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Markland loaned the saddle to the Smithsonian Institution 1887 where it stayed for more than 70 years. It came to the Quartermaster Museum in 1968. "…perhaps one of the most prized objects in the Army Museum System." General Gordon R. Sullivan, former Chief of Staff of the Army. General Grant's Civil War wagon. On display is an 1861 Army ...
As Quartermaster General after the Civil War, Meigs supervised plans for the new War Department building (constructed between 1866 and 1867), the National Museum (constructed in 1876), the extension of the Washington Aqueduct (constructed in 1876), and for a hall of records (constructed in 1878).
Pages in category "1970s in Washington, D.C." The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Giesboro Point Remount station depot headquarters and stables, Washington, DC, circa 1865. The Remount Service had its roots in the expansion of the Union Army during the first days of the Civil War. It was determined that the Federal Government would provide horses for all cavalry and artillery units.
Pages in category "American Civil War museums in Washington, D.C." The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. are a group of seventeen outdoor statues which are spread out through much of central and northwest Washington, D.C. [3] The statues depict 11 Union generals and formerly included one Confederate general, Albert Pike, who was depicted as a Mason and not as a general.
Disco, denim, bell bottoms, flower power, funk and decades of fabulous music. The 1970s: What a time to be alive. For those growing up in that era, life was all about being young and wild and free.
Charles G. Sawtelle (May 10, 1834 – January 4, 1913) was a career officer in the United States Army.A veteran of the American Indian Wars and American Civil War, he served from 1854 to 1897 and attained the rank of brigadier general while serving as Quartermaster General of the United States Army.