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The federal government's policy toward Confederate graves at Arlington National Cemetery changed at the end of the 19th century. The 10-week Spanish–American War of 1898 marked the first time since prior to the Civil War that Americans from all states, North and South, were involved in a military conflict with a foreign power. [11]
Confederate Memorial, Historical Soldiers Memorial Cemetery area of the state-owned Southern Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery. The monument was erected in to honor the 21 soldiers interred in that cemetery who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and later fought in Indian wars in Arizona as members of the U.S. Army. [97] [98 ...
There are over 300,000 headstones and hundreds of memorials at Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington House itself is a memorial to George Washington.The son of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, John Parke Custis purchased the 1,100-acre (450 ha) tract of wooded land on the Potomac River north of Alexandria, Virginia in 1778.
A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the Confederacy from military ...
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A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the Confederacy from military ...
Forgotten Soldier Memorial, in honor of African-American soldiers, Bayview Park, Key West, unveiled February 16, 2016 [16] Obelisk at Clinton Square, Bayview Park, Key West, circa 1866 [17] Monument Park, Lynn Haven, dedicated in 1920 [18] G.A.R. Memorial, Woodlawn Cemetery, Miami, dedicated on April 12, 1939 [19]
Confederate Soldier Monument: Llano, Llano County Courthouse: James Finlay, and sons Jack and Jim Finlay granite dedicated February 22, 1916 [109] "To our Confederate dead 1861-1865. Erected by Llano Co. Chapter U.D.C. 1915" World War I and Confederate Soldier Monument: Memphis, Hall County Courthouse, G.W. Backus, designer marble