Montgomery C. Meigs

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Written as “Brig. General M.C. Meigs”, “Brig. Genl. M.C. Meigs”

Montgomery Cunningham Meigs was a career army officer and engineer who served as Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the Civil War (Wikipedia).

On October 7, 1864, James sent him “my return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage for the month of September 1864 in duplicate” (James to Gen. Meigs, October 7, 1864).

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