Ormsby M. Mitchel
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Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel was an American astronomer, polymath, and major general in the American Civil War.
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Ormsby Mitchel
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
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Fort Mitchell is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,702 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
Ormsby M. Mitchel
…The first post-Civil War freedmen's town created in the United States (on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina), Mitchelville, was named for him. Fort Mitchell, Kentucky — an aberrant spelling — was also named for him. A descendant and namesake, Lt. Ormsby M. Mitchel Jr., was awarded the Navy Cross in 1943 for extraordinary…
Chapel at Highland Cemetery