Montgomery Meigs Macomb (October 12, 1852 – January 19, 1924) was a United States Army Brigadier General.
[5] Ranked fourth in his class, his high standing facilitated his assignment to a coveted post with the Field Artillery.
)[7] His initial assignments were a posting to the Presidio (1874), Fort Wrangel, Alaska (1874–1875), and duty as aide-de-camp to Montgomery C. Meigs in Europe (1875–1876).
[10][11] During the Spanish–American War Macomb commanded Light Battery M, 7th Field Artillery Regiment in Puerto Rico (1898–1900) and the Philippines (1900–1902).
[15][16] In 1904 and 1905 he was a US military attaché in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War, and observed the battles of Liaoyang, Shaho, and Mukden.
[19] From 1908 to 1910 he served on the Army staff at the War Department and as president of the Field Artillery Examining Board.
In October, 1917 he was appointed to command Fort Sill, where he oversaw the mobilization and training of soldiers preparing to serve in combat in France.