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Why was the location chosen for the Arlington national cemetery?
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The land that is now Arlington National Cemetery was, until 1864, the property of the family of Robert E. Lee. The U.S. government acquired the land in a rigged tax sale, an act the U.S. Supreme Court later ruled was an unconstitutional seizure. The person most responsible for this seizure and designation was Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs.
It has never been proven that Meigs made this decision primarily as a snub towards Lee, but that is a reasonable assumption.
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How was the site for Arlington National Cemetery chosen?
While Secretary of War Edwin Stanton designated it as a military cemetery on June 15, 1864; it was Brigadier General Montgomery C. Meigs, who commanded the garrison at Arlington House ( the former home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee though he never did own it.) appropriated the grounds that same day, so that the house was uninhabitable in case the Lee's decided to come back.
Why is Memorial Day celebrated every May?
On May 5, 1868 General John Logan, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, proclaimed Decoration Day, the original name of Memorial Day. It was first observed on May 30, 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery. May 30 was chosen because during the US Civil War there were no known battles to have occurred on that day of the month.
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