Person:Herman Haupt (1)
Gen Herman Haupt
b.26 Mar 1817 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
d.14 Dec 1904 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States
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Name[1] Gen Herman Haupt
Alt Name Hermann _____
Gender Male
Birth[2] 26 Mar 1817 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Military[1] Civil War Union General
Death[2] 14 Dec 1904 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States
Burial[2] West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United StatesPlot: Norriton Section, Lot 230
Reference Number Q1610272 (Wikidata)


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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.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orth, Samuel Peter. A History of Cleveland, Ohio. (Chicago [Illinois]: S. J. Clarke, 1910)
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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Find A Grave.

    Herman Haupt

    Civil War Union Brigadier General. A child engineering prodigy, he graduated at the age of 18 from the 1835 Class of the United States Military Academy (35th of 56). Resigned from the Army soon after graduation, and embarked on a successful career as a Railroad science and technology pioneer. In 1862, the second year of the Civil War he was appointed chief of all U.S. Military Railroads and transportation, with the rank of Brigadier General, US Volunteers. He accepted the rank but not the pay, and served without any wages. After a full year of doing a remarkable job of organizing and building Military Railroad for the Union, he resigned. His postbellum career continued its remarkable path. General Haupt made great strides in Railroad evolution, and was the head of several railroad companies. (bio by: Russ Dodge)

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