Edward Ord
Military Commander
1818 – 1883
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Who was Edward Ord?
Edward Otho Cresap Ord 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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- Born
- Oct 18, 1818
Cumberland - Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Lived in
- Maryland
- Cumberland
- Died
- Jul 22, 1883
Havana - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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