Orlando
Bolivar
Willcox
Born:
04/16/1823
Detroit
Died: 05/11/1907
Parents: Charles and Almira Powers Willcox
Spouse: Marie Louise Farnsworth (1st); Julia Elizabeth McReynolds (2nd)
Children: 8 by 1st wife: Marie Louise; Elon; Cora; Almira; Grace North; Caroline (died at birth); Orlando; Charles., 2 by 2nd wife: Julian; Louisie
Address(es):
Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery (Section 1, Grave 18)
Arlington , VA
Contact Information:
Website : http://arlingtoncemetery.net/owillcox.htm
Died: 05/11/1907
Parents: Charles and Almira Powers Willcox
Spouse: Marie Louise Farnsworth (1st); Julia Elizabeth McReynolds (2nd)
Children: 8 by 1st wife: Marie Louise; Elon; Cora; Almira; Grace North; Caroline (died at birth); Orlando; Charles., 2 by 2nd wife: Julian; Louisie
Address(es):
Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery (Section 1, Grave 18)
Arlington , VA
Contact Information:
Website : http://arlingtoncemetery.net/owillcox.htm
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Forgotten Valor: The Memoirs, Journals & Civil War Letters of Orlando B. Willcox - edited by Robert Garth Scott after discovery in a descendant's attic in Washington D.C. |
Non Fiction , Biography | Adult | Kent, OH : Kent State University Press | 1999 | |
|
Faca : An Army Memior - as Major Walter March |
Biography | Adult | Boston : James French and Company ; Detroit : Raymond & Selleck, | 1857 -1858 | |
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Shoepac Recollections: A Wayside Glimpse of American Life - As Major Walter March |
Fiction | Adult | New York: Bunce & Brother | 1856 | |
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Other works: - Author of an artillery manual |
Non Fiction | Adult |
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Skills:
Author
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) | Kenyon College, | Gambier , OH | 1959 -1963 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breveted Major General in both the Regulars and the Volunteers | United States Army | 1895 | |
| Governor of the Soldiers' Home | U. S. Army | WashingtonD.C. | 1889 |
|
Brigadier-general, and assumed command of the Department of the Missouri
- retired from service, 1887 |
U. S. Army | 1882 -1887 | |
|
Commanded the Department of Arizona
- Willcox, Arizona was named for him |
U. S. Army operations against the Apache Indians | 1878 -1882 | |
| 12th Infantry except for a brief tour as superintendent of recruiting in New York | U. S. Army | San Francisco | 1869 -1878 |
|
Pracitce of law
- upon enlargement of the Regular Army in July, he was reappointed as Colonel of the 29th US Infantry |
Law practice with brother Eben N. Willcox | Detroit | 1866 |
|
Colonel, 29th Infantry
- mustered out of service in January 1866, and returned to Detroit to resume his law practice |
U. S. Army | Virginia | 1866 |
|
Brigadier General of Volunteers and given command of the 1st Division of Ambrose Burnside's IX Corps.
- He was actively engaged at the Battle of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Knoxville, and in the final campaigns from the Wilderness to Petersburg. |
U. S. Army/ Civil War | 1862 -1865 | |
|
Comanded a Brigade
- He was wounded and captured, and remained a prisoner for over a year |
U. S. Army | Bull Run/Manassas , VA | 1861 -1862 |
| Colonel of the 1st Michigan Infantry | U. S. Army | Michigan | 1861 |
| Practice Law | Law practice with brother Eben N. Willcox | Detroit | 1857 -1861 |
| First Lieutenant | U. S. Army including campaigns against the Seminole Indians | Southern and western frontier | 1848 -1857 |
| Second Lieutenant | U. S. Army | War with Mexico | 1847 -1848 |
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Other Comments:
In 1905 he took up residence in Coburg, Ontario, where he remained until his death.
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