Moses Orr

Military Person

1847 – 1897

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Who was Moses Orr?

Moses Orr was an Irish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 1st U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars. He was one of several men who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during Lieutenant Colonel George Crook's "winter campaign" against the Apache Indians in the Arizona Territory during 1872 and 1873.

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Born
1847
County Tyrone
Died
May 10, 1897
Philadelphia
Resting place
Mount Moriah Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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