Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Moses Orr received the Medal of Honor for his actions in 1872 in Apache campaigns during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 1st U.S. Cavalry. Orr was about 32 years old.
The medal was presented on April 12, 1875, 3 years after the action.
Orr was born in 1840 in County Tyrone, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Orr died on May 10, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of about 57. He is buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Orr is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1840Born in County Tyrone, Ireland
- 1872Act of valor — Apache campaignsAge about 32. Company A, 1st U.S. Cavalry
- April 12, 1875Medal of Honor presented
- May 10, 1897Died in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAge about 57.
- Resting placeMount Moriah CemeteryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania