The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-16
Grand Old Survivor
Gen. Greenville M. Dodge

Yen. Granville M. Dodge is one OF the
pest known men Of Iowa, not only for
mis- heroic civil war record, his politi-
cal ACTIVITY, his civil qualities, but as
a masterful civil engineer, in which
capacity his fame reaches all over
the country. AS a gifted and success
ful. engineer he stands at the head Of
his class, both for ability and the
magnitude of his construction work in
that line.
he was born at Putnamville. Dan
vers County, Mass, on April -, 1881,
receiving liberal education and
graduating as civil engineer from
Norwich university, entering then a
military school from which he was
graduated the following year. His
college course ended, when still a
youth, he came west and locating at
Peru, ILL.,, we'll equipped to battle with
the world and win success. This was
in about 1851, or sixty-four years ago,
when he engaged in surveying. Later
in the year 1851 he secured position
with the Illinois Central railroad and
was employed in surveying the line
from Dixon to Bloomington. His abil-
tiles were soon recognized and he was
shortly afterwards employed in sur,
yeying the line of the Mississippi and
Missouri railroad from Davenport to
4 Council Bluffs. In 1854 he became q
PRESIDENT of Council Bluffs and engag-
ed in overland freighting across the
plains to Colorado. He also became a
member Of the banking firm of Bald
win and Dodge. In the years from
1854 to 1860 he was engaged in sur
veying line for the Union Pacific
railroad.
AT the beginning of the civil war
although engaged in pursuits of pro
gressiye peace, the sanguinary strug
4 gle between the north and south fount
him splendidly equipped for the stir
. ring and dangerous contests of wal
5 he was appointed on the staff of Gov
. ernor Kirkwood, that grand old wa
governor of Iowa, and going to Wash
ington, secured for Iowa 5000 mus
kets to arm the regiments being OF
ganized. When the Fourth Iowa lr
!, fantry was organized, Dodge was az
. pointed colonel His regiment wa
sent to Missouri and actively an
bravely participated in the battles
Sugar Creek and the hard fought cor
Itast at Pea Ridge and was severel
wounded in the latter, where he hel
the extreme RICH. and lost one-thir
Of his command. He was then pr
NOTED to brigadier-general and assigl
ed by General Grant to the comman
LOT the second division Of the army
the Tennessee. 1t is said that in II
campaigns that followed Gener;
!, Grant recognized General Dodge a
t one OF his ablest officers. This
) what General Grant said of The low
commander: Besides being mos
capable soldier, General Dodge wa
an experienced railroad builder. A
one time he cons ructed more tina
one hundred miles of railroad an
. built one hundred and eighty-tW
, ybridges, many of them over wid
q chasms.'
4 He was with Sherman's army in To
march 10 tie sea and was promote
to major general for gallant service
: In 1864. General Dodge was placed
command of the department OF MI
souri, by order OF General Grant.
January 1865, the departments of ka,
sas. Nebraska and Utah were added
This command, where he served, to tn
end of the war. A writer has sal
that "A history OF his military ser
ices would fill volume, and frequeI
mention of them will be found In tn
iyoluine of the civil war" but the pre-
ent writer has no. the time and spae
Ito search for facts in the volume
ferred to.
In July, 1866, he was nominated Il
representative in congress Tor u
Fifth district Of Iowa and eiecte
Fresh from the heroic scenes OF wa
: he proved himself an eminent man
\ times of peace. Throwing aside Il
sword he donned the insignia OF peaf
as a civilian representative OF gre
81 state in the deliberation halls OF the
united country's civil representative
While a member of that body
shona as recognized authority
y all subjects relating to The army al
was prominent in promoting the a
for putting the army on peace foe
ing. He was active in supportir
,rT legislation promoting Internal !
movements in the west, and was re
ognized as the able and wise lead
n who had accomplished wondert
!. tasks in railroad construction In U