Grenville M. Dodge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Grenville M. Dodge

Union Army General

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1831

Place of Birth: Danvers, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 03-Jan-1916

Profession: businessperson, engineer, politician, military officer, explorer, civil engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Grenville Mellen Dodge[1] (April 12, 1831 – January 3, 1916) was a Union army officer on the frontier and 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 served as a U.S.
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."