Fourth Regiment, Captain, Quartermaster of
Brigade, on the staff of Gen. Lewis; Major |
HIGGINSON |
CY H |
Second Lieutenant, Captain |
BROWN |
JACK T. |
First Sergeant, First Lieutenant, Captain |
BLACKWELL |
THOMAS C. |
Second Lieutenant , First Lieutenant |
CLEMENTS |
FRANK P. |
Second Lieutenant |
HANCOCK |
JAMES |
Second Lieutenant |
ROBERTSON |
FRED E. |
He carried the colors through the battle of Baton Rouge; and in January 1863, he was
appointed first sergeant. |
VAN BUSSUM |
PHIL |
First Sergeant * |
SPALDING |
JOHN B. |
Second Sergeant |
BUCKMAN |
CHARLES |
Third Sergeant |
CLEMENTS |
SAMUEL A. |
Fourth Sergeant |
DEWESE |
SOL |
Fifth Sergeant |
SPALDING |
ROBERT |
First Corporal |
CLEMENTS |
ELISHA |
Second Corporal |
HANCOCK |
MARK |
Third Corporal |
RAGSDALE |
WM. |
Fourth Corporal |
PRIVATES/NO RANK LISTED |
-- |
-- |
AUSTIN |
FRANK |
-- |
BEARD |
CHARLES |
-- |
BEARD |
JOSEPH |
-- |
BERRY |
JOHN J. |
-- |
BERRYMAN |
JAMES H. |
-- |
BURRIS |
THOMAS |
-- |
BUMPUS |
JOHN |
-- |
BRINKLEY |
JOHN R. |
-- |
BROWN |
THOMAS |
-- |
BAKER |
SCOTT |
regimental musician |
BUTLER |
JO |
-- |
CRIBBS |
EDWARD |
- |
CHANEY |
ALFRED |
- |
CAMPBELL |
PETER |
-- |
CARNEY |
-- |
-- |
CISSELL |
JAMES |
Permanently disabled at Shiloh, and discharged from the service. * (T. Reid) |
DIEFENBACH |
GEORGE |
-- |
DAVIS |
THOMAS |
-- |
EMERSON |
GARRETT |
regimental musician |
FITZHENRY |
SAM |
-- |
FITZHENRY |
CHAS. |
-- |
FENWICK |
GEORGE |
-- |
GREENWELL |
WM. |
-- |
GILGHRIST |
SAMUEL |
-- |
GREEN |
HENRY |
regimental musicians |
GOUGH |
WM. HENRY |
-- |
HENISSEE |
JERRY |
-- |
HITE |
THO. J. |
- |
HITE |
WM. |
-- |
HARDESTY |
HENRY |
-- |
HIGGINSON |
GREEN F. |
forage master |
HUDGENS |
JOHN |
-- |
HERD |
ROMANUS |
-- |
JAMES |
JOSEPH |
-- |
JONES |
SYLVESTER |
was killed while carrying the regimental colors at Stones River/Murfreesboro, Jan. 2,
1863 |
JENKINS |
R. J. |
-- |
KELLY |
EDWARD |
-- |
KEARNEY |
PAT |
-- |
KENNEDY |
ROBERT |
-- |
KENNEDY |
THO. |
-- |
LAMBERT |
JOHN |
-- |
LAMBERT |
THOMAS |
-- |
LIVSEY |
ELIAS |
-- |
MAYBERRY |
SIMON |
-- |
MARTIN |
REV. MR. |
-- |
MELBOURNE |
HENRY |
-- |
McGUIRE |
JOHN |
-- |
McCLELLAN |
WILLIAM |
-- |
NEWMAN |
JAMES |
-- |
PIKE |
THOMAS |
-- |
PIKE |
IGNATIUS |
-- |
ROSS |
JAMES |
-- |
ROSS |
WILLIAM |
-- |
ROUSE |
JAMES |
-- |
RICE |
JAMES |
-- |
ROWE |
LEGRAND |
-- |
RIDDLE |
JAMES |
-- |
SPALDING |
LLOYD |
-- |
SPALDING |
WILLIAM |
--. |
SHERCLIFFE |
WILLIAM |
-- |
SMITH |
JOHN |
-- |
STORY |
JAMES |
-- |
STIFFLER |
JOSEPH |
-- |
TEEL |
DANIEL |
-- |
TURNER |
WILLIAM |
-- |
THOMPSON |
HORACE |
-- |
THOMPSON |
WILLIS |
-- |
THOMPSON |
THOMAS J. |
-- |
THRELKELD |
THOMAS |
-- |
TRABUE |
PRESLEY |
-- |
WILLIAMS |
JOHN |
-- |
WATHEN |
CHARLES |
-- |
WATHEN |
PATRICK |
-- |
WATHEN |
THEODORE |
-- |
YATES |
WILLIAM |
-- |
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