Ormsby M. Mitchel
Ormsby M. Mitchel | |
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| Nickname | Old Stars |
| Born | August 28, 1810 |
| Died | October 31, 1862 (aged 52) |
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| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Service years | 1829–1832 1861–1862 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Department of the Ohio X Corps Department of the South |
| Conflicts | |
| Other work | Astronomer |
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Ormsby MacKnight (or McKnight) Mitchel (August 28, 1810, or possibly 1809, – October 31, 1862) was an American astronomer, polymath, and major general in the American Civil War.
He is known for publishing the first astronomy magazine in the United States. He is also known for ordering the raid that came into prominence as the Great Locomotive Chase during the American Civil War.