tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344498494799149794.post5673719631373306462..comments2024-02-28T20:34:49.657-05:00Comments on <center>My Civil War Obsession</center>: Important Military Order, Ormsby MitchelRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080050613624485848noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344498494799149794.post-86891222643997156642011-10-02T20:20:18.457-04:002011-10-02T20:20:18.457-04:00Mitchel was a fascinating man, and it's a sham...Mitchel was a fascinating man, and it's a shame he did not live longer - one of those casualties of the war even though no bullet touched him.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080050613624485848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344498494799149794.post-49385098844845889912011-10-01T00:07:10.114-04:002011-10-01T00:07:10.114-04:00Great post, Richard! I knew nothing of Ormsby Mit...Great post, Richard! I knew nothing of Ormsby Mitchel until I read Russell Bonds' "Stealing the General" about the Great Locomotive Chase, in which Mitchel is featured. I'm always fascinated by generals and officers who were scientists in peacetime.Jim Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635615531025513644noreply@blogger.com