Orlando Bolivar Willcox (April 16, 1823 – May 11, 1907) was an American soldier who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Willcox was born in Detroit, Michigan. He entered the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, in 1843.

Led repeated charges until wounded and taken prisoner. U.S. Army Colonel Orlando Bolivar Willcox was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the U.S. Civil War.

Orlando Willcox is a Civil War hero who greatly contributed to Michigan history and the preservation of the Union. The 1 st Michigan Infantry he led established Michigan as an asset to the Union Army.

Civil War Union Brigadier General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he graduated 8th in the United States Military Academy class of 1847. After his graduation,he served in garrisons in Mexico, New Mexico Territory, Massachusetts, and Florida.

He took an active part in the war with Mexico, as a Lieutenant of Artillery, and remained in the United States service until about 1854, when he resigned and entered upon the practice of law, to the study of which, in a quiet way, he had previously devoted some attention.

Lt Willcox resigned his commission on September 10, 1857, and went back to Detroit where he practiced law until receiving an appointment as a Colonel of the 1st Michigan Infantry at the beginning of the U.S. Civil War on May 1, 1861.

Nov 30, 2020 · The papers of Major General Orlando Bolivar Willcox, one of the most prominent division commanders in the Union army, were recently discovered locked in a trunk in a Washington, D.C., attic, virtually untouched since his death nearly a century ago.

He took an active part in the war with Mexico, as a Lieutenant of Artillery, and remained in the United States service until about 1854, when he resigned and entered upon the practice of law, to the study of which, in a quiet way, he had previously devoted some attention.

Orlando Bolivar Willcox was a career army officer and Medal of Honor recipient who served as a Union General in the Civil War.