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Jedediah Hotchkiss

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Confederate Army officer cartographer, and topographer (1828-1899)

United StatesScientistsLived 1828 to 1899 · aged 70
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Jedediah Hotchkiss was an American Confederate Army officer, cartographer, topographer and teacher. His detailed and accurate maps of the Shenandoah Valley are credited by many as a principal factor in Confederate General Stonewall Jackson's victories in the Valley Campaign of 1862 during the American Civil War.

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Hotchkiss, c. 1866Hotchkiss, c. 1866One of Hotchkiss's maps: Valley Campaign of 1864 for Jubal EarlyOne of Hotchkiss's maps: Valley Campaign of 1864 for Jubal EarlyJedediah Hotchkiss, c. 1890Jedediah Hotchkiss, c. 1890

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United States
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1828 to 1899 · aged 70
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