. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . er of army in Missouri, and Gen. Merriwether JefT Thompsons com-mand in Arkansas. Gen. Dodge was chosen chief engineer of the UnionPacific railroad on May i, 1866, and resigned from the army to accept theofiice. He served in the 40th Congress, 1867-69, as representative fromIowa, but declined renomination. He was chief engineer of the Texas &Pacific railroad from 1871 to 1881, and then removed to N
. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . er of army in Missouri, and Gen. Merriwether JefT Thompsons com-mand in Arkansas. Gen. Dodge was chosen chief engineer of the UnionPacific railroad on May i, 1866, and resigned from the army to accept theofiice. He served in the 40th Congress, 1867-69, as representative fromIowa, but declined renomination. He was chief engineer of the Texas &Pacific railroad from 1871 to 1881, and then removed to New York Dodge was a delegate to the Republican national conventions of 1868and 1876, held the office of president of the Society of the .•Xrmy of theTennessee, and was at one time commander of the Loyal Legion. He wasappointed major-general in the war with Spain, in 1898, but declined thehonor. Doolittle, Charles C, brigadier-general, was born in Burlington. Vt.,March 16, 1832, was educated at the Montreal, Canada, high school, andmoved in 1847 to New York city, going thence to Michigan. In 1861 hewas elected ist lieutenant in the 4th Mich, volunteers, was promoted. P. R. De T. A. G. M. Ne.^l Dow Charles Devens T. C. J. A. Dix C. C. Dodge C. C. Doolittle Abner A. X. Duffie pay Ebenezeb DUMONT Biographical Sketches 77 colonel of the i8tli Mich, volunteers, July 22, 1862, and fought with con-spicuous gallantry at the battle of Gaines mill where he received a slightwound. Being transferred to the Army of the Ohio, he served in Ken-tucky, 1862-63, and in Tennessee, 1863-64. While in command of troopsoccupying Decatur, Ala., Oct. 30, 1864, he repulsed Gen. Hood in his threesuccessive attacks, and at the battle of Nashville he led a brigade. Hecommanded Nashville during the early part of 1865, and was trans-ferred
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