Daniel McCallum
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Daniel Craig McCallum was a Scottish-born American railroad engineer, general manager of the New York and Erie Railroad and Union Brevet Major General of the United States Military Railroad during the
Brig. Gen. McCallum
St. Joseph's Church facade.
Lithographic drawing of McCullam's Patent Timber Bridge, 1852
Organizational diagram of the New York and Erie Railroad, 1855
The U.S. Military Railroad was established by the United States War Department as a separate agency to operate any rail lines seized by the government during the American Civil War. An Act of Congress
Daniel McCallum
…27, 1878) was a Scottish-born American railroad engineer, general manager of the New York and Erie Railroad and Union Brevet Major General of the United States Military Railroad during the American Civil War, known as one of the early pioneers of management. He set down a group of general principles of management, and is credited…
Orange & Alexandria Railroad rail yard in Alexandria, Virginia
Transportation on the Potomac. Cars loaded at Alexandria can be carried on barges or arks to Aquia Creek, and sent to stations where the Army of the Potomac is supplied, without break of bulk.
Military railroad bridge across Potomac Creek, on the Fredericksburg Railroad
Union soldiers survey wreckage on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad.