Patrick Henry O'Rorke | |
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Born | County Cavan, Ireland | March 25, 1837
Died | July 2, 1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | (aged 26)
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Years of service | 1861–1863 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | 140th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
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Patrick Henry O'Rorke or O'Rourke[1] (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.