ORCOTT
ORD
an offer from the New York Journal, to become
a cartoonist on the Journal, Chicago American
and San Francisco Examiner. Tliree collections
of his Puck drawings were published, entitled
Puck's Opper Book, Tlte Funny World, and Just
for Fun ; and a collection of liis Journal cartoons
was published, entitled Willie and His Papa,
He also illustrated Bill Xi/e's History of the U.S.;
an edition of Mother Goose ; Mr. Dooley's Philo-
sophy, and many other books, besides a collection
of his own verses and pictures entitled The
Folks in Funnyville.
ORCOTT, Samuel, author, was born in Albany county, N.Y., April 12, 1824. He was educated in Cazenovia academy, taught school and entered the Methodist ministry. He was pastor of various Methodist churches, the last being in New York city ; became a member of the Congregational church, and was pastor at Walcott, Conn., finally retiring to devote himself to historical writing. He is the author of: History of the Town of Walcott (1874); History of Torrington, Conn. (1878); History of Derby, Conn., with Dr. Am- brose Beardsley (1880); History of New Milford and Bridgewater, Conn. (1882); Tlie Indians of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Valley (1883); History of the Old Totvn Stratford, and the City of Bridgeport (1884-86); Haivley Record (1890), and Henry Tomlinson and his Descendants in America (ISdl). He died in Bridgeport, Conn., Jan. 14, 1893.
ORD, Edward Otho Cresap, soldier, was born in Cumberland, Md., Oct. 18, 1818; son of Lieut. James Ord, an officer in the war of 1812. He was graduated from the U.S. Military academy and promoted 2d lieutenant, 3d artillerj-, July 1, 1839. He served in the Florida war against the Seminole Indians, 1839-42 ; was promoted 1st lieutenant, July 1, 1841 ; was on garrison duty in North Carolina and Maryland, 1842-45 ; served in the war with Mexico, 1847-48 ; was in garrison in California and Massachusetts, 1849-52, and was promoted captain, Sept. 7, 1850. He served on frontier duty in California and Oregon, 1852- 58 ; was in garrison at the artillery school for practice. Fort Monroe, Va., in 1859, and served in the expedition to suppress Jolm Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry, Va., in 1859. He was commis- sioned brigadier-general, U.S. volunteers, Sept. 14. 1861, and commanded a brigade forming the extreme right of the array of defence before Washington, D.C., November,1861-May,1862 ; was promoted major, 4th artillery, Nov. 21, 1861, and was bre vetted lieutenant-colonel for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Dranesville, Va., Dec. 20, 1861. He was appointed major- general, U.S. volunteers, May 2, 1862 : com- manded a division under General McDowell in the Shenandoah valley, opposing Jackson, May-
June, 1862 ; was in command of Corinth, Miss.,
June-August, 1862, and of the left wing of the
Army of the Mississippi during General Grant's
operations, August-September, 1862. He was
with General Grant at Burnsville, five miles
from luka during the battle of Sept. 19, 1862,
news of which did not reach them until the 20th,
when he hurried forward his wing, composed of
Davies, Ross and McArthur. He was in command
of the district of Jackson, Tenn., September-
October, 1862, but did not join in the battle of
Corinth until Oct. 5, when he came up to the
Federal army in pursuit of the fleeing Confed-
erates at Hatchie, and assuming command, drove
back the head of the Confederate column. He
was severely wounded, and the entire army
escaped capture only through its superior knowl-
edge of the country. He was brevetted colonel,
Sept. 19, 1862, for gallant and meritorious conduct
at the battle of luka. Miss. He was a member of
the military commission investigating General
Buell's campaign in Kentucky and Tennessee,
November, 1862-May, 1863 ; commanded the 13th
army corps, Army of the Tennessee, in the Vicks-
burg campaign, June 18 to Oct. 28, 1863, as suc-
cessor to General McClernand, and served on the
staff of General Grant in the siege of Vicksburg,
Miss., June 18-July 4, 1863. He took part in the
capture of Jackson, Miss., July 16, 1863, was sent
with the 13th corps and Herron's division to
report to Banks, and served with the Army of
Western Louisiana from August to October, 1863,
when he was placed on sick leave and Gen. C. C.
Washburn was given command of his corps.
He reported to General Grant in Virginia, and
on March 29, 1864, to General Sigel at Cumber-
land, who was ordered to supply 8000 infantry
and 1,500 cavalry picked men to operate against
Staunton, and with General Crooke directed the
campaign. He was ordered to the Army of the
James to take command of the 18th army corps,
relieving Gen. William F. Smith, July 9, 1864,
and he succeeded to the command of the 24th
army corps. He took part in the operations
before Richmond, and in the assault and capture
of Fort Harrison, Sept. 29, 1864, where he was
severely wounded. He succeeded Gen. B. F.
Butler in command of the Army of the James
and the department of North Carolina, Jan. 8,
1865. He engaged in the various operations of
the siege of Petersburg, Va., and in the pursuit
of the Confederate ai-my, terminating in the
capitulation of General Lee at the Appomattox
court house, April 9, 1865. He was brevetted
brigadier-general, U.S.A., for gallantand meritor-
ious services at the battle of the Hatchie, Miss.,
and major-general. U.S.A., for the same at the
assault of Fort Harrison, Va., March 13, 1865.
He was in command of the Department of the
