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Orlando
Bolivar
Willcox
POW (Civil War)
April 16, 1823

–

May 10, 1907

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Orlando Willcox graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1847. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General. The town of Willcox Arizona is named for him.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    1st Michigan Infantry

    Action Date:

    July 21, 1861
    Date of Issue: March 2, 1895

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Colonel (Infantry) Orlando Bolivar Willcox, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 21 July 1861, while serving with 1st Michigan Infantry, in action at Bull Run, Virginia. Colonel Willcox led repeated charges until wounded and taken prisoner.