Hoxie, R. L. (Richard Leveridge), 1844-1930

Richard Leveridge Hoxie (1844-1930) served in the Civil War and graduated from West Point in 1868. He served with George Montague Wheeler during his 1872-1873 field sessions. In 1874, he was promoted to Chief Engineer of the District of Columbia under the Temporary Board of Commissioners, and became Assistant to the Engineer Commissioner of the District in 1878. He retired as a Brigadier General in 1908.

From the description of The Richard Leveridge Hoxie notebooks. 1872-1873. (University of Utah). WorldCat record id: 530395943

Biographical Note

Vinnie Ream

• 1847, Sept. 25: Born, Madison, Wis.
• circa 1861: Attended Christian College, Columbia, Mo.
• 1862: Clerkship, United States Post Office Department, Washington, D.C.
• 1866: Contracted for statue of Abraham Lincoln
• 1871: Statue of Abraham Lincoln unveiled
• 1875: Contracted for statue of David Glasgow Farragut
• 1878: Married Richard L. Hoxie, Lieutenant, U. S. Army
• 1914, Nov.: Died, Washington, D.C.

R. L. Hoxie

• 1844, Aug. 7: Born, New York, N.Y.
• 1861 - 1864 : Bugler, private, and corporal, First Iowa Cavalry
• 1864: Cadet, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
• 1868: Second lieutenant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• 1878: Married Vinnie Ream (died 1914)
• 1895: Major, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• 1898 - 1907 : Member and Engineer Secretary, U.S. Light-House Board, Washington, D.C.
• 1907: Colonel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• 1908: Retired as brigadier general
• 1917: Married May Ruth Norcross
• 1930, Apr. 30: Died, Miami, Fla.

From the guide to the Vinnie Ream and R. L. Hoxie Papers, 1853-1937, (bulk 1853-1914), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)