Mitchel, Ormsby M. (1810-1862)

Name:

Mitchel, Ormsby M. (1810-1862)

Title:

Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 3 years, Cincinnati College.
Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, Cincinnati College.
Published first US magazine devoted to astronomy.
Superintendent of Dudley Observatory, Albany, NY.

Born:

08/28/1810 or 09

Birthplace:

Union County, KY.

Died:

10/30/1862

Death Location:

Beaufort, SC.

Residence:

Union County, KY
Lebanon, OH
Albany, NY
Georgia
Chattanooga, TN
Nashville, TN
Huntsville, AL
Beaufort, SC
Hilton Head, SC

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

American Civil War, Union Officer.
Participated in "Great Locomotive Chase" with James J. Andrews (c. 1829-1862), 1861.
Led seuige of Hunstville, AL, April 1862, without shot being fired-led to promotion to major general.

Relations:

Lee, Robert E. (1807-1870)-classmate in US Military Academy.
Johnston, Joseph E. (1807-1891)-classmate in US Military Academy.

Notes:

Wikipedia, "Ormsby M. Mitchel", 22 July 2011.