Preceded by Harry G. Robinson Political party Democratic Years of service 1861–1865 Battles and wars American Civil War Rank Colonel | Succeeded by John H. Crockett Allegiance Confederate States Party Democratic Party Unit 22nd Virginia Cavalry Service/branch Confederate States Army | |
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Full Name William Orville Moore Born February 17, 1841
Wythe, Virginia, U.S. ( 1841-02-17 ) Spouse(s) Adeline Pearson Jones
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William Orville Moore (February 17, 1841 – October 3, 1913) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing his native Wythe County for one session until his death in 1913.
Moore enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 and was commissioned as a lieutenant. He served until the end of the war, being promoted up to colonel just before the fall of Richmond.
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