Montgomery Cunningham Meigs was a career United States Army officer and military and civil engineer, who served as Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the American Civil War. Although a Southerner from Georgia, Meigs strongly... Wikipedia
Born: May 3, 1816, Augusta, GA
Died: January 2, 1892 (age 75 years), Washington, D.C.
Place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Children: John Rodgers Meigs, Montgomery C. Meigs Jr., and Mary Montgomery Taylor
Books: Capitol Builder: The Shorthand Journals of Montgomery C. Meigs, 1853-1859, 1861 : a Project to Commemorate the United States Capitol Bicentennial, 1800-2000, The Three Days' Battle of Chattanooga, 23d, 24th, 25th November, 1863: An Unofficial Dispatch from General Meigs to the Hon. E.M. Stanton, Secretary of War, Outline Description of U.S. Military Posts and Stations in the Year 1871, and more
Grandchildren: Mary Meigs Atwater, Cornelia Meigs, Evelyn Price, and more
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