Tag Archives: Montgomery C. Meigs

2,111 unknown

Posted on September 30, 2016 by SUMPTER

150 years ago this month the Civil War Unknowns Monument was sealed at Arlington National Cemetery. Although Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs intended the monument to honor Union soldiers, Confederate soldiers were probably also included because all the skeletons were … Continue reading →

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Loyalty in New York

Posted on May 27, 2015 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1865: What New York has Done. What New York has done in contributions of men and money to sustain the cause of the Union has never been fully and fairly stated. The … Continue reading →

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watering Washington

Posted on December 5, 2013 by SUMPTER

Here’s a photograph that was apparently taken 150 years ago today, “The day when water was first turned into the aqueduct”: And here’s some supporting evidence from The New-York Times December 6, 1863: NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. … OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON … Continue reading →

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“glorious victory”

Posted on November 25, 2013 by SUMPTER

The only extant cutting in the Seneca Falls, New York library’s big notebook of Civil War local newspaper clippings regarding the late November battles around Chattanooga is a reproduction of General Montgomery C. Meigs’ official report to Secretary of War … Continue reading →

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Mitten Knittin’

Posted on November 12, 2011 by SUMPTER

We’ve seen Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs explaining the need for $800,000 worth of heavy winter clothing. Here he is apparently reaching out to citizens to help by making mittens for the troops in the field. From a Seneca County, … Continue reading →

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Shivering in “thin Summer flannel blouses”

Posted on November 1, 2011 by SUMPTER

As Civil War Daily Gazette has reported 150 years ago President Lincoln accepted the retirement of General Winfield Scott and directed that George McClellan take command of the Army of the United States. You can read Lincoln’s order at Classic … Continue reading →

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