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Herman Haupt (March 26, 1817 – December 14, 1905) was an American civil engineer and railroad construction engineer and executive. As a Union Army General during the American Civil War, he revolutionized U.S. military transportation, particularly the use of railroads.
- 1835; 1862–1863
- Brigadier General
22 de mar. de 2024 · Herman Haupt (born March 26, 1817, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died Dec. 14, 1905, Jersey City, N.J.) was an American civil engineer and inventor, known especially for his work on the Hoosac Tunnel in Massachusetts.
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Union official in charge of railroad construction, Herman Haupt served as the U.S. Railroad Superintendent from 1862 to 1863. His whole background was in railroading after his graduation from West Point—mostly in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
Herman Haupt—railway engineer, inventor, author, and administrator—was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania into a middle-class family. When Haupt was eleven, his father died, and the family fell into poverty. Haupt was very intelligent, however, and his congressman helped him gain admission to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where ...
15 de jun. de 2018 · General Halleck received that message from Herman Haupt on July 4, 1863, and felt reassured that railroad lines to Gettysburg would be restored soon. Haupt – one of the best men for the job – had won the trust of Lincoln, the cabinet, and high ranking officers.
Herman Haupt: The Battle of Gettysburg and its Immediate Aftermath. In June 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee held two strategic objectives for the Army of Northern Virginia before it was to move on Washington: Destroy the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad between Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg, Va. (now West Virginia).
Herman Haupt was a major figure in the development of American railroads during the nineteenth century. An engineering graduate of West Point, he helped to construct and...
