George Washington Cullum
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George Washington Cullum (1809-92) was an American soldier and writer. He was born in New York, graduated in 1833 at West Point, and was instructor of engineering there from 1848 to 1855. He was made chief engineer of the Department of the Missouri in 1861, superintended engineering works on the Western rivers, and was chief engineer at the siege of Corinth. He was superintendent of the military academy from 1864 to 1866 and was brevetted major general in 1865. He retired from active service in 1874. He published:
- Systems of Military Bridges (1863)
- Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy (1868; third edition, 1891-1910)
- Campaigns and Engineers of the War of 1812-15 (1879)
On his death he left part of his fortune to be used for the erection of the Memorial Hall at West Point and for the continuance of his Biographical Register.
- This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
