Military officer; born in
Cumberland, Md., Oct.
18, 1818; graduated at
West Point in 1839, entering the 3d Artillery.
He was in the
Seminole War, and in 1845-46 was employed in coast-survey duty, when he was sent to
California.
He took part in expeditions against the Indians, and, in September, 1861, was made brigadier-general of volunteers, commanding a brigade of the Pennsylvania Reserves near the
Potomac.
In May, 1862, he was made major-general of volunteers, and ordered to the Army of the Mississippi, where he did good service while in command at
Corinth.
He commanded the 13th Army Corps at the siege and capture of
Jackson and
Vicksburg.
In the campaign against
Richmond, in 1864, he commanded the 18th Corps from July to September, when he was severely wounded in the assault on
Fort Harrison.
He commanded the Department of Virginia from January to June, 1865, and was a participant in the capture of
Lee's army in April.
General Ord was brevetted major-general in the United States army, and commissioned a brigadier-general, July 26, 1866; and was retired Dec. 6, 1880.
He died in
Havana, Cuba, July 22, 1883.