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Montgomery C. Meigs. Montgomery Cunningham Meigs ( / ˈmɛɡz /; May 3, 1816 – January 2, 1892) 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.
- 1836–1882
30 apr 2024 · Montgomery C. Meigs (born May 3, 1816, Augusta, Ga., U.S.—died Jan. 2, 1892, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. engineer and architect, who, as quartermaster general of the Union Army during the American Civil War, was responsible for the purchase and distribution of vital supplies to Union troops.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (January 11, 1945 – July 6, 2021) was a United States Army general. He was named for his great-great-great-granduncle, Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs , the father of Arlington National Cemetery , and for his father Lieutenant Colonel Montgomery Meigs , a World War II tank commander who was ...
- 1967–2002
- United States Army
Captain Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (May 3, 1816 – January 2, 1892) was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, construction engineer, and Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the American Civil War.
13 lug 2021 · Montgomery C. Meigs, a four-star Army general who commanded a U.S. European military force of 60,000 from 1998 to 2002 and oversaw NATO peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia, died July 6 at his home in...
- Bart Barnes
Much like George C. Marshall’s untrumpeted contributions to victory in the Second World War, Montgomery C. Meigs is a name often mentioned in American military history without a detailed understanding of why he deserves to rank alongside great Civil War battlefield commanders like Ulysses S. Grant or William T. Sherman.
6 mar 2024 · Montgomery C. Meigs (1816-1892) was a busy man, and one who saw things through the lenses of engineering and art. A longtime U.S. Army officer, Meigs was best known for his service as the Union army’s quartermaster general during the Civil War, but he was also a West Point-trained engineer, an architect, and an artist.
