Please note that the town has 2 "ls" at the end of its name, but there is only one on the end of his. Nobody seems to know why or when that changedc, but even during the war, Cincinnati newspaperws sometimes spelled the forticiatin called Fort Mitchel with the 2 "ls" so it has been a common change for a long time.
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Ormsby_M._Mitchel
Richard - thanks so much for featuring Mitchel! I first became introduced to him while reading Russell Bonds' "Stealing the General" and was fascinated by his scientific/math background. Keep up the great work on the blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jim.
ReplyDeleteMitchel may have vp even one of the more well-rounded men in the war, but his early death was too bad.
His legacy lives on with several,places named for him, even when they add misspell his name and at the observatory in Cincinnati. He probably deserves more recognition than he gets