Montgomery C. Meigs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Montgomery C. Meigs

Union Army general

Date of Birth: 03-May-1816

Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 02-Jan-1892

Profession: architect, engineer, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Montgomery C. Meigs

  • Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (; May 3, 1816 – January 2, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer, who served as Quartermaster General of the U.S.
  • Army during and after the American Civil War.
  • Meigs strongly opposed secession and supported the Union; his record as Quartermaster General was regarded as outstanding, both in effectiveness and in ethical probity, and Secretary of State William H.
  • Seward viewed it as a key factor in the Union victory. Meigs was one of the principal architects of Arlington National Cemetery; the choice of its location, on Robert E.
  • Lee's family estate, Arlington House, was partly a gesture to humiliate Lee for siding with the Confederacy.

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