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HISTORY OF THE ORPHAN BRIGADE.

NINTH REGIMENT.

field and staff.

It will be seen that only six companies of this regiment are regularly accounted for here. In the temporary organization, which was effected before the battle of Shiloh, there were eight companies, under command of the following officers: John W. Caldwell, John C. Wick-liffe, William Mitchell, Ben Desha, George A. King, James T. More-head, Chris. Bosche, and J. R. Bright. After the battle of Shiloh, at the reorganization which had been ordered, the companies of More-head were thrown together, and lettered G, with Morehead as captain. A number of men who had belonged to Crews' battalion (which was, at that time, broken up), were organized into a company, under Capt. B. A. Fitzgerald, and attached to this regiment, with the title of F. There were thus, though some changes had taken place, still eight companies, and the requisite number of men for a full regiment.

After the command had reached Murfreesboro', in the autumn of

1862, the newly-formed companies of Captains Jo Desha and W. D. Acton (the latter commanded by First Lieut. John T. Gaines), reported to Col. Hunt, and were included in the regiment under the designations of I and K, thus making the full compliment of ten companies. Two companies, however (E and F), commanded then by Captains W. P. Simpson and W. B. Powers, respectively, were composed chiefly of Tennesseeans, and were transferred, about this time, to Col. Newman's regiment, Tennessee infantry, thus again reducing the regiment to eight companies.    A still further reduction took place in May,

1863, when Captains Desha and Gaines were ordered to report to Gen. Preston, at Abingdon, leaving the six companies only, which are included in the following pages. The reports of I and K will be found in connection with others of the Fifth Regiment. It is impossible to procure material for a full account of the Tennessee companies and they are omitted.

THOMAS H. HUNT, Lexington.   (See biography.)

JOHNW. CALDWELL, Russellville.   (See biography.)

JOHN C. WICKLIFFE, Bardstown.   (See biography.)

HENRY W. GRAY, Louisville, was appointed captain and assistant quartermaster, September, 1861, and served with the regiment till February, 1862, when he resigned.