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Ormsby M. Mitchel

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Gender Female
Death162 years ago
Date of birth August 28,1810
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Union County
Kentucky
United States
Date of died October 30,1862
DiedBeaufort
South Carolina
United States
Place of burialGreen-Wood Cemetery, New York, United States
Years of service1829–1832, 1861–1862
Education United States Military Academy
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Ormsby M. Mitchel Life story


Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel was an American astronomer and major general in the American Civil War. A multi-talented man, he was also an attorney, surveyor, professor, and publisher. He is notable for publishing the first magazine in the United States devoted to astronomy.

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