Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord
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Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord was a Union Army officer and corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the final campaigns that led to the surrender of Confederate forces.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Edward O. C. Ord | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War officer
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Union Army general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
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United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1818-10-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Cumberland, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| commanded |
Army of the James
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Department of Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of the Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Eighteenth Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteenth Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedInto | 3rd U.S. Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
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Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1883-07-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Havana, Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Ord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Edward Otho Cresap Ord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1839 ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Jules Garesché Ord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
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United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Brevet Major General
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Major General ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding Union forces in the final campaigns of the American Civil War
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participation in the Appomattox Campaign ⓘ role in the pursuit and surrender of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Appomattox Campaign
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Battle of Dr. John’s Bluff NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fort Gregg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fort Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Hatchie’s Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Iuka NERFINISHED ⓘ Petersburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Vicksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarOccupation |
civil engineer
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railroad engineer ⓘ |
| promotedToMajorGeneralOfVolunteers | 1862 ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| retiredFromActiveService | 1880 ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Mercer Thompson Ord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| woundedIn |
Battle of Hatchie’s Bridge
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operations before Richmond in 1864 ⓘ |
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