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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. He was chosen for the…Read more ›
Richard F. Snow. February/March 1985. Volume. 36. Issue. 2. Colonel Herman Haupt was very tired and very angry. On this night of August 22, 1862, the second battle of Bull Run was shaping up nearby, General Pope needed troops, and it was up to Haupt, who had command of every U.S. military railroad in the Eastern theater, to see that he got them.
15 giu 2018 · Interestingly, Haupt had lived in Gettysburg for about ten years and knew the area well. Herman Haupt, born March 26, 1817, grew up in Pennsylvania and attended West Point. Graduating in the Class of 1835, Haupt served in the military for only three months, resigning to start a career in railroad engineering.
Herman Haupt (26 mars 1817 – 14 décembre 1905) est un ingénieur civil américain et ingénieur en construction de chemins de fer. Alors général de l' armée de l'Union durant la guerre de Sécession , il révolutionne le transport militaire aux États-Unis .
Herman Haupt, manchmal auch Hermann Haupt (* 26. März 1817 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; † 14. Dezember 1905 in Jersey City , New Jersey ) war ein US-amerikanischer Eisenbahningenieur und General im US-Heer während des amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs .
GENERAL HERMAN HAUPT, USA. GENERAL HERMAN HAUPT, USA. VITAL STATISTICS. BORN: 1817 in Philadelphia, PA. DIED: 1905 in New Jersey. HIGHEST RANK ACHIEVED: Superintendant of Union Railroads. BIOGRAPHY. Herman Haupt was born on March 26, 1817, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the US Military Academy in 1835.
Mr.Jerman Haupt, hardly a household name even to informed people (except Civil War historians), is one of the genuine giants in the history of American engineering and railroading. Perhaps his chief claim to fame was his eighteen-month stint as chief of construction and transportation on the US Military Railroads, 1862-1863.
