Patrick Henry O'Rorke

Patrick Henry O'Rorke was born in County Cavan in Ireland in 1836. He emigrated to the United States, was admitted to West Point, and served bravely in the Civil War. At Gettysburg, Colonel O'Rorke led his men into battle, and was killed by a Confederate bullet. He is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, and members of his regiment dedicated a monument to him at Gettysburg.

Soon, O'Rorke will have a beautiful new bridge named after him as well, crossing the Genesee River in at Charlotte in Rochester, New York, his adopted home town.