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Photographs of Union Logisticians In Support of
Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign

(Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are from the collection at the U.S. Army MHI, Carlisle Barracks, PA)

 

Listed below are wartime photographs of the logisticians responsible for ensuring the success of the Carolinas Campaign.  It is not all inclusive and I will add more as my research continues.  These are the faces of Sherman’s logisticians, as well as others who played a vital role in sustaining his army.

Bvt. Brig. Gen. Langdon P. Easton
Chief Quartermaster
Military Division of the Mississippi
BG Easton

 

Bvt. Brig. Gen. George S. Dodge
Chief Quartermaster
Department of North Carolina
BG Dodge

 

Lt. Col. George W. Balloch
Chief of Commissary
XXth Corps
LTC Balloch

 

Capt. Edward P. Graves
Acting Chief Quartermaster
1st Division, XXth Corps
 CPT Graves

 

Bvt. Brig. Gen. S. Van Vliet
Quartermaster, New York Depot
BG Van Vliet

Col. Amos Beckwith
Chief of Commissary
Military Division of the Mississippi
COL Beckwith

 


Maj. Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs
Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army
MG Meigs

 

Capt. Henry M. Whittelsey
Acting Chief Quartermaster
XXth Corps
CPT Whittelsey

 

Maj. Gilbert E. Dunbar
Asst. Quartermaster
Kilpatrick’s Cavalry Division
 MAJ Dunbar