The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-11-21
NOVEMBER 81, 1862.
meath of General Mitchell.


The country will be struck With sorrow
as the news Of Con. Mitchols death sprcaos
over the land. or all the Generals IN tne
var. no one more empbatically stamped
hoartipess upon all his blows aimed at tho
acoursed rebellion. Aud. besides his ci-
forts to crush out the rebellion, Gen. Mitcnel
wa, devoted 70 tho cause Of humanity, and
labored day aud night for the amelioration
OF that dspondeut, down .trodden race,
whose fate is so closely connected with tho
stirring oyouts of tho day. We'll may the
country exclsim--
God moves 10 a mysterious way"
when il reads Of the sudden doath by 1cl'
low Fever of 80 bravo u General, so scien-
tihc a scholar, SO good man as Gon Nit
chsl.
The history Of Gen. Mitchors connection
with tho war--his brilliant career at tho
West, and bis herculoan lnbors in the cause
of tho country, and for the bonctit OF tho
free men in Notth Carolina-is 50 frosh in
she minds OF our readers that wo SHAH con-
fine our notice of Con. Mitchell maiuly to
his lifo before the war broke out.
Gen. Ormsby mcknight Mitchell has
been known, for long time, as an as'ron-
Omer Of raro merit He was born In Ken.
iucky, August. 1910. At twelve years Of
ago ho was proficient iu tho dead languages,
and elements of mathematics, and com
menced business.life as clerk in u store in
Miami, Ohio, afterwards serving in like ca.
pacity in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio
In 1924. having received cadets appoint.
mont to Wost Point, young Mitchell with
his knspsack slung, aud his scanty earnings
In his pocket, wont to West Point, arriving
there with twenty five cents. He graduated
In do Aeg,a
fessor in mathematics In 1882 he com
meUced tho practice of law ia Cincinnati,
and for ten years from 1884 hold profess
orshp in a Cincinnati College AT ono
imo he was chief engineer on tho Littlo
Mani railroad.
To tho exer ions of Prof. Mitchell is Gin.
cinnati indebted for its observatory. and
apparatus connected with II. Frof. Mitchell
also became connected with tho Dudley Oh
kervatory, in Albany. He, ss our readers
know, has delighted and instructed i'm.
menso audiences with bis lectures upon as
tronony. And his attainments in the
knowledge of heavenly bodies was Variod
and profound. ranking him among the
worlds adopts in science. His works upon
astronomy and mathematics arc among the
standard books.
Indeed in tho death Of Con Mitchell, one
of the most brilliant stars in tho galaxy Of
science has fallen, and dark mesa rcsts upon
the horizon. Con. Mitchell was among the
most popular officers of the army. Educa-
tod at tho Military Academy, yot his tastes
were all civil, and the sword would mover
have taken the place of the telescope, his
eve would mover have beon turned from tho
hoayens to the earth, had not his patriotic
heart loipod out towards his country. And
b k.a l...l l.
cause.
Gen. Mitchell laaVos children but no wild.
ov. His wife. whom married to Con. NJ tchol
was Mrs. Greer. tho widow of an officer
who died at West Point somo thirty wears
since. Mrs. Mitchell, for number Of yoars
before her death. was paraly tic, and sho
died at Albany, about the time her hus-
band was made q Brigadler General, iu
May, 1861.
Gen. Mitohol planned two expeditions to
relieve tho Union mon of tho East Ton.
nessee, and, could he have had bis way, we
believe Knoxville would. to-day, DO ia our
hands. The first expedition was thwsrted
by Gen. Sherman-Mtchei'so Commanding
of6cer-who drew off so manv Of Mtchol's
forces as to destroy its efficiency. Tho sec.
ond expedition was snubbod by Gen. Busl's
supercsdng Gen. Mitchell. On both occa.
sions Gen. Mitchell asked to be relieved of
his command. but this was be;used. and OIL
bis last application to be relieved he was
promoted TO no a Major General.
Con. Mitobels rapldty OF movement was
80 dazzling to "red tape" fogy officers that
tboy snubbed him at every turp. Sadly has
our country paid the penalty for holding
such u General in u military leash. Whom
psrfeotipg his plan for tho relief of Eastern
Tennessee. he had wagons mado with sea's,
hung in such way that they could form
the box when necessary for freight carriage.
but which he intended to carry his troops
at night in. and by which he expected to
make fifty miles every twonty. -four hours
His mental enorgy was indomitable, and
when no was q cadet at West Point his ply
slea agility was remarkable Cleveland
Herald