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Grenville Mellen Dodge (April 12, 1831 – January 3, 1916) was a Union Army officer on the frontier and a pioneering figure in military intelligence during the Civil War, who served as Ulysses S. Grant's intelligence chief in the Western Theater.
W maju 1866 roku Dodge zrezygnował ze służby w armii i został głównym inżynierem Union Pacific Railroad oraz jedną z głównych postaci budowy Pierwszej Kolei Transkontynentalnej. Jego zadaniem było zaprojektowanie przebiegu trasy.
In Andrew J. Russell’s iconic image of the event, “East and West Shaking Hands at Laying of Last Rail,” Grenville Dodge is at the center, shaking hands, the figure to the right. His work was vital to making the first transcontinental railroad a reality.
Grenville Mellen Dodge (born April 12, 1831, Danvers, Mass., U.S.—died Jan. 3, 1916, Council Bluffs, Iowa) was an American civil engineer who was responsible for much of the railroad construction in the western and southwestern United States during the 19th century.
Grenville Dodge was one Iowan who was well known to most people living in the last half of the 19th century. He was a war hero, a politician and a railroad builder who led a very exciting life. He was wounded in battle and known by presidents...
Grenville Dodge. Courtesy: Historic General Dodge House. In 1859 young engineer Grenville Dodge met Abraham Lincoln by chance in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dodge assured the future president...
21 maj 2018 · Civil engineer Grenville Mellen Dodge (1831-1916) distinguished himself as a Civil War general and railroad builder. He served as the chief engineer of the Union Pacific leg of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States .
