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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1817

Vol. I
p167
176

(Born Ky.)

John D. Orr

(Ap'd Ky.)

Military History. — Cadet of the Military Academy, Sep. 14, 1814, to July 17, 1817, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Third Lieut., Corps of Artillery, July 17, 1817.

Served at New Orleans, La., 1817.

Resigned, Dec. 1, 1817.

Re-appointed in the United States Army with the rank of

Second Lieut., 4th Infantry, Feb. 13, 1818,

but declined, and was again re-appointed in the Army,

Captain, Staff — Asst. Dep. Quartermaster-Gen., May 17, 1820,

and served on Quartermaster duty, 1820‑21.

Disbanded, June 1, 1821.

Re-appointed in the Army, and served in the Quartermaster Department, as

Military Store Keeper, from June 1 to Dec. 31, 1821.

Died, 1822, at New Orleans, La.


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