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12 apr 2013 · Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs Library of Congress. It’s impossible to overstate the logistical challenges facing the Union Army at the start of the Civil War. The expansion of the Army from around 16,000 men in 1860 to half a million just two years later created a nightmare of supply, which was both nonexistent and uncontemplated ...
Montgomery C. Meigs, soldier, engineer, was born in Augusta, GA. During his childhood the family moved from Georgia to Philadelphia, where he entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1831. He left that university in 1832 to enter the United States Military Academy, graduating fifth in his class in 1836.
1 lug 2011 · How Montgomery Meigs, a now mostly forgotten figure from the Civil War, went on to leave a lasting influence on the very look of Washington today and became, with no notable battlefield experience ...
9 lug 2021 · Gen. Montgomery Meigs, the outgoing commander of U.S. Army Europe, speaks at his change of command ceremony at Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, in 2002. Meigs died July 6, 2021. He was 76.
27 dic 2021 · Introduction. Gifted engineer and architect, and a master of efficiency, Union brigadier general Montgomery C. Meigs was the first Civil War officer to fully appreciate the importance of logistics in military operations. Meig's influence was felt at every encounter with the enemy, and at every warehouse, railroad depot, and cemetery.
6 mar 2024 · Montgomery C. Meigs, watercolor of the Washington Monument under construction, September 25, 1850. Box OV 8, Montgomery C. Meigs Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. Modern eyes will notice some significant differences in both the structure and the site, beyond the obvious height differences between the half-built Washington Monument of 1850 and the finished version.
1 mar 2024 · Meigs, Montgomery Cunningham (May 3, 1816 – Jan. 2, 1892), soldier and engineer, was born in Augusta, Georgia, the son of Dr. Charles Delucena Meigs and of Mary (Montgomery) Meigs of Philadelphia. He was an elder brother of John Forsyth Meigs. During his childhood the family moved from Georgia to Philadelphia, where he matriculated at the ...
