Patrick O'Rorke Military person

Patrick Henry "Paddy" O'Rorke or O'Rourke (March 25, 1837 – July 2, 1863) was an Irish-American immigrant who became a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Patrick O'Rorke
Birth dateMarch 25, 1837
Birth place
County Cavan , Ireland
Date of deathJuly 02, 1863
Place of death
Gettysburg Pennsylvania
Resting place
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Rochester New York)

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allegianceUnited States of America Union
military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Fort Pulaski
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Blackburn's Ford
Battle of Port Royal
military branch
Union Army
military command140th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
service start1861
service end1863

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