Richard Napoleon Batchelder Richard Napoleon Batchelder ( July 27 , 1832 – January 4 , 1901 ) was a United States Army Officer and the 18th Quartermaster General of the United States Army . Brigadier General Batchelder was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1891 . Early life . Richard N . Batchelder was born to Nathan and Peace Batchelder on July 27 , 1832 in Laconia , New Hampshire . His father was a state representative , and his mother was the daughter of a prominent pastor . Richard attended the county school system of Manchester . During early adulthood he endeavored in many ventures , one of which was business . Military career . At the start of the American Civil War he quit private enterprise and enlisted in the Union Army in May 1861 . Upon joining the Army , he was commissioned as a first lieutenant , and took duty as regimental quartermaster for the 1st New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry . He was promoted to the rank of captain in August 1861 , and became a Divisional Quartermaster in March 1862 . He eventually promoted to lieutenant colonel and chief quartermaster of II Corps in January 1863 . During one of his missions in October 1863 , the corps ' supply units were bombarded by the enemy , and because of his leadership , his unit was able to successfully accomplish the mission without any loss of supplies . This feat would later earn him the Medal of Honor , and he was promoted to Colonel with the title of Chief Quartermaster of the Army of the Potomac the next year . Batchelder was mustered out of the volunteer service on June 8 , 1865 and was transferred to the Regular Army , reverting to the rank of captain . On January 13 , 1866 , President Andrew Johnson nominated Batchelder for appointment to the rank of brevet brigadier general of Volunteers , to rank from March 13 , 1865 , and the U . S . Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12 , 1866 . On February 23 , 1869 , President Andrew Johnson nominated Batchelder for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general , U . S . Army ( Regular Army ) , to rank from April 9 , 1865 , and the U . S . Senate confirmed the appointment on March 3 , 1869 . After the Civil War , Batchelder then served at various commands across the country under the quartermaster branch for 25 years before he was promoted to brigadier general on June 26 , 1890 . With this promotion he was appointed as the 18th Quartermaster General of the United States Army . As Quartermaster General of the Army he was also in charge of the creation of the emblem used to identify the Quartermaster Corps . He retired from the Army on July 27 , 1896 . General Batchelder was a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States , the Sons of the Revolution and the Society of Colonial Wars . Medal of Honor Citation . Rank and Organization : Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Quartermaster , 2d Corps . Place and Date : Between Catlett and Fairfax Stations , Va . , 13 – 15 October 1863 . Entered Service At : Manchester , N . H . Born : 27 July 1832 , Meredith , N . H . Date of Issue : 20 May 1895 . " The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to LIEUTENANT COLONEL & CHIEF QUARTERMASTER RICHARD NAPOLEON BATCHELDER UNITED STATES ARMY For service as set forth in the following CITATION : Being ordered to move his trains by a continuous day - and - night march , and without the usual military escort , armed his teamsters and personally commanded them , successfully fighting against heavy odds and bringing his trains through without the loss of a wagon . Later life . Richard N . Batchelder retired from the U . S . Army on July 27 , 1896 . He died in Washington D . C . on January 4 , 1901 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery , Virginia .