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A fallen Union solider from the Civil War. Arlington had been the plantation of Gen. Robert E. Lee and he owed about 90.00 in back taxes. The government took the land because they required him to come home to pay the tax and he wouldn't leave his command. So, the first Civil War dead was buried in his front yard.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agowhen i was on a tour there my tour guide told us that the first african american to be buried there was Thurgood Marshall.
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∙ 14y agoThe first soldiers to be buried at Arlington were Civil War soldiers. This was done to prevent the owner of the property, CSA General Robert E. Lee, from ever returning to his former home.
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Where was William Howard Taft buried?
Taft was the first of only two US Presidents to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. The second is John F. Kennedy.
Where is jackie onassis buried?
At her request, she is buried near John Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery. As the widow of a person buried there, she has that right, just like any widow (or widower) has to be buried next to someone interred in a military cemetery.
Who was the last person buried in Arlington national cemetery?
Former Arlington Estate slave James Parks was the only person born on and buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He also dug the first graves there.
Three requirements to be buried Arlington cemetery?
to be a former person from the army and to be head chef of all the foods !
Who was first woman buried at Arlington national cemetery?
FIRST PERSON BURIED IN ARLINGTON ESTATE: MARY ANN RANDOLPH, SECTION 45 FIRST MILITARY PERSON BURIED IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY: PRIVATE WILLIAM HENRY CHRISTMAN, SECTION 27, 13 MAY 1864 FIRST OFFICER BURIED IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETARY: CAPTAIN ALBERT H. PACKARD, SECTION 26, 15 MAY 1864 PRESIDENTS BURIED IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY: PRESIDENT WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, SECTION 30; THE ONLY AMERICAN TO BE BOTH PRESIDENT AND CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. PRESIDENT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, SECTION 45 FIVE STAR OFFICERS BURRIED IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY: GENERAL HENRY "HAP" ARNOLD, U.S. ARMY AND U.S. AIR FORCE, SECTION 34 GENERAL OMAR NELSON BRADLEY, U.S. ARMY, SECTION 30 ADMIRAL WILLIAM F. HALSEY JR., U.S. NAVY, SECTION 2 ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. LEAHY, U.S. NAVY, SECTION 2 GENERAL GEORGE CATLETT MARSHALL, U.S. ARMY, SECTION 7
Arlington house now the site of Arlington national cemetery was originally intended to be?
Arlington House was the family home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. A law required that property taxes be paid in person. When Lee was a "no show", the property was confiscated by the US Government and turned into the cemetery.
Can Americans of the Islamic faith qualify for burial in the Arlington National Cemetery?
The only criterion is what the person has done for the US to deserve this; regardless of race, creed or color.
How can a person be buried in the cemetery?
through a hole in the ground
What is the name of the first person to win Medal of Honor?
That is an ongoing debate. There are 2 possible answers. One was US Navy, and also the first to be interred at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery. The other was Army. He too is buried at Arlington.
Can tattooed Holocaust survivors be buried in a Jewish cemetery?
Any tattooed Jewish person can be buried in a Jewish cemetery. This is just a myth.
Only non military person buried in Arlington?
joe louis
When did the Arlington cemetery open?
The Arlington National Cemetery was founded on June 28, 1864, during the Civil War.MORE INFOThe cemetery was once the plantation of Robert E. Lee and the government told Lee he owed 90.00 in back taxes and had to pay it in person. Since he was fighting the civil war he couldn't get to Washington to pay the tax, so the government took the property. They put the first burial in his front yard of a Union soldier and this is how the cemetery was established.
