Abraham Myers
| Abraham Myers | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Abraham Charles Myers |
| Born |
May 14, 1811 Georgetown, South Carolina |
| Died |
June 20, 1889 (aged 78) Washington, D.C. |
| Buried at | Saint Paul's Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service |
1833–1861, USA 1861–1863, CSA |
| Rank |
 Captain (USA) Brevet Lt. Colonel (USA) Colonel (CSA) |
| Unit | 4th U.S. Infantry |
| Commands held | Quartermaster-General of the CSA |
| Battles/wars |
Seminole Wars Mexican-American War American Civil War |
| Spouse(s) | Marion Twiggs |
| Relations | Rabbi Moses Cohen, John Twiggs Myers |
Abraham Charles Myers (Georgetown, South Carolina, 14 May 1811 - Washington, D.C., 20 June 1889) was a Jewish American army officer and a graduate of West Point, Class of 1833.
During the Seminole Wars, he served as an assistant quartermaster in the United States Army, and was promoted to captain in 1839. He later served in the Mexican-American War, becoming chief quartermaster of army troops in Mexico. He resigned from the US Army in January 1861.[1]
During the American Civil War, he was appointed Quartermaster General of the Confederate States Army with the rank of Colonel. He married Marion Twiggs, the daughter of Major General David E. Twiggs. Their son, John Twiggs Myers, became a Lieutenant General in the US Marine Corps.
The city of Fort Myers, Florida is named after him.[2][3] He was descended from Rabbi Moses Cohen, an emigrant from London to Charleston, South Carolina.[4]
See also
- Lucius B. Northrop, CSA commissary-general
References
- ↑ Service Profile
- ↑ "The History of Downtown Fort Myers". Downtown Fort Myers. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 129.
- ↑ "Abraham Charles Myers". Dictionary of American Biography (fee, via Fairfax County Public Library). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1936. Gale Document Number: GALE|BT2310006882. Retrieved 2013-01-29. Gale Biography In Context. (subscription required)