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Herman Haupt was born on March 26, 1817, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the son of Jacob and Anna (Wiall) Haupt.
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Xi Small BsmaBS il liaac Buyre for throwing a beam across an opening ll SMALL TRUSS BRIDGE a Form of truss for bridges of 60 to 70 feet span 77 Manoeuvres for erecting 77 Truss adapted to spans of 50 feet 78 Manc Buvres for raising 78 Trass adapted to spans of 30 feet 79 Manoeuvres for raising 79 Truss adapted to spans of 30 to 40 feet 79 Manoeuvres for raising 80 Truss suited to spans of 60 feet 81 Manoeuvres for raising 81 Truss raised entire 81 Board truss 81 Manoeuvres for raising 82, 83 Portable truss applicable to spans of considerable magnitude 84 Application to a span of 180 feet 84 Manoeuvres for raising 84 Application of portable board trusses to a floating bridge 85 Application of portable board trusses to a variety of spans 85 Manoeuvres for raising 86 Anchorage at abutments 87 A nother mode of raising the trusses 87 SUSPENSION BRIDGB a Rope bridges across the Tagus 89 Proposed plans for rope bridges 89 Construction of rope bridges 89 Substitute for double ropes 99 Ropes fob tasslsq A btillsey and Wagons. 90 Bridges of cables supported hj boats or floats 91 Suspension bridges supported by cables of boards 92 Mode of construction 92 MILITART BOARD SUSPENSION BRIDGES SUPPORTED ON TRESTLES. Mode of construction 94 FLOATING BRIDGES. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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Though his name is not recognized by more than a handful of Americans, he revolutionized the way large armies and equipment were moved in wartime. He offered to work without rank or pay but eventually accepted a commission...with conditions as told in this book. The fascinating story of how the largest army in history to that date was almost miraculously moved from place to place during the American Civil War is revealed in this volume by General Herman Haupt. He was also key to understanding how the Confederate armies moved and warned General Meade of the impending approach to Gettysburg by Robert E. Lee. Of special interest is Haupt's assessments of the generals and men he worked with during the war, including Lincoln, Grant, Meade, Hooker, Burnside, and more. A successful businessman before and after the war, General Haupt was still working at age 85, when this book was first published. Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.
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U.S. General Herman Haupt's reminiscences of his time serving the United States as Chief of the Bureau of the United States military railroads during the American Civil War and much more.
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Herman Haupt was born on March 26, 1817, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the son of Jacob and Anna (Wiall) Haupt.
Herman was educated in private schools in Philadelphia and at the United States Military Academy, where he graduated July 1, 1835, at the age of eighteen.
After graduation Herman Haupt was appointed brevet second lieutenant in the 3rd Infantry. Three months later he resigned his commission to become assistant engineer in the survey of a railroad from Norristown to Allentown, Pennsylvania, and subsequently in the location of the Norristown & Valley Railroad. The following year he was appointed principal assistant engineer in the Pennsylvania state service, in which capacity he located a railroad from Gettysburg to the Potomac. Engaged in 1840 to aid in the construction of the York & Wrightsville Railroad, he began the study of bridge construction and a year or two later published the results of his experiments, anonymously, in a pamphlet entitled Hints on Bridge Construction, which attracted much attention and led to some controversy.
Meanwhile Haupt had given instruction in civil engineering and architecture at Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, and from 1845 to 1847 he was professor of mathematics there. During this time he wrote his important book, General Theory of Bridge Construction, published in 1851, which has since been regarded as a leading authority on the subject.
In 1847 he was appointed principal assistant to the chief engineer in charge of construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and on September 1, 1849, became superintendent of transportation. In this capacity he examined the systems of bookkeeping and modes of operation of the more important railroads of New York and New England and arranged a plan of organization for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company which was adopted without change by the board of directors. From December 31, 1850 to November, 1852, he was general superintendent of the road, and after six months as chief engineer of the Southern Railroad of Mississippi, he was recalled to the Pennsylvania to take the post of chief engineer, which he retained until the completion and opening of the whole line to Pittsburgh, including the Alleghany Mountain tunnel.
From March 3 to December 24, 1856, Haupt served on the board of directors, elected by the city council of Philadelphia to represent the stock held by that city. In 1855 he was requested to make an examination of the proposed Hoosac tunnel, on the line of the Troy & Greenfield Railroad in Massachusetts, and to give his opinion as to its practicability. Reporting favorably, he was prevailed upon to take an interest in the contract for its construction and to assist in raising the necessary capital. Accordingly, in 1856 he resigned from the Pennsylvania Railroad and began a vigorous prosecution of this new work. Despite the hostility of press and legislature, instigated by the rival Boston & Albany Railroad, and financial embarrassment resulting therefrom and from the failure of three of his partners, Haupt carried on the work, by advancing his personal funds and borrowing from friends, until it was so far completed as to permit his collecting the first payment due from the State of Massachusetts. After this the tunnel progressed without trouble until 1862 when the State of Massachusetts took over the work.
Haupt was unable to secure a refund of his advances until 1884, when the State, in order to clear its title, made a settlement with him at the rate of about eight cents on the dollar. Throughout the controversy he never lost a point before bodies in which fairness and facts were permitted to control decisions, although he was not assisted by counsel until the matter was taken to the Supreme Court.
Meanwhile the Civil War had begun, and in April 1862 Haupt was called to Washington to become chief of construction and transportation on the United States military railroads, being appointed, April 27, 1862, aide-de-camp on the staff of Gen. Irwin McDowell, with the rank of colonel. Accepting this post at great personal sacrifice, since at this time the tunnel controversy in Massachusetts was at its height, he directed the repairs and construction of railroads for facilitating the movements of the United States armies in Virginia. On September 5, 1862, he was promoted to brigadier-general of volunteers, for meritorious services, which appointment he later declined to accept. Although he expressed his willingness to serve without official rank and without pay so long as no restriction was placed upon his freedom to attend to his business affairs, when this freedom was curtailed by the demand that he accept a military commission, he retired from the army, September 14, 1863.
In 1870 Haupt was chief engineer in charge of the location of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad; from 1872 to 1876 he was general manager of the Richmond & Danville Railroad, and during that time he prepared the plan for organizing the Southern Railway & Steamship Association which was adopted.
In 1876 he was employed by the Pennsylvania Transportation Company to investigate and report upon the practicability of constructing a pipeline for the transportation of crude petroleum from the wells in the Allegheny Valley to tidewater. He decided that such a project was feasible, undertook its construction, and completed it despite the strong opposition of the trunk-line railroads and the Standard Oil Company.
As general manager of the Northern Pacific Railroad from the spring of 1881 to the fall of 1884, during which period the road was completed to the Pacific, Haupt had charge of organizing the various divisions and departments necessary for its operation. For the next two years he was president of the Dakota & Great Southern Railroad.
Throughout his career Haupt was a voluminous writer, especially upon technical subjects. His most important Publications, besides those already mentioned, were: Military Bridges (1864), Tunneling by Machinery (1876), Street Railway Motors, and his account of his Civil War experiences, Reminiscences of General Herman Hauft prepared in collaboration with F. A. lower. He died of heart failure on a railroad train at Jersey City, New Jersey, on a route to his home in Washington, D. C.
Herman Haupt made great strides in Railroad evolution. He was the general manager of Piedmont Air-Line Railway (from Richmond, Virginia, to Atlanta, Georgia), 1872 to 1876; general manager of the Northern Pacific Railroad, 1881 to 1885; president of the Dakota and Great Southern Railroad, 1885 to 1886. During his work on the Hoosac tunnel (1858) Haupt had developed a pneumatic drill which was far superior to any in use up to that time, and in 1867, at the invitation of the Royal Polytechnic Society of Cornwall, he visited Europe to explain his system of mining and tunneling by power machinery.
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Herman Haupt was a member of the American Philosophical Society and the Pennsylvania Historical Society.
In 1838 Haupt married Ann Cecilia Keller of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. They had eleven children.
