The quartermaster : Montgomery C. Meigs : Lincoln's general, master builder of the Union army
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Published
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Status
Central - Adult Biography
B MEIGS M
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B MEIGS M
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Published
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimile ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-289) and index.
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"Born to a well to do, connected family in 1816, Montgomery C. Meigs graduated from West Point as an engineer. He helped build Americas forts and served under Lt. Robert E. Lee to make navigation improvements on the Mississippi River. As a young man, he designed the Washington aqueducts in a city where people were dying from contaminated water. He built the spectacular wings and the massive dome of the brand new US Capitol. Introduced to President Lincoln by Secretary of State William Seward, Meigs became Lincolns Quartermaster. It was during the Civil War that Meigs became a national hero. He commanded Ulysses S. Grants base of supplies that made Union victories, including Gettysburg, possible. He sustained Shermans army in Georgia, and the March to the Sea. After the war, Meigs built Arlington Cemetery (on land that had been Robert E. Lees home). [The author] brings Meigs alive in [this book]. We get to know this major military figure that Lincoln and his Cabinet and Generals called the key to victory and learn how he fed, clothed, and armed the Union Army using his ingenuity and devotion"--Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
O'Harrow, R. (2016). The quartermaster: Montgomery C. Meigs : Lincoln's general, master builder of the Union army (First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.). Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Harrow, Robert. 2016. The Quartermaster: Montgomery C. Meigs : Lincoln's General, Master Builder of the Union Army. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Harrow, Robert. The Quartermaster: Montgomery C. Meigs : Lincoln's General, Master Builder of the Union Army Simon & Schuster, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)O'Harrow, Robert. The Quartermaster: Montgomery C. Meigs : Lincoln's General, Master Builder of the Union Army First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition., Simon & Schuster, 2016.
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