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4th Quartermaster General of the United States Army
Timeline
Birth- May 3, 1816
Augusta, GA
Marriage- May 2, 1841-Age: 25 years
Louisa Rodgers Meigs
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)
Rank
General
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
Army Service: Conflicts
Civil War
Army Service: Corps
Corps of Engineers
Army Service: Projects (6)
Pension Office Building, Washington, DC
Army Service: Projects (1)
Fort Wayne, Detroit, MI
Army Service: Rank
Major General
Army Service: Appointment
Quartermaster General of the Army
Army Service: Projects (3)
Washington Aqueduct, Washington, DC
Army Service: Resignation
1882
Army Service: Projects (2)
Fort Montgomery, Lake Champlain, NY
Army Service: Projects (5)
General Post Office Building, Washington, DC
Army Service: QMG Appointment
May 15, 1861
Army Service: Commission
1836
Army Service: Projects (4)
United States Capitol, Washington, DC
Education: From
1832
Education: Place
West Point, NY
Education: Institution
United States Military Academy
Education: To
1836
Gender
Male
Occupation
Engineer
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Death- Jan 2, 1892-Age: 76 years
Washington, DC
Burial
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Other Facts
Father-in-Law
Commodore John Rodgers, USN
Son
Montgomery Meigs
Son
1LT John Rodgers Meigs, USA
Daugther
Louisa Rodgers Meigs
Daughter
Mary Montgomery Meigs Taylor
Father
Charles Delucena Meigs, MD
Mother
Mary Montgomery
Full Name
Montgomery Cunningham Meigs