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)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Ream, Vinnie, 1847-1914. Letter to Mr. Pickett. Iowa City, IA. 1909 Aug. 1. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Hoxie family. Hoxie-Banbury family papers, 1836-1902. Iowa State Historical Society
referencedIn Dow, Don Carlos, 1879-1961. Papers, 1860-1961. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
creatorOf Vinnie Ream and R. L. Hoxie Papers, 1853-1937, (bulk 1853-1914) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Hoxie, R. L. (Richard Leveridge), 1844-1930. The Richard Leveridge Hoxie notebooks. 1872-1873. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library
creatorOf Hoxie, R. L. Diaries, 1872-1873. Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
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Relation Name
correspondedWith Bingham, George Caleb, 1811-1879 person
correspondedWith Boudinot, Elias A. person
correspondedWith Brandes, Georg, 1842-1927 person
correspondedWith Briggs, Olivia person
correspondedWith Cornell, Ezra, 1807-1874 person
correspondedWith Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933 person
associatedWith Dow, Don Carlos, 1879-1961. person
correspondedWith Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894 person
associatedWith Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Healy, G. P. A. (George Peter Alexander), 1813-1894 person
associatedWith Hoxie family. family
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 person
correspondedWith Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913 person
correspondedWith Noyes, Crosby Stuart, 1825-1908 person
correspondedWith Pike, Albert, 1809-1891 person
correspondedWith Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891 person
associatedWith Ream, Vinnie, 1847-1914. person
correspondedWith Rollins, James S. (James Sidney), 1812-1888 person
correspondedWith Ross, Edmund G. (Edmund Gibson), 1826-1907 person
correspondedWith Shepherd, Alexander Robey, 1835-1902 person
correspondedWith Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 person
correspondedWith Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868 person
associatedWith United States. Army. Corps of Engineers corporateBody
associatedWith United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith University of Utah. Libraries. Manuscripts Division. corporateBody
correspondedWith Voorhees, Daniel W. (Daniel Wolsey), 1827-1897 person
associatedWith Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905. person
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Georgia
Utah
United States
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Subject
Military engineering
Race relations
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Sculpture
Sherman's March to the Sea
Statues
Surveys
Topographical surveying
Occupation
Army officers
Sculptors
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Birth 1844

Death 1930

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