COMMANDER // 1818–1883
Edward O.C. Ord
Lifespan
1818 – 1883
Active service 1865 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 47.
Profile
Edward Otho Cresap Ord was a 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.
Battles (1)
1865
AppomattoxAmerican Civil War · United States