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Jedediah Hotchkiss

Confederate Army officer

Died when: 70 years 48 days (841 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Jedediah Hotchkiss

Jedediah Hotchkiss (November 30, 1828 – January 17, 1899), known most frequently as Jed, was a teacher and the most famous cartographer and topographer of the American Civil War.

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.


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