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founded in 1828, on the model of the 

 great public schools of England. It is con- 

 trolled by a committee of the Senate of the 

 University, in connection with the Education 

 Department. 



The School of Practical Science is devoted 

 to the special study of the physical sciences 

 and engineering.. It may_be regarded 



but also did much toward restoring to the 

 Army of the Potomac that morale which had 

 been sadly injured by the conclusions to the 

 battles of Bull Run and Ball's Bluff. 



When the Army of the Potomac was pre- 

 paring for a forward movement, Gen. Ord had 

 charge of a brigade, but, having been made 

 major-general of volunteers, he was withdrawn 



department of University College devoted to and assigned to a command under Gen. Hal- 



technical training. The School of Agriculture 

 is at Guelph. T$e regular course extends over 

 two years, and includes agriculture, horticul- 

 ture, natural science, including chemistry, 

 veterinary surgery, anatomy, and physiology. 

 The farm in connection with the institution 

 contains 550 acres. 



The Institution for the Blind is in Brantford. 

 It was founded in 1871, and is conducted chief- 

 ly at the expense of the country. There is an 

 attendance of about 150. The Institution for 

 the Deaf and Dumb is in Belleville. It was 

 instituted in 1870. The general expenses are 

 paid by the Government. The pupils, num- 

 bering over 200, are taught practical industries, 

 as well as from text-books. 



ORD, Edward Otho Cresap, an American gen- 

 eral, born in Allegany co., Md., Oct. 19, 1818; 

 died in Havana, July 22, 1883. His father was 

 Lieut. James Ord, an officer in the War of 

 1812. Young Ord was graduated at West 

 Point Academy in 1839. He entered the army 

 as second lieutenant of artillery, and was as- 

 signed to the Third Regiment, which he joined 

 in Florida. He served several years in that 

 State, and was actively engaged in constant 

 fights with the Seminoles. In 1846 he was 

 sent to California, and during the Mexican 

 War he was very efficient in preserving law 

 and order on the Pacific coast. He was made 

 captain in 1851, and was assigned to the Third 

 Artillery. For several years he was occupied on 

 the Atlantic coast, chiefly in garrison duty. He 

 was then ordered again to California, where 

 he found full scope for his energies in efforts 

 to keep order among the .wild Indian tribes 

 in Washington Territory and Oregon, and to 

 check their attacks and depredations. He met 

 with unusual success, and the inhabitants of 

 that section were loud in his praise. 



On the outbreak of the civil war, Capt. Ord 

 was raised to the rank of brigadier-general of 

 volunteers, with his commission dating from 

 September, 1861 ; and subsequently, when Con- 

 gress rearranged the regular army, he was pro- 

 .moted to the rank of major of the Fourth Ar- 

 tillery, his commission dating from November, 

 1861. He was then assigned to the command 

 of the Third Brigade of Pennsylvania reserves, 

 under Gen. McCall, who had raised and organ- 

 ized fifteen regiments from that State. With 

 his portion of the forces Gen. Ord, in Decem- 

 ber, 1861, crossed into Virginia from Tennal- 

 lytown, and on the 20th of that month de- 

 feated the Confederates under Stuart, at 

 Dranesville. near the Potomac. This action was 

 not only highly creditable to the commander, 



leek, with the army operating in the De 

 ment of the Mississippi. He commanded the 

 wing of the army which advanced upon luka 

 from the north, and, though he did not take 

 a direct part in the battle, the commanding 

 general in his dispatches spoke highly in his 

 praise. In October, 1862, during the engage- 

 ments before Corinth, Gen. Ord's position was 

 at Bolivar. He pushed forward to the assist- 

 ance of Corinth, and fell in with the enemy on 

 the south side of the Hatchie. He drove them 

 across the river, captured the heights, and 

 took 200 prisoners and two batteries. He was 

 wounded early in the battle, and carried off the 

 field. His next active service was in 1863, 

 when he succeeded Gen. McClernand in com- 

 mand of the Thirteenth Army Corps. He took 

 part in the operations which ended in the sur- 

 render of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863. When a 

 movement was made the same month upon 

 Jackson, Miss., he commanded the right wing 

 of Gen. Sherman's army, and thus assisted in 

 clearing that part of the State of organized 

 Confederate forces. He was ordered to New 

 Orleans, but, in consequence of illness, was re- 

 lieved, Oct. 28, 1863. He resumed his com- 

 mand, but his health proved too delicate for ac- 

 tive service during the remainder of the year. 



During Gen. Grant's movement from the 

 Rappahannock to the James, a demonstration 

 was made by way of the Shenandoah valley 

 upon Washington, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. 

 Gen. Ord was thereupon assigned, July 11, 

 1864, to the command of the Eighth Army 

 Corps and the troops in the Middle Depart- 

 ment, and at once set about reorganizing af- 

 fairs in and around Baltimore. After quiet 

 was restored he was assigned to the com- 

 mand of the Eighteenth Army Corps, then op- 

 erating near Petersburg. He took part in the 

 operations before that city, and, having crossed 

 to the north side of the James, Sept. 29, 1864, 

 he led the forces which carried the strong forti- 

 fication and long line of intrenchments below 

 Chapin's farm. He captured on this occasion 

 fifteen pieces of artillery and nearly 300 pris- 

 oners ; but, during the assault, he received a 

 wound which temporarily disabled him. When 

 the Tenth and Eighteenth Corps were consoli- 

 dated Gen. Ord was placed in command, but, 

 owing to ill-health, he was relieved for a time " 

 by Gen. Weitzel. After the return of the 

 troops from Fort Fisher, he again resumed 

 command of his corps ; and, when Gen. Butler 

 was removed, early in January, 1865, he was 

 appointed successor in command of the De- 

 partment of Virginia and the Army of the 



