Montgomery C. Meigs
Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (born May 3, 1816 in Augusta , † January 2, 1892 in Washington, DC ) was an American Quartermaster General in the American Civil War , architect and gave the idea for the Arlington National Cemetery .
Life
Meigs was born to Charles Delucena Meigs and Mary Montgomery Meigs. From 1832 to 1836 Meigs trained at the United States Military Academy at West Point . In the following years he held various posts within the US Army and the United States Army in the Civil War . As Quartermaster General, Meigs planned and supervised many large construction projects such as B. the National Building Museum or the Capitol . In 1865 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences . Meigs died in 1892 of complications from pneumonia .
Honors
- General Meigs was inducted into the Quartermaster Hall of Fame in 1986 .
- The USAT Meigs and the USS General MC Meigs (AP-116) were named in his honor.
literature
- Robert O'Harrow: Quartermaster: Montgomery C. Meigs, Lincoln's General, Master Builder of the Union Army. Simon & Schuster, New York 2016, ISBN 978-1-4516-7194-0 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meigs, Montgomery C. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meigs, Montgomery Cunningham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American general and architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Augusta (Georgia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 2, 1892 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |