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Edward Otho Cresap Ord
Born(1818-10-18)October 18, 1818
Cumberland, Maryland, US
DiedJuly 22, 1883(1883-07-22) (aged 64)
Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery
AllegianceEdward Ord United States (Union)
Service/branchEdward Ord United States Army (Union Army)
Years of service1839–1881
Rank Major General
Commands held
  • XIII Corps
  • XVIII Corps
  • XXIV Corps
  • Army of the James
Battles/wars
  • Seminole War
  • American Civil War
  • Indian Wars
RelationsEdward Otho Cresap Ord, II, son
Jules Garesche Ord, son

Edward Otho Cresap Ord (October 18, 1818 – July 22, 1883) was an American engineer and United States Army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the American Civil War. He commanded an army during the final days of the Civil War, and was instrumental in forcing the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. He also designed Fort Sam Houston. He died in Havana, Cuba of yellow fever.

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Fourth Military District

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Military leadership in the American Civil War

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1906 San Francisco earthquake

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Wilmer McLean

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Siege of Vicksburg

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William Tecumseh Sherman

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Third Battle of Petersburg

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Vicksburg campaign

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White House of the Confederacy

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Appomattox campaign

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Union Army

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Fort Sam Houston

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supervision of the military commander of the Department of Texas, Major General Edward Ord, a West Point-trained army engineer. Today, as one of the Army's oldest...

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Richmond in the American Civil War

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Western theater of the American Civil War

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Forty acres and a mule

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James Garesche Ord

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William Rosecrans

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two columns before Van Dorn could reinforce him. Grant sent Brig. Gen. Edward Ord with three Army of the Tennessee divisions (about 8,000 men) along the...

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