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Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (/ ˈ m ɛ ɡ z /; 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.
The Quartermaster General of the United States Army is a general officer who is responsible for the Quartermaster Corps, the Quartermaster branch of the U.S. Army.The Quartermaster General does not command Quartermaster units, but is primarily focused on training, doctrine and professional development of Quartermaster soldiers.
General Grant's Civil War wagon. On display is an 1861 Army "Rucker" pattern ambulance that is thought to be used by Grant to transport his baggage during the Petersburg Campaign in the Civil War. After the war it was stored at the Old Soldier's Home and later at the Richmond Quartermaster Depot. President Franklin Pierce's saddle. This silver ...
Feb. 19, 1777 to Feb. 25, 1779. (Brigadier General May 16, 1776 from Quartermaster General with rank of colonel). [2] [27] Resigned when under investigation by Congress for his actions as Quartermaster General. [28] Serving in a variety of roles during and after the American Revolution, several of which qualify him to be counted among the ...
John Wilkins Jr. (December 22, 1761 – April 20, 1816) was a United States Army officer who served as Quartermaster General of the United States Army from 1796 to 1802. Early life [ edit ]
During the Mexican–American War, Jesup traveled from his headquarters in Washington, D.C., to oversee the supplying of troops in Mexico. He served as Quartermaster General for 42 years, having the second longest continual service in the same position in U.S. military history ( George Gibson served as Commissary General of the US Army for 43 ...
The Confederate Congress created the position of Quartermaster-General on 26 February 1861 and the Secretary of War was allowed one Colonel and six Majors to serve as Quartermasters. [1] The first Quartermaster General was Col. Abraham C. Myers ; his appointment would appear to have been a foregone conclusion as he was signing himself as Acting ...
In the United Kingdom, the Quartermaster-General to the Forces (QMG) was one of the most senior generals in the British Army. In modern use the QMG is the senior general officer in the army holding a logistics appointment and is currently the lieutenant general holding the post of Chief of Materiel (Land) (CoM(L)) within Defence Equipment ...