| Interment Location | Visited | |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington, VA | April 18, 2024 |
On a Congressional Cemetery staff field trip to Arlington a month after I first visited the Meigs plot, my coworkers and I posed for a group picture with the Meigs cenotaph. From left to right: Education Specialist Kennedy Simpson; Arlington Conservation Program Manager Daniel Holcombe, who was formerly Congressional’s preservation intern and then its grounds and conservation manager; Events and Digital Content Specialist Sarah La Rocca; Office Administrator Jen Walter, Director of Conservation Margaret Canilang; Horticulture and Grounds Manager Leigh Pickering; K9 Corps Liaison Antonio Coghill; Archivist Dayle Dooley; President Jackie Spainhour; myself (education specialist); Director of Site Sales and Funerals Lily Buerkle; and Director of Programming A.J. Orlikoff.
Fast Facts
Born: May 3, 1816 in Augusta, Georgia
Spouse: Louisa Rodgers Meigs (m. 1841-1879)
Military Service: Brevet Major General — U.S. Army
Died: January 2, 1892 in Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age: 75
Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Sources Consulted and Further Reading
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