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	Edward Ord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Edward Otho Cresap Ord (October 18, 1818 – July 22, 1883) was the designer of Fort Sam Houston, and a U.S. Army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the Civil War.
		Ord was born in Cumberland, Maryland, the son of James and Rebecca Ord.
		In 1862 Ord was promoted to the rank of major general and commanded the 2nd Division of the Army of the Tennessee at Corinth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Ord (486 words)

	Californians and the Military: Major General Edward Otho Cresap Ord
		Edward Otho Cresap Ord was born on October 18, 1818, in Cumberland, Maryland.
		Ord, with his classmate, Lieutenant Henry W. Halleck, and Lieutenant William Tecumseh Sherman, was sent to California by way of Cape Horn, arriving at Monterey aboard the LEXINGTON on January 28, 1847, two days before Yerba Buena was renamed San Francisco.
		On September 14, 1861, Ord was made brigadier-general of volunteers and given a command in the Army of the Potomac assigned to defend the capital.
	www.militarymuseum.org /Ord.html (1749 words)

	GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - ORD FAMILY PAPERS: PART 2: COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
		Ord saw extensive action in the Civil War, most significantly as commander in one of the North's earliest victories at Dranesville, Virginia; as a prominent participant in the siege of Vicksburg; and as a major force in the final drive against Richmond and Petersburg that culminated in Appomattox.
		Edward Otho Cresap Ord I died in Cuba in 1883.
		Edward Otho Cresap Ord II (1858-1923), the son of Edward Otho Cresap Ord and Mary Mercer (Thompson) Ord, was born on November 9, 1858, at Benicia Barracks, California.
	www.library.georgetown.edu /dept/speccoll/cl267.htm (1331 words)

	Fort Ord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the 1950s and 1960's Fort Ord was a staging area for units departing for war, and at one time had 50,000 troops on the installation.
		In 1992, elements from Fort Ord, and Marines from Camp Pendleton participated in quelling the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.
		The military still has a presence at Ft Ord, in the form of several California Army National Guard units, facilities administrated by the Presidio of Monterey, and the continued operation of the base PX and Commissary to cater for retirees who chose to settle in the area and are entitled to shop at such facilities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Ord (399 words)

	Capt. Edward Ord (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ord decided that he might be attacked while firing the village so before applying the torch he took defensive action.
		Ord gathered the advanced guard and the guards driven from the provisions and drove the Indians from the knoll towards Lt. Drysdale, catching the Indians in a crossfire between the knoll and the slope.
		Ord then used the advance guard and some of "B" Company that had followed him through the wooded knoll and charged, driving the Indians out of the spur after some difficulty.
	www.harborside.com /~wchope/ord.htm (1065 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP
		Edward Otho Cresap Ord, United States Army officer and designer of Fort Sam Houston, the third son of James and Rebecca Ruth (Cresap) Ord, was born in Cumberland, Maryland, on October 18, 1818.
		Ord participated in a skirmish with Jeb Stuart's cavalry at Dranesville, Virginia, on December 20, 1861, was promoted to major general of volunteers on May 2, 1862, and was transferred to the western theater of operations.
		Ord was married to Mary Mercer Thompson at San Francisco on October 14, 1854.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/OO/for1.html (776 words)

	Curry County Historical Society
		On March 26, 1856, a military unit under the command of Captain Edward Ord, left the mouth of the Rogue River to locate and destroy the "Mack-a-noo-tenay" Indian village known to be up the Rogue River.
		Meanwhile, the 12 men that Ord had left with the blankets and provisions on the East slope, where he had entered, came under attack.
		Seeing this, Ord sent Drysdale in a flanking movement to the ridges of timber North of the blankets and provisions from which the Indians were attacking the guards.
	www.curryhistory.com /captainord.html (1092 words)

	Edward Ord (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Edward Otho Cresap Ord (October 18, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Ord was born in Cumberland, EHandler: no quick summary.
		In 1862 Ord was promoted to the rank of major general major general quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ed/edward_ord.htm (1032 words)

	The Ord Family At Arlington National Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Edward Otho Cresap Ord was born at Cumberland, Maryland, Oct. 18, 1818.
		Edward Otho Cresap II, was born at Benicia Barracks, California, November 9, 1858.
		Ord was also an expert linguist and possessed exceptional artistic ability, devoting much of his leisure time to landscape and marine painting and to writing poetry.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /theordfa.htm (1657 words)

	MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - Battle of Fort Harrison
		Ord was after the upper part of the camp, where few were to defend.
		Major General Edward Ord was growing impatient and felt that the operation needed to continue moving along.
		Ord had gathered the troops within his charge in the area and decided the time was right to move towards the James River and attack Fort Maury, and instead of staying behind to guide the operations, Ord himself chose to lead the attack with what he had.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /civilwar/misc/petersburg.aspx (2887 words)

	History of Fort Ord
		He was Edward Cresap Ord who had served with Fremont's Army and who was a lieutenant when the nearby Presidio of Monterey was developed.
		Lieutenant Ord distinguished himself in many bitter Civil War clashes and he rose to the rank of Major General.
		The need for a military reservation that was to become Fort Ord arose form the stationing at the Presidio of Monterey the famous 11th Cavalry and the 76th Field Artillery.
	www.basereuse.org /reuseplan/FLibrary/History.htm (725 words)

	Leaders and Battles: Ord, Edward Otho Cresap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1859, Ord was reassigned to duty at Fort Monroe, and took part in the expedition against John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
		Ord was severely wounded a few days later, while damaging Confederate forces retreating from an unsuccessful attack on Corinth.
		Ord commanded the XIII Corps under General Grant at the siege of Vicksburg in 1863.
	www.lbdb.com /TMDisplayLeader.cfm?PID=3984&WID=2 (308 words)

	FORT ORD
		Fort Ord was also a staging area for many famous fighting divisions and units.
		That the patch was worn as early as 1952.} Fort Ord became known as the United States main Army Infantry Training Center.
		Fort Ord was being considered as 'Property In Excess.' In 1989 the 7th IDL was deployed to Panama to restore order and captured dictator Manuel Noriega.
	nimst.tripod.com /cgi-bin/FtOrd.html (1497 words)

	Edward Ord
		Ord also served under Robert E. Lee during the suppression of John Brown at Harper's Ferry.
		On the outbreak of the American Civil War Ord was involved in the defence of Washington before joining the Army of Tennessee.
		Edward Ord retired in 1880 and died in 1883.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USACWord.htm (184 words)

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		Edward suggests a complimentary notice of John Ellis Wood be placed in the "Monterey Sentinel." Sent from Benicia, California.
		Ord was in charge of the military response to the earthquake.
		Ord appears as #85 on the list of Major Generals; his date of rank was 2/14/1942.
	www.library.georgetown.edu /dept/speccoll/gufa267.txt (17304 words)

	Ord, Edward Otho Cresap on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the last stage of the Vicksburg campaign (1863), Ord led the 13th Corps.
		Returning to the Virginia theater in 1864, he served briefly as commander in the Shenandoah valley, and in the final operations against Robert E. Lee he led successively the 8th Corps, the 18th Corps, and the Army of the James.
		In 1881 he was made a major general on the retired list.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/o/ord-e1dwa.asp (141 words)

	Search Results for "Ord"
		Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818-83, Union general in the American Civil War, b.
		He served with the Sudan defense force (1928-33) and on special duty in Palestine (1936-39).
		Wilson is also known for his poems and essays...
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Ord (183 words)

	Fort Ord, California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fort Ord named for Edward Ord a Civil war General was once home to the 7th Infantry, one of the greatest divisions in the US Army.
		Some of those training at Ft Ord were the first to set foot on foreign soil during the war.
		In 1993 Ft Ord was deactivated and in 1994 was closed.
	harrisonheritage.com /ft_ord.htm (401 words)

	The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military: Ord, Edward Otho Cresap @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ord, Edward Otho Cresap (1818–83) Union army officer, born in Cumberland, Maryland.
		Ord gained national attention when he defeated J.E.B. Stuart in a major skirmish in Virginia (1861).
		Ord was often used by Ulysses S. Grant to replace problematic commanders.
	highbeam.com /doc/1O63:OrdEdwardOthoCresap/Ord,+Edward+Otho+Cresap+... (165 words)

	Printable Version on Encyclopedia.com
		ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP [Ord, Edward Otho Cresap] 1818-83, Union general in the American Civil War, b.
		Cumberland, Md. He commanded a brigade in Virginia (1861-62), was promoted to major general of volunteers, and fought at Iuka and Corinth, Miss.
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	www.encyclopedia.com /printable.aspx?id=1E1:ord-edwa (114 words)

	ORD FAMILY PAPERS: FOLDER LISTING CONTINUED
		Reference is made to the wounding of Gen. Edward O.C. Ord at the capture of Ft. Harrison in Virginia, 9/29/1864.
		Ord's headquarters found the mail wagon waiting for his mail jumped in bag and baggage and drove up to his log house - found the general in command of the Department of the James in place of General [Benjamin Franklin] Butler who had been relieved from command and Genl.
		Edward O.C. Ord is mentioned in the article as being among the attendant officers.
	www.library.georgetown.edu /dept/speccoll/fl/f146}4.htm (3655 words)

	Old Fort Ord, World War 1, 1960s (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The original reservation named Camp Ord was purchased from the David Jacks corporation in 1917 and was 15,000 acres in size.
		As a young lieutenant Edward Ord took charge of the Monterey garrison in 1847.
		The Monterey garrison was assigned to oversee the newly annexed California Mexican and indians in the area.
	www.mtycounty.com /pgs-hist-photos/fort-ord.html (82 words)

	Union - 24th Corps
		The white troops of the Tenth and Eighteenth Corps were assembled in one command, and organized, December 3, 1864, as the Twenty-fourth Corps, with Major-General Edward O. Ord in command.
		The troops of the Tenth Corps were assigned to the First and Second Divisions, while the regiments of the Eighteenth Corps were placed in the Third Division.
		When General Ord moved the Army of the James to Petersburg, March 27, 1865, he left Devens' (3d) Division of the Twenty-fourth, and one division of the Twenty-fifth, in front of Richmond, on the north bank of the James.
	www.civilwararchive.com /CORPS/24thcorp.htm (860 words)

	ORD AND THE MAPPING OF LOS ANGELES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		William Rich Hutton sketched many scenes of the pueblo and drew the first map from Ord's survey.
		Ord was in California when the gold rush struck, with its resultant skyrocketing of prices.
		Ord, Edward O.C. The City of the Angels and the City of the Saints; Or, A Trip to Los Angeles and San Bernadino in 1856
	www.usc.edu /isd/archives/la/historic/ord.html (290 words)

	"Old Tooduts" Edward Otho Cresap Ord. 1818-1883,
		The General Edward O. Ord Letters total approximately 260 letters, the first written in Oct. 5, 1854 (two days before he married) and extending through January 30, 1885.
		Butler is a shrewd and influential politician and hence he may return to the command of the Dept.," "received a [putty] -silk flag captured at Fort Harrison by my corps the day I was wounded...
		Bertie A. Trevino and E.O.C. Ord to Molly Ord.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/spc/sgml/m0210.sgm (4382 words)

	Major-General Edward Otho Cresap Ord, U.S.A. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Home > Major-General Edward Otho Cresap Ord, U.S.A. Major-General Edward Otho Cresap Ord, U.S.A. Major-General Edward Otho Cresap Ord was born in Cumberland, Maryland, October 18, 1818, and died in Havana, Cuba, July 22, 1883.
		He showed in his youth great mathematical ability, which attracted attention and gained for him an appointment to West Point, where he graduated in 1839.
		General John F. Reynolds said at the time, "I knew, if there was a fight to be scared up, Ord would find it." He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for gallantry in that battle.
	www.all-biographies.com /soldiers/edward_otho_cresap_ord.htm (872 words)

	Battle of Dranesville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Brigadier General Edward Ord was given the task to put a stop to the rebel pickets that had been harassing the Unionists in the area.
		The Union commander, Brigadier General Edward Ord was given the orders to "surround and capture" the Confederate raiders and "to collect a supply of forage from the farms".
		JEB Stuart's mission was to cover a major foraging expedition into the rich farm country around Dranesville.
	homepage.mac.com /sfinlay/dranesville.htm (663 words)

	Extracts Livingston Co,KY,Court Order Bk.A, 1800
		Court grants leave for Dobbins to build his mill under conditions set above and then to be established a public mill when finished.
		On mo. Samuel C. CLARK for a water saw mill on his lands on the Eddy Creek ord.
		On Motion of Robert WOOD and he having made Sufficient proof to the Court Ordered that a Certificate be granted him to The treasurer for the appropriation of the money he has paid for his head right (sic) land to other lands.
	home.hiwaay.net /~woliver/Liv_Ct_Ords.html (4229 words)

	1883 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		May 24 - Abdel Kadir, Algerian leader (b.
		May 26 - Edward Sabine, Irish astronomer (b.
		July 22 - Edward Ord, U.S. Army officer (b.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1883 (1230 words)

	HMS BRITON 1881
		THORNTON U 20 M Windsor, Berkshire, England Ord Seaman Ed.
		BANBURY U 20 M Sherborne, Dorset, England Ord Seaman Jno.
		ROWLES U 21 M Gloucester, Gloucester, England Ord Seaman Jno.
	www.angelfire.com /de/BobSanders/HMSBriton81.html (85 words)

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