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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