Roger Hanson

Roger Weightman Hanson
Gen. Roger W. Hanson
Born	(1827-08-27)August 27, 1827
Died	January 4, 1863(1863-01-04) (aged 35)
Allegiance	United States of America Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1863 (CSA)
Rank	1st Lieutenant (USV) Brigadier General (CSA)
Unit	4th Kentucky Volunteers
Commands	2nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment Orphan Brigade
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War Battle of Cerro Gordo American Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson Battle of Stones River †

Roger Weightman Hanson (August 27, 1827 – January 4, 1863) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The commander of the famed "Orphan Brigade," he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Murfreesboro. He was nicknamed "Old Flintlock."^[1]