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Major · U.S. Army

Robert Levan Orr

Major Robert Levan Orr, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 2, 1865

Major Robert Levan Orr was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 61st Pennsylvania Infantry. Orr was 29 years old.

65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 28, 1892, 27 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Colonel.

Orr was born on March 28, 1836 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Orr died on November 14, 1894, at the age of 58. He is buried at Lawnview Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Orr is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Carried the colors at the head of the column in the assault after two color bearers had been shot down.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. March 28, 1836
    Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  2. April 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Petersburg, Virginia
    Age 29. 61st Pennsylvania Infantry
  3. November 28, 1892
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. November 14, 1894
    Died
    Age 58.
  5. Resting place
    Lawnview Cemetery
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Also honored for actions on April 2, 1865

AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 AA Andrew O. Apple Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 William J. Babcock Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JB James Albert Barber Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 EB Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont Major and Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1865 William Robert douglas Blackwood Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John W. Boutwell Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John E. Buffington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CC Carlton N. Camp Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Corcoran Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Stephen Potter Corliss First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC Josiah M. Curtis Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 66 recipients for April 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

AR Archibald Hamilton Rowand Jr. Private · Army Civil War · 1864 PL Pierre Leon Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1862 Robert Alexander Reid Private · Army Civil War · 1864 HS Henry C. Slusher Private · Army Civil War · 1863 RA Robert Wesley Ammerman Private · Army Civil War · 1864 HH Henry Hill Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.