A sepia-toned photograph of a man in military uniform and a map of the Land Grant and Commissions of the Union Pacific Railroad 1872.
Documentary

Grenville M. Dodge was a Civil War general, intelligence pioneer and chief engineer for the Union Pacific. His leadership on and off the battlefield helped preserve a fractured nation and drive the expansion that connected a continent. Through a story of war, innovation and ambition, this film examines the forces that bound the United States together during one of its most defining eras.

General Dodge and the Transcontinental Railroad

Grenville M. Dodge was a Civil War general, intelligence pioneer and chief engineer for the Union Pacific. His leadership on and off the battlefield helped preserve a fractured nation and drive the expansion that connected a continent. Through a story of war, innovation and ambition, this film examines the forces that bound the United States together during one of its most defining eras.

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