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Lieutenant Hotchkiss

A young officer in Tietjens' unit.

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Also known as Hotchkiss

First appearance: no more parades

Lieutenant Hotchkiss shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

An elderly, bearded officer originally mistaken for 'Hitchcock,' he is a former professor determined to go to the front to study horse blood reactions under fire.
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Lieutenant Hotchkiss first appears in 0001 no more parades.

In II: An elderly, bearded officer originally mistaken for 'Hitchcock,' he is a former professor determined to go to the front to study horse blood reactions under fire.

Later, in IV: Ordered Schomburg to be hardened against Tietjens' instructions, causing conflict.

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CTChristopher Ti…SCSergeant-Major…ONO Nine MorganCLColonel LevinSCSchomburgLHLieutenant Hotchkiss

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