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Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (/ˈmɛɡz/; May 3, 1816 – January 2, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer, who served as Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the American Civil War. Meigs strongly opposed secession and supported the Union; his record as Quartermaster General was regarded as outstanding, both in effectiveness and in ethical probity, and Secretary of State William H. Seward viewed it as a key factor in the Union victory.

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  • Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (* 3. Mai 1816 in Augusta; † 2. Januar 1892 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Generalquartiermeister im amerikanischen Sezessionskrieg, Architekt und gab den gedanklichen Anstoß für den Nationalfriedhof Arlington. (de)
  • Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (/ˈmɛɡz/; May 3, 1816 – January 2, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer, who served as Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the American Civil War. Meigs strongly opposed secession and supported the Union; his record as Quartermaster General was regarded as outstanding, both in effectiveness and in ethical probity, and Secretary of State William H. Seward viewed it as a key factor in the Union victory. Meigs was one of the principal architects of Arlington National Cemetery; the choice of its location, on Robert E. Lee's family estate, Arlington House, was partly a gesture to humiliate Lee for siding with the Confederacy. (en)
  • Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (3 mai 1816 - 2 janvier 1892) fut un ingénieur civil, et un officier de carrière dans l'United States Army, notamment durant la guerre de Sécession. (fr)
  • Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (ur. 3 maja 1816 w Auguście, zm. 2 stycznia 1892 w Waszyngtonie) − amerykański oficer, inżynier, nadzorował budowę szeregu obiektów użyteczności publicznej w Waszyngtonie, uczestnik wojny secesyjnej. Kierował budową Washington Aqueduct w Waszyngtonie. (pl)
  • モンゴメリー・カニンガム・メグズ（Montgomery Cunningham Meigs、1816年5月3日-1892年1月2日）は、アメリカ陸軍の職業軍人、土木技師であり、ワシントンD.C.の多くの施設の建設技師となった。南北戦争の時は北軍の主計総監だった。なお、彼の名前である「メグズ」は実際の発音に近いであろう表記である。日本のメディアでは「モンゴメリー・メイグス」と表記されることもある。 (ja)
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  • United States
  • Union
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  • Quartermaster General
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  • Augusta, Georgia, US (en)
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  • Smithsonian Institution regent (en)
  • National Academy of Sciences, member, builder of Arlington National Cemetery (en)
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  • Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (en)
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  • Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (* 3. Mai 1816 in Augusta; † 2. Januar 1892 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Generalquartiermeister im amerikanischen Sezessionskrieg, Architekt und gab den gedanklichen Anstoß für den Nationalfriedhof Arlington. (de)
  • Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (3 mai 1816 - 2 janvier 1892) fut un ingénieur civil, et un officier de carrière dans l'United States Army, notamment durant la guerre de Sécession. (fr)
  • Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (ur. 3 maja 1816 w Auguście, zm. 2 stycznia 1892 w Waszyngtonie) − amerykański oficer, inżynier, nadzorował budowę szeregu obiektów użyteczności publicznej w Waszyngtonie, uczestnik wojny secesyjnej. Kierował budową Washington Aqueduct w Waszyngtonie. (pl)
  • モンゴメリー・カニンガム・メグズ（Montgomery Cunningham Meigs、1816年5月3日-1892年1月2日）は、アメリカ陸軍の職業軍人、土木技師であり、ワシントンD.C.の多くの施設の建設技師となった。南北戦争の時は北軍の主計総監だった。なお、彼の名前である「メグズ」は実際の発音に近いであろう表記である。日本のメディアでは「モンゴメリー・メイグス」と表記されることもある。 (ja)
  • Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (/ˈmɛɡz/; May 3, 1816 – January 2, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer, who served as Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the American Civil War. Meigs strongly opposed secession and supported the Union; his record as Quartermaster General was regarded as outstanding, both in effectiveness and in ethical probity, and Secretary of State William H. Seward viewed it as a key factor in the Union victory. (en)
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  • Montgomery C. Meigs (de)
  • Montgomery C. Meigs (fr)
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  • モンゴメリー・メグズ (ja)
  • Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (pl)
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