Col. James Lawrence Orr 1822 to 1873
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Commander of Orrs Rifles

1st South Carolina Rifles

Formed at Camp Pickens, Sandy Springs, S.C.


 

James Lawrence Orr One might expect the Colonel to have a fancier uniform, but Orr was not given to displays of martial vanity. This may not be the uniform worn when the regiment was first mustered, although Orr did not long serve with the Rifles: he was elected to the Confederate States Senate in December 1861, and resigned his commission the following February, lst.