| Birth: | Jul. 20, 1805 | | Death: | Oct. 30, 1862 | 
Civil War Union Major General. Born in Morganfield, Kentucky, at the start of the Civil War he was chief engineer of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad, when appointed Brigadier General of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He commanded a brigade in the Army of the Potomac, through campaigns of Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee. Due to his railroad knowledge, he was in change of the raids on Confederate rail lines and is noted for ordering the Andrews Raids in April 1862, best known as the "Great Locomotive Chase". For these services, he was promoted Major General in command of the Department of the South Carolina and served until his death. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Spouse:
Louisa Clark Mitchel (____ - 1861)*
Children:
Edwin William Mitchel (1838 - 1873)*
Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel (1843 - 1875)*
*Calculated relationship
Cause of death: Yellow Fever
Search Amazon for Ormsby Mitchel | | | Burial:
Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Kings County
New York, USA
Plot: Section 149, Plot 13045 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 18, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 4767 |
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Rebecca Marden
Added: Dec. 5, 2012 |
Rest in peace, General. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. May we always honor the high price you paid for our freedom. God bless you for your gallant defense of our Union and for preserving it from those who would have destroyed it.
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Sharon
Added: Oct. 30, 2012 |
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J.A. & D.S.
Added: Jul. 20, 2012 |
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