The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-11-12
prAT,, or cENEnAL MiTcHELL.

Another victim has been sacrificed on
the altar vt our country. Mai Cen W..
Mitchell. died ~ Beaufort South Carol'na,
on Thursday, evening October 30 In his
death nation mourns the loss OF one OF
her most energetic officers, and the world
one Of her most valuable votarics.
Ormsby Macknight Mitchell, was born
August 2s, 1910, in Kentucky; at the age
of twelve he came to Ohio, and when
fifteen years OF age received an appoint
mcnt TO q cadctship at West Point. He
graduated in 1929, aud for two years after
ward was Assistant Professor OF Mathe-
ma,cs in the Military Acadamy. In 1897
hc removed to Cincinnati, where he ut first
practccd law, but was attcrward appointed
Professor of Mathematics IN the Cincin-
natl College. For several years he had
charge of tho Cincinnati Observatory but
| in 500 took charge of the Dudley Obscr-
vatory at Albany. Early in the commence
mcnt of the war he offered his services to
the Government and was commissioned
Brigadior General and has since been pro
NOTED to Major General.
Gen. Mitchcl's services on the borders
oG Tennessee and Alabama are well knowi
throughout the country. lie was but re
comfy assighcd to duty ON the coast o
South Carolina, and had but Just commenced
! his labors there when he was stricken dowl
nv fever. The Hilton Head correspondent
or thc New York Hsrdid, writing on the Is
of November, says:
Major General o. NJ. Mitchell, expired
Beaufort, s. g., at half-past six o'clock OF
thc evening of Thursday, October, 30. A
molipuant fever, which, for the past tel
, dnys, has prevailed almost with the fury
of n scourgc, ended his life after four day'
of illness.
On thc 25th ult General Mitchell removed
, with his personal staff to Beaufort Lieu
[ tenant Colonel w. p. Prentice, Captain !
: A. Mitchell Captain j. G. and Captain EW
Mitchell, all tho Generals military houschol
woro nj tho time seriously i'll, and IL wa
for thcir Improvement that the change 9
air and locality was made. General Mitcl
ell, at that date was apparently as well a
10 oyer. hut on the Monday following he wa
, stricken with the fever. Nothing scrlou
was apprchcudcd in his case until wed
nesday night, when he seemed to rcallz
that he was sinking aud beyond recovery
: Almost to The moment of his death he re
! taincd possession of his faculties, lookln
/ forward to his release will, all the calmncs
and fortitude which the Christian faith ca
: lend. His last words were, am ready I
K 20: and when he was no longer able I
. speak, he pointed triumphantly towar
heaven, and, smiling, brcathed his last,
He was buried yesterday. His remain
= rcposc in the shadow of the Epi'copi
Church in Beaufort, near those OF his a'
de camp, Captain Williams, who died tw
days before. The services connected wit
his burial were largely attended, nearly
| the officers of the posts at Hilton lead an
Beaufort. and large numbers from the nav
f being present
General Mitchell was attended through
out his illness by Surgeon Mitchell "t I'll
= Eighth Maine Volunteers, and by Surgco
V Crane. United States Army. Ererythln
: that science or skill could bring to bear
allay the malignity of his disease was
, sorted to, but all in vain.