Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Roeliff Brinkerhoff (June 28, 1828 - June 4, 1911) was a lawyer, editor and owner of the Mansfield Herald, and later a bank president. He was a quartermaster and supply officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of brigadier general. His work, "The ...Full description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Roeliff Brinkerhoff (June 28, 1828 - June 4, 1911) was a lawyer, editor and owner of the Mansfield Herald, and later a bank president. He was a quartermaster and supply officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of brigadier general. His work, "The Volunteer Quartermaster" was considered the definitive text on military logistics and transportation from the Civil War until World War I. He also founded the Ohio Historical Society and succeeded former President Rutherford B. Hayes as president of the American National Prison Congress.