A General of the Civil War
it was a house
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.
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.
no there are not. the Arlington house is there. and the tomb of the unknown soldier.
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
General Montgomery Meigs
General Montgomery Meigs
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Arlington National Cemetery's visitor center: For General Information, Location of Gravesites, & Visitor Information (703) 607-8000
President Kennedy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, steps away from the entrance to Arlington House.
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.