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Moses Orr

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Moses Orr

Birth
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Death
10 May 1897 (aged 56–57)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot
Section 1, Lot 41
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Indian Campaign Medal of Honor Recipient. During the Civil War he served as a Private in Company A, 6th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. After the war he re-entered the United States Army at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and served as a Private in Company A, 1st US Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action in the Apache campaigns in the winter of 1872-1873. His citation reads "Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with the Apaches."
Indian Campaign Medal of Honor Recipient. During the Civil War he served as a Private in Company A, 6th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. After the war he re-entered the United States Army at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and served as a Private in Company A, 1st US Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action in the Apache campaigns in the winter of 1872-1873. His citation reads "Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with the Apaches."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Oct 10, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42915620/moses-orr: accessed ), memorial page for Moses Orr (1840–10 May 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42915620, citing Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.