Abraham Myers

Abraham Myers
Birth name	Abraham Charles Myers
Born	(1811-05-14)May 14, 1811 Georgetown, South Carolina
Died	Washington, D.C.
Buried	Saint Paul's Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA
Allegiance	United States of America Confederate States of America
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 (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.

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 Ft. Myers, Florida is named after him. He was descended from Rabbi Moses Cohen, an emigrant from London to Charleston, South Carolina.

See also

• Lucius B. Northrop, CSA commissary-general

External links

• Abraham Myers at Find a Grave