Grenville M. Dodge

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Union Army general civil engineer human railroad executive

Grenville M. Dodge was a prominent Union Army general and influential railroad engineer and executive who played a key role in the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad.

Aliases (2)

Grenville Dodge ×1
Grenville Mellen Dodge ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Union Army general → civil engineer → human → railroad executive →
allegiance	United States of America →
burialPlace	Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa →
commanded	Department of the Missouri → XVI Corps (Union Army) →
conflict	American Civil War →
countryOfBirth	United States of America →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1831-04-12 →
dateOfDeath	1916-01-03 →
education	Norwich University →
electedTo	United States House of Representatives →
employer	Union Pacific Railroad →
familyName	Dodge →
fieldOfWork	military intelligence → railroad construction →
fullName	Grenville Mellen Dodge →
givenName	Grenville →
honoredIn	Dodge House (General Dodge House), Council Bluffs, Iowa →
knownFor	chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad → key role in construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad →
memberOf	Republican Party (United States) →
militaryBranch	Union Army →
militaryRank	major general →
nationality	American →
notableBattle	Atlanta Campaign → Battle of Corinth → Battle of Pea Ridge →
occupation	politician → railroad engineer → railroad executive →
placeOfBirth	Danvers, Massachusetts →
placeOfDeath	Council Bluffs, Iowa →
playedRoleIn	construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad →
positionHeld	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa → chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad →
promotedToMajorGeneralOfVolunteers	1864 →
religion	Methodism →
represented	Iowa's 5th congressional district →
residence	Council Bluffs, Iowa →
servedIn	Army of the Tennessee → Department of the Missouri →
spouse	Ruth Anne Browne Dodge →
stateOfResidence	Iowa →
termInOfficeEnd	1869 →
termInOfficeStart	1867 →
usedFor	Union military intelligence operations in the Western Theater →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Historic General Dodge House → Historic General Dodge House ("Grenville Dodge") →	formerResidenceOf
Historic General Dodge House →	associatedPerson
Promontory Summit, Utah Territory →	associatedWithPerson
Grenville M. Dodge ("Grenville Mellen Dodge") →	fullName
Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge →	namedAfter
Historic General Dodge House →	notableResident