First Kentucky "Orphan" Brigade
Roster of Cobb's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery Compiled by Ray Todd Knight
Cobb’s Battery
Also known as1st Kentucky BatteryLyon’s Battery
Cobb's Company, Kentucky Light Artillery
(GB)
- Graves' Company, Mississippi Light Artillery (Issaquena Artillery) (3rd)
– Company F, 3rd Kentucky Infantry Regiment (AR)
- Manned a gun on the CSS Arkansas in Vicksburg Name-Last, First Rank_In Rank_OutAarands,
John Aaron,
John Aarons,
John Adams,
Harrison Adams,
W.N. Anderson,
George Anderson,
John D. (3rd) Anderson,
M.J. (GB) captured Ft Donelson Camp Morton prison camp Baker,
Almarine W. Corporal
Captured Pine Mountain, GA June 15, 1864 Baker,
Benjamin F. Wounded in wrist at Stones River. Wounded and captured Jackson,
MS July17, 1863 Baker,
John Barner,
Joseph (3rd) Private
Sergeant Died May 26, 1863 Catoosa Springs, GA Barnett,
Joseph
Sergeant
Sergeant Barnes,
J.M.
Sergeant
Sergeant Beasley,
J.B. (3rd) Beggs,
George N. Benbray,
W.B. (3rd) Bennett,
H.C. (3rd)
Private
Corporal Died November
3, 1861 Bennett,
J.J. Bigger,
Edward Biggs,
George N. Deserted March, 1864 Black,
Daniel C. (3rd)(AR) (Signed Proof of Service for FM Wadlington
pension) Black,
Robert H. (3rd) Blakemore,
William Blanton,
Horace T. Blanton,
Jr., H.T. Boatwright,
Discharged July 13, 1862 “over
35” Bowden,
James A. Died Atlanta GA June 23, 1864 Brackett,
G. Braim,
Gid Branham,
H.H. Hospitalized Meridian, Miss
January, 1863 Brindley,
L.D. (3rd) Severely wounded left arm, Jackson, Miss July 17, 1963 Brindley,
James (3rd)(AR)Sergeant
Killed Jackson, Miss July 17, 1863 Brockman,
John Brown,
Cole Brunson,
C.S.
Assist Surgeon Assist
Surgeon Bryson,
J.M. Bryson,
Thomas W. Wounded right leg and captured, Missionary Ridge Burns,
Henry Killed Jackson, Miss July 1863 Byer,
John A. Camby,
Frank (3rd) Private
Corporal Campbell,
Thomas Severely wounded arm and face, Hartsville, TN Carney,
Joshua Carnhill,
T.J. Cathy(Catby),
William Caverhill,
T.J. Caverhill,
W.H. Chalaron,
A.J. Chambliss,
J. (3rd) Champlain,
Hooper Clark,
R. A. Cobb,
Robert H. (3rd)
Lieutenant
Major died July 20, 1914 Wichita Falls, TX Cobb,
Robert Linah Lieutanant
Lieuntenant transferred to
Engineers Cobbs,
J. F. Captured at Stones River, TN Cokle,
George Cole,
J.L.
Artificer
Artificer Coleman,
J.P. (3rd) Corporal –
wounded at Stones River “gunner for left piece” Coleman,
James M. (3rd) Private
Corporal Colt,
John A. (3rd) Cook,
George Surrendered Huntsville, AL
May 14, 1865 Corwin,
Alexander Craddock,
John A. (3rd) Craddock,
R. P. (3rd) Cravison,
Samuel (Crevison, S. Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, GA) (GB) Died 1863 Crider,
Frank Wounded in a shell explosion
at Jackson, Miss July 1863 Crocker,
James (3rd) Cronan,
Mike Crouch,
Louis (Lewis) (3rd) - Killed at Stones River, TN Croxton,
H. J. (H.T) (3rd) Daniels,
George D. (3rd) Darrah,
(Dorroh) James (3rd)
Corporal
Corporal - Wounded at Hartsville, TN Darrah,
(Dorroh) F.M. (3rd) Daughtie,
M.H. Davis,
Alexander Barrow (3rd) Private
Lieutenant Davis,
David T. Davis,
J. Surrendered Lagrange, TN May 23,
1865 Davis,
Samuel (3rd) Davis,
W. Surrendered Lagrange, TN May 27, 1865 Demar,
John T. (GB) Dickerson,
William H. (GB) Dobson,
William A. Captured Nashville, TN December 16, 1864 Donch,
James
Corporal Severely wounded
Hartsville, TN Doom,
A. Discharged July 13, 1862
“over 35” Doom(s),
James (3rd) Dougherty,
Thomas H. Took Oath February 19, 1865 Nashville, TN Downs,
James Draine,
Z. T. Dudley,
Benjamin A. Private Face and hands were badly burned by explosion of a
cartridge during loading July 12, 1863 Jackson, Mississippi. Dudley,
J. R. Dudley, Robert L.
(3rd) Corporal
Corporal - Transferred from Co "B" 4th Kentucky (GB) Dunn,
Samuel Dye,
Abner Captured Corinth, Miss June 7, 1862 East,
J. (3rd) East,
J.T. Edwards,
James Discharged July 13, 1862 “over 35” English,
H. Etheridge,
W. E. - Sergeant Killed at Hartsville, TN Farrier,
Henry (3rd) Fields,
James Fitz
Patrick, Charles Foster,
John Fralich,
Marion (Fraylick, Marian) French,
Alexander Fry,
William Surrendered Shreveport, LA June 8, 1865 Frost,
George (3rd)
Private
Musician Fuqua,
Lucius A. (3rd, Co D) Surrendered Augusta, GA May 10, 1865 Ganaway,
C.C. Assist Surgeon
Assist Surgeon - Transferred from Cpt. Wilcox's
Cavalry Company Glass,
W. R. (3rd) Gobin,
James W. (Gooding, J.W. (GB)) Gordon,
L. D. (3rd)
(possibly Lisle Gordon mentioned by Louis Payne
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) Gordon,
S. H. Gracey,
Frank Patton (3rd) Lieutenant Captain Surrendered May 14, 1865 Paris,
TN Gray,
G. Discharged July 13, 1862 “over
35” Green,
Lucius P. Took oath February 10,
1865 Green,
Richard C. Gregory,
Felix (3rd)
Sergeant
Private Gresham,
J. W. Grey,
W. S. Grudinger,
M. Gunnels,
A. W. (3rd) Hamilton,
S. W. Hancock,
C. B. Harmon,
T. M. (3rd) Harons,
J. Discharged July 13, 1863 “under 18” Harper,
R. Harpson,
Thomas W. (Hopson, Thomas W.) (3rd) Captured Cassville, GA May 20,
1864 Hawes,
J. F. – Corporal Gunner
Killed at Stones River Hawley,
Martin Van Buren (3rd) Corporal
(Signed Proof of Service for FM Wadlington pension)
Haydock,
A. G. Hennessee,
John (GB) Took Oath Huntsville, AL May 13, 1865 Hennessee,
Mike (GB) Hetrick,
A. Herald,
Benjamin (3rd) Hildreth,
James (3rd) Corporal
Captured Ringold Gap, GA November 26, 1863
Hogan,
John Thomas Corporal
Corporal - Wounded at Shiloh, TN Holland,
A. Holliday,
T. F. Holliday,
B. F. Howlett,
J.W.
Corporal
Corporal Hughey,
H. - died August
15, 1861 Hunter,
James (3rd)
Corporal
Corporal Hurley,
George (3rd) Hutton,
Charles - wounded at Stones River, Jackson, MS and Chickamauga Hyatt,
George A. (3rd) James,
Barclay A. (3rd) Lieutenant Wounded Jackson, Miss. Took oath May 9,
1865 Paris, TN Jenkins,
L. D. Johnson,
William S. (GB) Johnson,
A. Johnson,
James A. Deserted December 13, 1863 Jones, L. W. (Levi) Died Atlanta GA November 19, 1864 Jordan,
Alsay
Lieutenant [added based on military records found by Steve
Jerden] Kerlin,
J.W.
Musician Captured Jackson Co, AL January 24, 1865 King,
J. A. King,
R. (3rd) Kirby,
Thomas Knox,
John A. Lake,
Nathaniel (3rd) Lear,
James T. (GB) (3rd) Lear,
R. F. (3rd) - wounded at Hartsville, TN Leffler,
Charles H. Sergeant
Sergeant Charles and William
Leffler were brothers Leffler,
William M. (3rd) Leonard, John (3rd)(AR) Corporal - 3rd Lt
of Lyon County Co. of Kentucky State Guard.
Wounded in hip at Hartsville, TN Leonard,
James F Light,
Thomas (3rd)
Corporal
Corporal Lucas,
James Luttrell,
James (3rd) Lynn,
N. J. (3rd) Lyon,
Hylan Benton (3rd)
Captain
General Machen,
Edward C. (3rd) Captured Lyon Co, KY November, 1862 Machen,
Henry L. (3rd)
Sergeant Captured
Eddyville, KY June 30, 1863 Marshall,
H. (3rd) Martin,
Thomas Martin,
William (3rd) Mason,
Miles (1887 Orphan Brigade reunion photo) Matthews,
Robert Ballard (3rd) Sergeant
Lieutenant -enlisted as surgeon Buried in Grace
Chapel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Montgomery County, TN McDermont,
Patrick McDonald,
Daniel McDowell,
Jasper McDowell,
Thomas McGee,
John R. (GB) McIlvain,
John McIlvane,
John McIlvin,
John McLaughlin,
Henry C. McMahon,
John C. (3rd) McMahon,
M. (3rd) McMurry,
J. Menser,
W.H.
Blacksmith
Blacksmith Merriman,
Theodore (3rd) Q.
Sergeant Q.
Sergeant
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A. Miller,
L.M. Captured Jackson, Miss July 1863 Mitchell,
N. (3rd) Mitchell,
Riley Discharged July 13, 1862 “over 35” Montgomery,
Andrew J.
Sergeant (GB) Moore,
Ben. G. (3rd)(AR) Wounded Jackson, MS July 1863 Moore,
C.B. Morris,
W.O. Morris,
William Captured Jackson, MS July, 1863 Died Camp Morton December 4, 1863 Murphy,
J.R. (3rd) Murphy,
John Surrendered Huntsville, AL 1865 Murrin,
Terrence Captured Farmington, TN October 3, 1864 O'Bryan,
W. O'Neil,
John Captured Missionary Ridge November 25, 1863 Oliver,
Thomas - enlisted 1/20/63 Died November 28, 1863 Atlanta, GA Orr,
William (Ore, William) Surrendered Huntsville AL 1865 Osborn,
W. Owen,
Washington G. - Transferred from 4th Kentucky Infantry (GB) Page,
George Captured at Stones River Parmley,
John (3rd)
Corporal
Private Parmley,
William A. (3rd) Private
Artificer Parrent,
Lynn Boyd (3rd) Richmond, VA February 26, 1865 Patterson,
James M. Corporal
Corporal Payne,
L. (3rd) Payne,
Newton Perdue,
Benjamin F. - wounded at Hartsville Captured Paint Rock, AL January 14, 1865 Perdue,
S. C. - died December 16, 1861 Bowling Green, KY Peterson,
Charles (3rd) Pierce,
Lyman B. Corporal
(GB) Severely wounded Jackson, MS July 1863 Piles(Pyles),
Burrell (3rd) Captured Missionary Ridge, died Rock Island, IL Piles(Pyles),
Calvin S. (3rd) Discharged November 16, 1862 Piles(Pyles),
Wesley (3rd) Quick,
James H. Quinn,
John
(KIA at Stones River, buried Confederate Circle, Evergreen
Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee) Rafter,
Martin – (GB) killed in personal difficulty at Dalton, GA Rains,
Samuel Promoted to blacksmith
10/1/61 Surrendered Huntsville, AL, 1865 Rankin,
James
Lieutenant (GB) Rich,
James (3rd)
Corporal
Corporal Rich,
Joseph (3rd) Roberts,
Anthony Roberts,
J.J. Roland,
H.D. Ross,
Beth J.
Private
Corporal Ross,
J.M. Captured Princeton, KY October
14, 1864 Ross,
John A. (3rd) Surrendered Macon, GA June 1, 1865 Ruddick,
R.
Sergeant
Sergeant Wounded Jackson, MS July 1863 Rull,
N.
Private
Corporal Rulo,
James (3rd) Private
Corporal Rulo,
N.
Private
Corporal Wounded and Captured Jackson, MS July 1863 Rumage,
J.B. Rummage,
F. B. Salyers,
Samuel Sandefur,
Benjamin Killed at Hartsville, TN Sandifer,
John T. (GB) Private
Sanders,
Henry Sanders,
Lewis Discharged October 13, 1862 Sandiford,
Tandy Saunders,
Henry (3rd) Searlls(Sarlls),
George (3rd) Private
Sergeant - Killed at Missionary Ridge, TN Scott,
Charles B. (GB) Scott,
L.M. (3rd) Scott,
John O.
Surgeon
Sergeon Shaw,
L.E. Shepherd,
Joel T. Surrendered May 1865
Augusta, GA Skinner,
Thomas C. (3rd) Slaughter,
James - deserted June 2, 1863 (Collins TN Battery?) Smith,
Mannan Discharged July 13, 1862
“under 18” Stegall,
Theo. Stigall,
T. Stone,
John W. (3rd) Captured October 14, 1864 Princeton, KY Story,
A.J. Sullivan,
Tim Deserted December 31 1861 Sumner,
S. Taylor,
J.H. (3rd) Taylor,
James Thomas,
J.C. Wounded in hand, Hartsville, TN Thomas,
John H. (GB) Thomas,
W.W. Thompson,
William M. - Lost right arm at Stones River (GB) Thurman,
Phillip M. (3rd) Captured January 24, 1865 Princeton, KY Tiessinger,
Lewis Tinsley,
C.C. Todd,
W.O. A Tucker,
James Tully,
J. Tutt,
W. Vinson,
William R. Captured Missionary Ridge Enlisted US Navy Wadlington,
Francis Marion (3rd) Walker,
Samuel (3rd) Walton,
George W. (GB) Watts,
David Killed at Hartsville, TN Watts,
Thomas H (AR) Sergeant
Orderly Sergeant Dishcarged December 16, 1862 Wayne,
Dennis (Whayne,
Richard) Sergeant (KIA at Stones River, buried Confederate
Circle, Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Namesake of
Wayne’s Hill) Webb,
George M. Webster,
Daniel Took oath November 1864 Clarke Co, KY Weldon,
Frank
Musician
Musician Wetty,
Horatio Wheatley,
R. White,
William Wiggins,
John (GB) Took oath May 4, 1865 Citronella, AL Williams,
David (GB) Williams,
Henry - transferred from Ingram's Company, 4th Kentucky Infantry (GB)
Wounded and captured Hartsville, TN Witty,
Horatio Woolfolk,
Joseph S. Corporal
Corporal (GB) Woods,
W.J. Captured February 20, 1864 Holly Springs, MS Wordick,
B. - deserted, Mobile, Alabama Wright,
Joseph C. Surrendered Paint Rock, AL January 14, 1865 Young,
N.D. (3rd)
Sergeant
Sergeant
(PERVIOUS vERSION) Name-Last, First Company Rank_In
Rank_Out Jordan,
Alsay
Lieutenant [added based on military records found by Steve
Jerden]
Keating, Washington
Listing compiled from the Adjutant General's Report and the Soldiers and Sailors Sytem by Ray Todd Knight, to whom we are greatly indebted for this contribution to the website. Click here to see a photo of veterans of Cobb's Battery, taken in Lyon County in 1901. Click here to read a post-war memoir of Cobb's Battery. |
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