Ord, Edward Otho Cresap

Life span

10/18/1818—07/22/1883

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Life Summary

Full name

Edward Otho Cresap Ord

Place of Birth

Cumberland, MD

Gender

Male

Race

White

Origins

Slave State

Events

Date	Event
12/20/1861	Pennsylvania troops push back Confederate units in a small battle near Dranesville, Virginia
05/18/1863	On the Mississippi, the Union's Army of the Tennessee completely surrounds Vicksburg
05/19/1863	The Union's Army of the Tennessee attempts the storming of Vicksburg but is beaten back
05/22/1863	Second Union attempt to take Vicksburg by infantry assault ends in bloody failure with 500 dead
05/25/1863	After twice failing to storm the city, Union General Grant orders a siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi
05/26/1863—07/03/1863	In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues
06/18/1863	General Ulysses S. Grant fires his troublesome and ambitious subordinate, James A. McClernand

Major Topics

Documents

Subject

Date	Title
12/28/1861	Secretary of War Simon Cameron to Brigadier-General George A. McCall, December 28, 1861

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Bibliography

Chicago Style Entry	Link
Cresap, Bernarr. "Early California as Described by Edward O. C. Ord." Pacific Historical Review 21 (November 1952): 329-340.	View Record

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