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1850 Census MS, Tippah Co. sheet #396,
V.B. Orr is single and occupation is Silversmith
John Y. Murray age 21 a Phyisician, from Tenn
Emile from S.C.
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1860 Census MS. Pontotoc Co.
(Page 4)
23 23 Orr V.B. 34 M Watch Repairing 2,500 3,000 Kentucky
Orr May J. 26 F Alabama
Orr Martha E. 4 F Miss
Orr William H. 2 M Miss
Orr Eudora R. 1 F Miss
Orr William R. 8 M Miss X
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CIVIL WAR SERVICE RECORD OF VALENTINE B. ORR
Company Muster Roll
1. Dated Feb. 10 to June 30, 1862
February 10, 1862 V.B. Orr enlisted in the 41st Mississippi Infantry Volunteers, Company F, Commanded by Captain S. E. Melson. A Company Muster Roll Record for Feb. 10 to June 30, 1862 says Valentine is absent without leave, then notes that he re-enlisted for 3 years on March 10, 1862.

2. May 10, 1862

Enrolled March 14 in Meridian for 3 years by W. F. Tucker (Tucker was a Commanding Officer)

3. June 30 to Oct 31, 1862 Last paid by Jas Kincannon. Present or Absent Present

4. Nov & Dec 1862 Last paid by Jas Kincannon on Aug 31, 1862. Bounty Paid, $50.00 Remarks Absent, sick 28 Nov. Brig. Surgeon

5. Jan & Feb, 1863 Last paid by Foster & Bomar on Dec 31 Bounty Paid, $50.00 Present or Absent Present

6. March & April, 1863 Paid by whom Maj Payton what time Feb 28, 1863 Present or Absent Present

7. July & Aug, 1863 Last paid by Capt. Smith on June 30, 1863. Present or Absent Present

8. Sept & Oct 1863 Last Paid by Maj Govan on Aug 1863 Bounty Paid $50.00 Present or Absent Present

9. Nov & Dec 1863 Last paid by Maj Govan on Aug 31, 1863.Present or Absent Absent Remarks Missing, supposed to be captured at Bat Missionary Ridge Nov 25,1863

Valintine B. Orr at the age of the age of 36 enlisted in the Forty First Mississippi Infantry, Company F in Pontotoc county. Valintine was a Silversmith and Watch Repairman. He married Mary J. Mauldin in 1855, and the 1860 census records that they have 4 Children.

His military record shows he served under W. F. Tucker, and Captain S. E. Melson. November 25, 1863 he was captured at the Battle of Missionary Ridge (near Chattanooga Tennessee).

December 3, 1863 he was admitted to a General Field Hospital in Bridgeport, Alabama for Catarrh. (Catarrh is the inflammation of the mucus membrane especially nose and throat).

December 6, 1863 he was released to the Provost Marshall and transferred to Nashville (records show Dept. of the Cumberland, Hd. Qrs. Prov. Mar. General, Nashville, Tenn).

Jan 2, 1864 he was admitted to U.S.A. Gen'l Hosp (prison hospital) Nashville, Tenn for Chronic Rheumatism. On Jan 22 he is returned to Provost Marshal .

January 24, 1864 he was transferred as a POW to Louisville Kentucky January 25, 1864, he was received at Military Prison Louisville, Kentucky January 27, 1864 he was transferred to *Rock Island Barracks, Illinois

January 29, 1864 interned January 29, 1864 at Rock Island

February 25, 1865 transferred from Rock Island for exchange

March 6, 1865 admitted Jackson Hospital, Richmond Virginia for Debilitas (debilitas weak and feeble)

March 8, 1865 furloughed for 30 days from Jackson Hospital

* At the end of the War of 1812, the U.S. War Department decided to build forts along the Mississippi River to better assert federal authority.

In 1816 troops built a fort on the western tip of Arsenal Island, naming it Fort Armstrong after Secretary of War John Armstrong.

Settlements, which eventually became Davenport and Rock Island, developed across from the fort under its protection. After the Black Hawk War in 1832, and the removal of most Indians in the area, the fort was no longer needed. Troops left in 1836 and the fort gradually fell to ruin.

The Civil War brought renewed federal activity to the island. As Union armies pushed south along the Mississippi River they sent prisoners north.

The Quartermaster Department of the Army built a series of prisons at Alton, Quincy, Rock Island, and Fort Douglas outside Chicago.

The Rock Island Barracks were flimsy wooden structures on the north shore of the island near its center. Headquarters were established in the George Davenport home. From December 1863 to July 1865, Rock Island was home to more than 12,000 military and political prisoners. About 2,000 prisoners died there.

Contributed by Robert C. Daniel .

Civil War Index
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Orr at the age of the age of 36 enlisted in the 41st Mississippi Infantry, Company F in Pontotoc county. Valintine was a Silversmith and Watch Repairman. He married Mary J. in 1855, and the 1860 census records that they have 4 Children. His military record shows he served under W. F. Tucker, and Captain S. E. Melson. November 25, 1863 he was captured at the Battle of Missionary Ridge (near Chattanooga Tennessee). December 3, 1863 he was admitted to a General Field Hospital in Bridgeport, Alabama for Catarrh. (Catarrh is the inflammation of the mucus membrane especially nose and throat). December 6,
1863 he was released to the Provost Marshall and transferred to Nashville (records show Dept. of the Cumberland, Hd. Qrs. Prov. Mar. General, Nashville, Tenn). Jan 2, 1864 he was admitted to U.S.A. Gen®l Hosp (prison hospital) Nashville, Tenn for Chronic Rheumatism. On Jan 22 he is returned to Provost Marshal . January 24, 1864 he was transferred as a POW to Louisville Kentucky January 25, 1864, he was received at Military Prison Louisville, Kentucky January 27, 1864 he was transferred to *Rock Island Barracks, Illinois January 29, 1864 interned January 29, 1864 at Rock Island February 25, 1865 transferred from Rock Island for exchange March 6, 1865 admitted Jackson Hospital, Richmond Virginia for Debilitas (debilitas weak and feeble) March 8, 1865 furloughed for 30 days from Jackson Hospital * At the end of the War of 1812, the U.S. War Department decided to build forts along the Mississippi River to better assert federal authority. In 1816 troops built a fort on the western tip of Arsenal Island, naming it Fort Armstrong after Secretary of War John Armstrong. Settlements, which eventually became Davenport and Rock Island, developed across from the fort under its protection. After the Black Hawk War in 1832, and the removal of most Indians in the area, the fort was no longer needed. Troops left in 1836 and the fort gradually fell to
ruin. The Civil War brought renewed federal activity to the island. As Union armies pushed south along the
Mississippi River they sent prisoners north. The Quartermaster Department of the Army built a series of
prisons at Alton, Quincy, Rock Island, and Fort Douglas outside Chicago. The Rock Island Barracks were
flimsy wooden structures on the north shore of the island near its center. Headquarters were established
in the George Davenport home. From December 1863 to July 1865, Rock Island was home to more than 12,000 military and political prisoners. About 2,000 prisoners died there.

Valentine ORR fought with the 41st MS infantry and was captured at the battle of Missionary Ridge.
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1870 Census Miss. Pontotoc Co.
Orr, Valentine age 44 occupation, Farmer R Estate $2200,Estate $800.
Wife Mary 36,
Children Martha 15,
William 13,
Eudora 11,
Valentine 9,
Rose 5,
Robt 2.
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1880 Census Dist 4, Lee Co., MS
Orr, Valentine Self M Male W 54 KY Silversmith Ire Ire
Mary Wif M Fem W 45 MA Keep House SC GA
Mattie Dau S Fem W 23 MS KY MA
Dora Dau S Fem W 20 MS
Valentine Jr Son S Male W 18 MS
Annie Dau S Fem W 16 MS
Fannie Dau S Fem W 14 MS
Robert L Son S Male W 12 MS
Frank Son S Male W 9 MS
Maud Dau S Fem W 7 MS
Martha J Allen Sis W Fem W 47 AL SC GA
Joseph Allen Son Male W 25 MS
Sarah J Maulden Sis D Fem W 49 AL SC GA
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