The file you requested is shown below. The free access to this USGenWeb Archives file is provided through the courtesy of RootsWeb.com Inc.<A HREF="http://www.cnidr.org/">CNIDR</A> Isearch-cgi 1.20.06 (File: fewarren.txt)FRANCES E. WARREN AIR BASE CEMETERY, Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WYContributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives September 24, 2001 by JerryAshley < jleeash@uswestmail.net > =========================================================================This cemetery is located on Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming. It was established on September 20, 1867 (as part of the then Fort D. A. Russell) by General John D. Stevenson the first post commander. The cemetery is now closed for burials except for relatives that have spaces reserved near their kin. A plaque at the cemetery entrance briefly describes its history:BASE CEMETERYThe cemetery was begun in 1867 when the base was established. It contains the graves of the military who died here or during the Indian Wars from 1867 to 1890. Civilians attached to the post as employees or dependents are also buried here. The first grave is that of Private John W. Saunders who was buried after his death on December 3, 1867. The first civilian buried was John E. Woodruff, buried in December 1868. The cemetery contain the graves of "Buffalo Soldiers", black troops who served in the West after the Civil War, and many children who died from the epidemics that were common during the late 1880's and early 1900's. In a separate section of the cemetery are the graves of nine German and one Italian soldier who died here while prisoners-of-war during World War II. While most graves have the standard government supplied headstones, many graves have individual headstones purchased by friends or family.An explanation for the term "Laundress" is appropriate since it often appears in the history of Fort D. A. Russell and its cemetery records. The Francis E. Warren Air Force Base Cemetery Guide (FEWP 210-1, 1 May 1985) provides an insight to these individials:THE LAUNDRESSESThey had more official status in the western army than the wives. Laundresses and camp followers were covered by regulations; the wives not at all. A congressional act of March 16, 1802, allowed laundresses to accompany the troops in a ration of four for every 100 men...officers were charged five dollars and enlisted men two dollars per month for laundry services. Throughout their existence, the residents of "Sudsville" were controversial figures. Most were the wives of enlisted men before or shortly after their appearance on post. Some commanders swore at them and some swore by them. The problems presented by them were largely of a moral and morale nature as could be expected in a situation where the men outnumbered the women by such a large percentage. Fort Russell quartered its laundresses and their families in a typical "Soapsuds Row" on the banks of Crow Creek...Some of these hardy ladies are buried in our cemetery...In 1878 the Adjutant General's office issued General Order Number 37, which rang the death knell for this controversial group. Laundresses were allowed to serve until the end of their husband's enlistment, at the discretion of the commander; then all funds were cut off. A tradition which we had inherited from The British was coming to an end.During August 2001, the entire cemetery was digitally photographed in section, row, and grave sequence by CMSgt Jerome Ashley, USAF(Ret). These images were subsequently compared to the cemetery records found at the F. E. Warren ICBM/Heritage Museum and the base library. The information in the records often differed with the engraving on the grave markers. Data on the headstones was used as the primary entry in these files. Separate entries are cross-referenced to the primary record when the names or other information varied. Notes are also provided where headstones contain additional information not in the basic file. NAME MEREDITH, BRIAN K. D87511280020 AUG 196429 AUG 1964CIV-CHILD (see below for explanation) SECT: D PLOT: 875 ROW: 1 GRAVE: 12 RUN'G#: 800 BIRTH: 20 AUG 1964 DEATH: 29 AUG 1964 STATUS: CIV-CHILD MILITARY UNIT REMARKS: s/o SSgt J. W. Meredith USAF