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General Robert E. Lee was married to Mary Anna Randolph Custis who inherited the mansion and property from her father. He lived in the mansion for many years before leaving to assist the Confederacy. When the Union forces captured General Lee's home, they confiscated it. Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs proposed in 1864 that 200 acres of the Robert E. Lee family property. He said that Lee was responsible for the deaths of the soldiers so he would make his home a cemetery. He had the graves dug right up next to the mansion. By war's end, 16,000 graves filled the spaces close to the house. Heir to the property Custis Lee sued the government claiming that he owned the land. After the Supreme Court ruled in Lee's favor, Congress paid him $150,000 for title to the land. BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA
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When was Arlington cemetry completed?
The Arlington National Cemetery was completed on May 13, 1864. The Arlington National Cemetery is owned by the US Army.
How did Arlington National Cemetery became Cemetery?
Robert E. Lee's family owned the land, but during the civil war, he moved his family to Richmond (The Confederate Capital).
Can you be buried in a space in a cemetery owned by your father?
If someone is buried at any national military cemetery, including Arlington, and her or his child dies before reaching adulthood, then that child can be buried with the parent.
Who was the original owner of Arlington cemetery?
The mansion, which was intended as a living memorial to George Washington, was owned and constructed by the first president's adopted grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, son of John Parke Custis who himself was a child of Martha Washington by her first marriage and a ward of George Washington. Arlington won out as a name over Mount Washington, which is what George Washington Parke Custis first intended calling the 1,100-acre tract of land that he had inherited at the death of his father when he was 3.
What nation land mark was Robert E. Lee's estate?
The Arlington National Cemetery is located on what was property owned by Robert E. Lee.
Why was James Parks buried in Arlington?
James Parks was allowed the honor of being interned in the Arlington National Cemetery due to a special recognition by the Secretary of War in 1929.Mr. Parks was born a slave on the property in 1843, well before it became a cemetery. He was owned by the Custis-Lee family and he worked the grounds of Arlington for 82 years; 19 years as a slave and the remaining years as a grave digger. Mr. Parks dug some of the first graves at the cemetery, including the grave of Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs; than man responsible for turning the plantation into a cemetery.Mr. Parks literally dedicated his life to Arlington. It is because of him that restoration of the Arlington House is to original design, his first hand knowledge of the land was detrimental to this process.Although this man never served as a serviceman in our military, he was without a doubt the type of man this country should respect with such an honor.
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
What famous person owned Arlington house?
Arlington was owned by Robert E. Lee, but was surrendered as part of the terms at the end of the Civil War. His wife also was related to George Washington through his Martha Washington's children from her first marriage.
How many Confederate soldiers who died actually owned slaves?
10
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