Franklin Adams Meacham – Major, United States Army

Franklin Adams Meacham of Kentucky
Appointed from Utah, Major, Surgeon, United States Volunteers, 5 April 1899
Major, Surgeon, United States Volunteers, 11 March 1901
Honorably discharged 19 July 1901
Died 15 April 1902

Major Meacham is buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery.  His private monument reads:

M E A C H A M
Franklin Adams Meacham
Major And Surgeon, U.S.V.
And Chief Health Inspector
Of The Philippine Islands
Died In Manila, April 14, 1902

Note his father, Frank Meacham, Major, United States Army, is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Michael Robert Patterson

Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.

Reviewed by: Michael Howard