Creator
Herman Haupt
Title
Military Bridges...
Coverage
New York
Publisher
D. Van Nostrand
Date
1864
Description
No discussion of Civil War railroads can be complete without a mentioning Herman Haupt. Haupt’s engineering contributions to rapid repair of track and bridges, as shown in this work, are considered legendary. Haupt’s designs and system of depots of prefabricated bridges, some of which are in this work, were crucial to helping keep Union soldiers supplied in the field and could be quickly assembled by unskilled labor.