Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character
Edward Ord
Union general who commanded a corps under Grant.
minor
Also known as Ord, General Ord, Major-General E. O. C. Ord, Major-General Ord
First appearance: i
Edward Ord shows up with force in XXVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Commands the center; leads the attack from Burnsville against Price's forces.
Edward Ord first appears in 0003 i.
In XXVIII: Commands the center; leads the attack from Burnsville against Price's forces.
Later, in Van Dorn's Movements — Battle of Corinth — Command of the Department of the Tennessee: Took command of Hurlbut's troops, attacked Van Dorn's retreating column at Hatchie, wounded in action.
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Character groups
- Grant's Inner Circle
- Protagonist
- Army of the Potomac
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- XXVIII
- Van Dorn's Movements — Battle of Corinth — Command of the Department of the Tennessee
- The Surrender of Vicksburg
- LVIII
- LXIV
- The Correspondence and Surrender at Appomattox
- Report of Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant, of the United States Armies 1864–65
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