Raynors HCA 2018-10
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MEIGS, John Rodgers(1842-1864) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the son of Brigadier General Montgomery C. Meigs, the Quartermaster General of the United States Army. He participated in the First Battle of Bull Run, and later testified in the court-martial trial of an officer involved in the retreat from the battle. He attended the United States Military Academy, where he was an acting assistant professor of mathematics and graduated first in his class in June 1863. He was lauded by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton for strengthening the defenses of Baltimore, Maryland; was an engineer and acting aide-de-camp on the staff of Brigadier General (Volunteers) William W. Averell; was Chief Engineer of the Shenandoah Valley for the Department of West Virginia; and was Chief Engineer of the Middle Military Division and aide-de-camp to General Phillip Sheridan. The circumstances under which Meigs died led to the burning of Dayton, Virginia, in retaliation. War-date Autograph Letter Signed “John R. Meigs” Lt. &c., 1pp. quarto, Charlestown, Virginia, September 2, 1864, addressed to Bvt. Major Gen. W.W. Averell. Comdg 2nd Cav Div. and reads in part: “...While I am very sorry to be obliged to do anything against your wishes I am yet compelled to order Mr. Toppings to these headquarters. Having an office in Cumberland & one here also I must leave one or the other without anyone to take charge of it unless I have Mr. Toppings services...” About very good condition.
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