Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands. 1817 - 1947. Reports

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Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands. 1817 - 1947. Reports

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National Archives at Washington, D.C

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Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892

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Montgomery C. Meigs was an army officer and engineer. He was born in Augusta, Ga. on May 3, 1816. Meigs graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1836, where he studied civil and military engineering. Meigs was engaged in several federal engineering and surveying projects from 1836 to 1851. Between 1852 and 1860, he was supervising engineer for the Washington Aqueduct and for the U.S. Capitol dome and wings. Meigs served as a brigadier general during the Civil War and parti...