Washington Roebling's Civil War: From the Bloody Battlefield at Gettysburg to the Brooklyn Bridge (Diane Monroe Smith - CH) hancock but the many rivers and

but the many rivers and obstacles his Third Army encountered crossing Europe required engineers spearheading his advance

Stanton: Lincoln's War Secretary

Stanton was so controversial that some accused him at that time of complicity in Lincoln’s assassination

a painful legacy that continues to haunt us today

Washington Roebling's Civil War: From the Bloody Battlefield at Gettysburg to the Brooklyn Bridge (Diane Monroe Smith - CH) hancock but the many rivers andby Diane Monroe Smith Washington Roebling is well known as the man who supervised construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. His path to overseeing that monumental task began during the Civil War. In addition to his brave, dramatic actions at Gettysburg, his Civil War service was remarkable: artilleryman, bridge builder, scout, balloonist, mapmaker, engineer, and staff officer. His story reveals much about Gettysburg but also about Civil War intelligence