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20 mag 2024 · In 1872, a Second Empire Victorian-style caretaker’s lodge designed by Quartermaster Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs was constructed on the property. [ii] Bodies were recovered for the cemetery from the battlefields of Cedar Mountain, Brandy Station and Trevilian Station, as well as hospital sites in Culpeper County, Rappahannock County ...
3 giorni fa · The General Montgomery (Monty) C. Meigs Scholarship is awarded to an individual who demonstrates the outstanding characteristics of Monty Meigs. This individual excels both in the classroom and on the field and strives to help others through selfless service. Click here to learn more. What You Need to. Apply.
21 mag 2024 · Union brigadier general Montgomery C. Meigs, architect and engineer, designed many important buildings including the Pension Building in Washington, DC. He also designed a series of lodges at National Cemeteries, including one that can still be seen at the Alexandria National Cemetery.
26 mag 2024 · In 1864, as the toll of the war mounted and the need for burial space became increasingly pressing, Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs proposed designating a portion of the Arlington estate as a military cemetery.
4 giorni fa · Under the able leadership of Quartermaster-General Meigs and legislation passed by Congress, this corruption was quickly brought under control and most quartermasters (with notable exceptions such as Justus McKinstry) proved to be able and law-abiding.
The gate was originally built in 1879, under the direction of General Montgomery C. Meigs (who had previously directed the establishment of ANC as quartermaster general of the U.S. Army during the Civil War). The gate’s signature columns once adorned the War Department building in Washington, D.C., completed in 1820.
16 mag 2024 · Begun in 1857 by the U.S Army Corps of Engineers under chief engineer Lieutenant Montgomery C. Meigs, the Washington Aqueduct was designed to carry clean drinking water to Washington, D.C. The system was based upon the New York and Boston aqueducts completed the previous decade.
