★ Orme, William Ward

William Ward Orme​

Born: February 17, 1832

Birthplace: Washington, D.C.

Father: William Clarke Orme 1809 – 1845

Mother: Jane Frances Ward 1810 – 1842

(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

Wife: Nancy "Nannie" McCullough 1834 – 1912

(Buried: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois)​

Children:

William M. Orme 1854 – 1871​

(Buried: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois)​

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Mary Bernadine Orme Smith 1856 – 1931​

(Buried: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois)​

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Lucy Orme Morgan 1858 – 1944​

(Buried: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois)​

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Edwin D. Orme 1860 – 1926​

(Buried: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois)​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Bloomington, Illinois​

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Abraham Lincoln Called him a "Promising lawyer in Illinois"​

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1860: Delegate to Illinois State Constitution Convention​

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Friend of Justice David Davis from Illinois​

Civil War Career:

1862: Colonel of 94th​ Illinois Volunteers Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Led Brigade at Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas​

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1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers​

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1863: Served in the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi​

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1863: Suffered from Swamp Fever in Carrolton, Louisiana​

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1863: Led the Union Army into Vicksburg after the city surrendered​

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1863 – 1866: Suffered from the effects of Tuberculosis​

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Served in the Union Army Department of the Gulf​

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Commander of Union Army Camp Douglas Prison​

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1864: Retired from the Army due to bad health from Tuberculosis​

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1864 – 1865: Supervising Agent in Memphis for U.S. Treasury Dept.​

Died: September 13, 1866

Place of Death: Bloomington, Illinois

Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

Age at time of Death: 34 years old

Burial Place: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General William Ward Orme! Salutes remembering General Orme on his birthday.

 

[ErnieMac]

Orme was the law partner of Leonard Swett, friend and confidante of President Lincoln.

 

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His retirement or resignation from the Army was on April 26, 1864.

 

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Col. Orme's Regiment, the 94th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, was also known as the "McLean Regiment".2 of Orme's brothers served in this unit.

 

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Col. Orme's Regiment, the 94th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, was also known as the "McLean Regiment".

McLean was not a person but the county where the troop were recruited from. When he was promoted to brigadier Orme turned over command to Col. John McNulty.