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Ord</B></I></div> <div>  <IMG SRC="43396da0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="218" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                       <IMG SRC="43196e10.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Name ORD, Edward Otho Cresap </div> <div> Born October 18 1818, Cumberland MD </div> <div> Died July 22 1883, Havana, Cuba </div> <div> Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1839, Seminole war, served in California during the Mexican war, participated in the capture</div> <div> of John Brown. </div> <div> War Service 1861 Capt. in 3rd US Artillery, September 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, defences of Washington, Dranesville,</div> <div> May 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 2nd Divn/Dist. of Jackson at Corinth, Hatchie (w), commanded XIII Corps</div> <div> in Vicksburg campaign, served in the Dist. of the Gulf, commanded XVIII Corps at Ft Harrison, commanded the Army of the James and</div> <div> Dept of North Carolina after Butler left. </div> <div> Post War Career Army service commanding various departments, retired 1881. </div> <div> Notes </div> <div> Further reading</div> <div> Cresap, Bernarr Appomattox commander : the story of General E.O.C. Ord South Brunswick NJ, A.S. 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