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The home actually belonged to Lee's wife's family. She was a Custis, decended from Washington's wife's family. They named it Arlington.

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Where did Arlington cementary get its name?

Arlington Cemetary got its name from General Robert E. Lee's home, Arlington House. You can still view the house on the Cemetary's grounds, today. The land that makes up Arlington Cemetary was confiscated during the Civil War by the U.S. government. They needed a place to bury the dead and it was the perfect punishment for Robert E. Lee for fighting for the South.


When was the Arlington house completed?

If you mean the Arlington House, also known as the Robert E. Lee Memorial, was built in 1803. It was once the home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. During the American Civil War, it became the official site of the Arlington National Cemetary in 1864.


What happened to the general after the war?

Arlington National Cemetery is on the grounds of what was Robert E. Lee's home. The first burials were in 1864. Arlington House still stands.


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The Arlington House, also known as the Robert E. Lee Memorial, contains 14 rooms. This historic mansion, located in Arlington, Virginia, served as the home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee before the Civil War. The house is now a museum that showcases the history and significance of the site.


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.


Whos childhood home is located at Arlington national cemetery?

Arlington House, was the childhood home of Mary Anna Randolph Custis. She would later become the wife of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. See the link below.


What did the us government do with Robert e lee's home?

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What is now located on the site of Robert E Lees home?

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Arlington national cemetery was whos home in the civil war?

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What happened to general Robert E. Lee's plantation after the war?

General Lee's estate was taken by the Union because of non-payment of taxes, and turned into Arlington National Cemetery, which it is to this day


Arlington national cemetery was once whose estate?

Arlington House was Robert E. Lee's home. His wife, a granddaughter of Martha Washington, had inherited it from her family. Montgomery Meigs, Quartermaster General of the US Army, ordered its confiscation and use as a cemetery early in the Civil War.


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