About
Astronomer and Union soldier who published the first magazine in the US dedicated to astronomy. He is also known for ordering the raid, during the Civil War, that became famous as the Great Locomotive Chase.
Before Fame
He was an assistant professor of mathematics before becoming a as brigadier general of volunteers for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Trivia
He helped set up observatories for Harvard University and the US Navy.
Family Life
He resided in South Carolina until his death from yellow fever.
Associated With
He was a former classmate of Robert E. Lee.
