# General Ord — The Life of Buffalo Bill character guide

> General Ord in The Life of Buffalo Bill by William F. Cody.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0023-xxi-a-military-expedition

## Who they are

A Union general commanding Western departments, he belongs to the chain of military authority that summons scouts like Cody into the hard campaigns of the frontier.

## In the story

### [Sightseeing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xxvi-sightseeing)

Offers Cody a commission in the regular army during a ride to Fort McPherson.

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