Patrick Henry “Paddy” O’Rorke
Born: March 25, 1837
Birthplace: County Cavan Ireland
Father: Patrick O’Rorke 1790 – 1850
(Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, New York)
Mother: Mary Maguire 1797 – 1881
(Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, New York)
Wife: Clarissa Wadsworth Bishop 1840 – 1893
(Buried: Saint Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts)
Education:
June 1861: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (1st in class)
Occupation before War:
1842: Immigrated to the United States from Ireland
Marble Cutter in the State of New York
Civil War Career:
1861: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1861 – 1863: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1861: Drilled Volunteers in Washington, D.C.
1861: Staff Officer to Brigadier General Daniel Tyler
1861: Staff Officer at the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861: Assistant Engineer, Construction of Washington, D.C. Defenses
1861: Assistant Engineer, Construction of Fort Monroe Defenses
1861 – 1862: Served with Port Royal Expeditionary Corps
1862: Brevetted Captain for Gallantry, Port Royal Expedition
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 140th New York Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the March to Falmouth, Virginia
1862: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Fredericksburg
1863: 1st Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1863: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry Battle of Chancellorsville
1863: Led 526 men onto the field of Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Killed on the 2nd day of the Battle of Gettysburg
Died: July 2, 1863
Place of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Age at time of Death: 27 years old
Burial Place: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, New York
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