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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.
Montgomery C. Meigs (1816–1892), brigadier general; Arlington National Cemetery was established by Meigs, who commanded the garrison at Arlington House and appropriated the grounds on June 15, 1864, for use as a military cemetery
Officers of the 8th New York Infantry Regiment at Arlington House in June 1861, two months after the beginning of the American Civil War The Custis-Lee Mansion, originally known as Arlington House, [5] with Union Army soldiers on its lawn during the American Civil War on June 28, 1864 Arlington National Cemetery and the Netherlands Carillon in December 2012 The Old Guard transports the flag ...
Youngs Memorial Cemetery: Oyster Bay: New York: 27 William Howard Taft [35] March 8, 1930: Arlington National Cemetery: Arlington: Virginia: 28 Woodrow Wilson [36] February 3, 1924: Washington National Cathedral: Washington, D.C. 29 Warren G. Harding [37] August 2, 1923 [G] Harding Tomb [Q] Marion: Ohio: 30 Calvin Coolidge [38] January 5, 1933 ...
1. Gen. George Custer. West Point, New York The Civil War general most famous for his "last stand" at the Battle of Little Big Horn can be found in the West Point Cemetery alongside many other ...
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier United States For deceased U.S. service members whose remains have not been identified Unveiled November 11, 1921 ; 103 years ago (November 11, 1921) Location 38°52′35″N 77°04′20″W / 38.87639°N 77.07222°W / 38.87639; -77.07222 Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER KNOWN BUT TO GOD The Tomb of ...
So far, volunteers have visited the graves of more than 5,000 fallen soldiers across seven cemeteries. This year, organizers hope to grace more than 10,000 gravesites across 14 public military ...
The flame-haired Irish-American actress Maureen O'Hara was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday (November 9), next to her husband U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Charles Blair who was ...