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

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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

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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)

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