Class of 1863

John Rodgers Meigs: Born Feb. 9, 1841, Washington, DC.

Military History. — Cadet​2 at the Military Academy, Sep. 7, 1859, to June 11, 1863, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

First Lieut., Corps of Engineers, June 11, 1863.

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1863‑64: as Asst. Engineer in the construction of the Defenses of Baltimore, Md., and in opening the communications with Harper's Ferry, before the retreat of General Lee's Rebel Army from Gettysburg, June 15 to July 23, 1863, being engaged in a Skirmish near Harper's Ferry, July, 1863; as Engineer on the staff of Brig.‑General Kelly, commanding Department of West Virginia, July 23 to Nov. 23, 1863, being engaged in making Surveys, Reconnoissances, and various Works of Defense, and, as Engineer and Acting Aide-de‑Camp to Brig.‑General Averell, participated in the Combat of Rocky Gap, near White Sulphur Springs, Aug. 26, 1863, — Action of Droop Mountain, Nov. 6, 1863, — and Pursuit of the enemy, Nov. 6‑18, 1863; as Chief Engineer of the Department of West Virginia, Nov. 3, 1863, to Aug. 17, 1864, being engaged in the "Salem Raid" to the Tennessee Railroad, to destroy General Longstreet's supplies, Dec. 8‑25, 1863, — in General Sigel's Raid upon Staunton, May, 1864, participating in the Combat of New Market, May 15, 1864, — in General Hunter's Lynchburg Raid, June, 1864, participating in the Combat of Piedmont, June 5, 1864, — and Combat of Diamond Hill, near Lynchburg, June 17‑18, 1864, — and Movement up the Shenandoah Valley and down the Kanawha River, June to Aug., 1864; as Chief Engineer of the Middle Military Division, and Aide-de‑Camp to Major-General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Campaign, Aug. 17 to Oct. 3, 1864, being engaged in the Battle of Opequan, Sep. 19, 1864, — Battle of Fisher's

(Bvt. Captain, Sep. 19, 1864,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of Opequan, Va.)

Hill, Sep. 22, 1864, — and Reconnoissance, Oct. 3, 1864, returning from

(Bvt. Major, Sep. 22, 1864,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of Fisher's Hill, Va.)

which, when within our lines, he was

Killed, Oct. 3, 1864, by Guerrillas,​a near Harrisonburg, Va.: Aged 22.

Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.