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That Man Haupt
James Arthur Ward
其他書名
A Biography of Herman Haupt
出版
Louisiana State University Press
, 1973
主題
Biography & Autobiography / General
ISBN
0807102253
9780807102251
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-Rg9AQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
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 operate the Pennsylvania Railroad in the 1850s and rose high in the company's ranks. During the Civil War, Haupt was directory of Union military railroad operations in the eastern theater where he won the rank of brigadier general. After the war he continued working for various railroad companies.