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'''Thomas Jefferson Cram''' (March 1, 1804 – December 20, 1883) was an [[engineer]] in the service of the U.S. Corps of Topographical Engineers during the [[American Civil War]]. ==Biography== Cram was born in [[New Hampshire]]. He graduated from the [[United States Military Academy|U.S. Military Academy]] in 1826 and served on its faculty from 1826 to 1836. After working for the railroad industry for two years, he returned to Army service as a [[captain (United States)|captain]] in 1838. Assigned as a [[topography|topographical]] engineer, he worked on numerous surveys in [[Texas]] and other western states, and from 1855-1858 he was the chief topographical engineer for the [[Department of the Pacific]]. In the early months of the Civil War (1861), Cram was promoted to [[Major (United States)|major]] and then [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]]. He served as aide to [[John E. Wool|General Wool]] from 1861–63 and was engaged in the campaign to capture [[Norfolk, Virginia]], in May 1862. Lt. Col. Cram was transferred to the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] when the Topographical Engineers were disbanded in 1863, and was promoted to full [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] at the end of the war in 1865. He was later [[Brevet (military)|brevetted]] to Major General to recognize his war service, and served until his retirement in 1869. Cram died in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], where he is buried. ==References== * Beers, Henry P., "A History of the U.S. Topographical Engineers, 1813-1863." 2 parts, ''The Military Engineer'' 34 (Jun 1942): pp. 287–91 & (Jul 1942): pp. 348–52. Available as of April 16, 2006 from http://www.topogs.org/History.htm and http://www.topogs.org/History2.htm . ==External links== *{{findagrave|6147}} Retrieved on 2008-10-19 {{Persondata |NAME= Cram, Thomas J. |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[United States Army]] officer |DATE OF BIRTH= March 1, 1804 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[New Hampshire]] |DATE OF DEATH= December 20, 1883 |PLACE OF DEATH= [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cram, Thomas J.}} [[Category:1804 births]] [[Category:1883 deaths]] [[Category:People from New Hampshire]] [[Category:Union Army officers]] [[Category:People of New Hampshire in the American Civil War]]
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