Ord, Edward Otho Cresap

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Full name
Edward Otho Cresap Ord
Place of Birth
Cumberland, MD
Gender
Male
Race
White
Origins
Slave State
Date Event
Pennsylvania troops push back Confederate units in a small battle near Dranesville, Virginia
On the Mississippi, the Union's Army of the Tennessee completely surrounds Vicksburg
The Union's Army of the Tennessee attempts the storming of Vicksburg but is beaten back
Second Union attempt to take Vicksburg by infantry assault ends in bloody failure with 500 dead
After twice failing to storm the city, Union General Grant orders a siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi
- In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues
General Ulysses S. Grant fires his troublesome and ambitious subordinate, James A. McClernand
- In Virginia, Union attacks at Chaffin's Farm tighten the ring around Petersburg
In Amelia County, Virginia, Union forces consolidate to block General Lee's retreat towards Danville
At dawn, the Army of Northern Virginia makes one last effort to break out the Union encirclement
President Johnson appoints the commanders of the five new military reconstruction districts.
Vicksburg Campaign
Date Title
Secretary of War Simon Cameron to Brigadier-General George A. McCall, December 28, 1861
Editorial, "Grant's Negro Troops," Chicago Tribune, April 8, 1865
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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