Major Jedediah Hotchkiss

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Jedediah Hotchkiss

Also Known As: "Jed"
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Birthplace: Old Stone House, Windsor, Broome, New York, United States
Death: January 17, 1899 (70)
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Stiles Hotchkiss and Lydia Ward Hotchkiss
Husband of Sarah Ann Hotchkiss
Father of Ellen May Holmes and Anne Lydia Howison
Brother of Olive Bound; Jenette Moke Bound; Nelson Hill Hotchkiss; Aaron Hotchkiss; Sarah Lawrence and 1 other

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About Major Jedediah Hotchkiss

Jedediah Hotchkiss (November 30, 1828 – January 17, 1899), also known as Jed, was an educator 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.

Daughters of Jedediah Hotchkiss and Sara Ann Comfort

  • Ellen May Hotchkiss 1855
  • Anne Lydia Hotchkiss 1857

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Major Jedediah Hotchkiss's Timeline

1828
November 30, 1828
Old Stone House, Windsor, Broome, New York, United States
1855
January 27, 1855
1857
1857
1899
January 17, 1899
Age 70
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States