Grenville M. Dodge

Grenville Mellen Dodge
Dodge circa 1860–1865
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
Preceded byJohn A. Kasson
Succeeded byFrancis W. Palmer
Personal details
Born(1831-04-12)April 12, 1831
Danvers, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 3, 1916(1916-01-03) (aged 84)
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Resting placeWalnut Hill Cemetery (Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–66
Rank Major General
CommandsXVI Corps
Department of the Missouri
Battles/wars

Grenville Mellen Dodge[1] (April 12, 1831 – January 3, 1916) was a Union Army officer on the frontier and a pioneering figure in military intelligence during the Civil War, who served as Ulysses S. Grant's intelligence chief in the Western Theater. He served in several notable assignments, including command of the XVI Corps during the Atlanta Campaign.

He later commanded troops against Native Americans and served as a US Congressman, businessman, and railroad executive who helped direct the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. Historian Stanley P. Hirshon suggested that Dodge, "by virtue of the range of his abilities and activities," could be considered "more important in the national life after the Civil War than his more famous colleagues and friends, Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan."[1][2]

  1. ^ Morse, Sidney G. "The New England Quarterly." Vol. 40, No 2 (Jun 1967) pp311-314.
  2. ^ Hirshon, pp. xiv