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Arlington National Cemetery

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Arlington National CemeteryArlington National Cemetery
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Custis Lee Mansion with Union soldiers on lawnCustis Lee Mansion with Union soldiers on lawn
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Image1 Sept 2013
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Image7 Mar 2014
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Image7 Mar 2014
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Image12 Dec 2014
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Image12 Dec 2014
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Image12 Dec 2014
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Image31 Jul 2015
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Image25 Apr 2018
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ArlingtonNationalCemetery_Logo@2x.png[email protected]
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Image25 Jul 2016
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Image18 Jun 2018
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Image9 Jul 2016
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Robert Edward LeeRobert Edward Lee
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Memorial31 Aug 2013
Robert Todd LincolnRobert Todd Lincoln
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Memorial4 May 2009
John BasiloneJohn Basilone
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Memorial19 Dec 2011
Marion CarlMarion Carl
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Memorial3 Sept 2008
Alan EggersAlan Eggers
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Memorial3 Sept 2008
Joseph J FossJoseph J Foss
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Memorial5 Sept 2008
C Griffin (1906)C Griffin (1906)
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Memorial31 May 2013
John Allen CampbellJohn Allen Campbell
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Memorial4 Oct 2013
Omar BundyOmar Bundy
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Memorial2 Nov 2013
Albert KautzAlbert Kautz
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Memorial30 Oct 2013
Austin KautzAustin Kautz
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Memorial2 Nov 2013
Winfield S SchleyWinfield S Schley
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Memorial2 Nov 2013
William T SampsonWilliam T Sampson
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Memorial2 Nov 2013
William H TinsmanWilliam H Tinsman
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Memorial5 Jun 2014
Robert KennedyRobert Kennedy
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Memorial3 Sept 2008
Benjamin AlvordBenjamin Alvord
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Memorial13 Feb 2014
Justice M ChambersJustice M Chambers
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Memorial31 Oct 2013
Joe LouisJoe Louis
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Memorial27 Nov 2008
Guy HenryGuy Henry
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Memorial6 Sept 2008
James B RickettsJames B Ricketts
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Memorial12 Feb 2014
Orlando B WillcoxOrlando B Willcox
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Memorial23 Oct 2013
Orlando B WillcoxOrlando B Willcox
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Memorial30 Oct 2013
S D SturgisS D Sturgis
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Memorial12 Feb 2014
Louis D WatkinsLouis D Watkins
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Memorial20 Oct 2013
Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira New YorkWoodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira New York
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Memorial30 Nov 2014
Harry W KinnardHarry W Kinnard
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Memorial1 Nov 2013
Apollo 1Apollo 1
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Memorial28 Jan 2015
Charles A CoolidgeCharles A Coolidge
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Memorial4 Nov 2013
Adna Romanga ChaffeeAdna Romanga Chaffee
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Memorial4 Nov 2013
William Kelly HarrisonWilliam Kelly Harrison
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Memorial31 Oct 2013
George RichardsGeorge Richards
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Memorial2 Nov 2013
Albert Wedemeyer (1897)Albert Wedemeyer (1897)
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Memorial30 May 2013
Martha M LouisMartha M Louis
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Memorial6 Sept 2008
William S Harney (Brigadier General)William S Harney (Brigadier General)
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Memorial27 Apr 2014
Thomas A PopeThomas A Pope
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Memorial31 Oct 2013
Keyes BeechKeyes Beech
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Memorial19 Jan 2019
Felix de WeldonFelix de Weldon
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Memorial27 Jan 2019
Greta Zimmer FriedmanGreta Zimmer Friedman
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Memorial19 Feb 2019
Harvey Washington WileyHarvey Washington Wiley
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Memorial30 Jan 2020

Source URLs

URL
Events
Description
Official Website of Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery--Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
How Arlington National Cemetery Came to Be | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine
Arlington National Cemetery - National Geographic Magazine Online
George Washington Parke Custis
Martha Washington
Arlington House
Mary Anna
United States Army
Robert E. Lee
[2]
American Civil War
Army of Northern Virginia
[3]
Virginia militia
[4]
[5]
Ravensworth
Fairfax County, Virginia
[6]
[7]
Winfield Scott
Brigadier General
Irvin McDowell
Alexandria, Virginia
[8]
United States Soldiers' Cemetery
Alexandria Cemetery
[10]
Battle of the Wilderness
Quartermaster General
Montgomery C. Meigs
[11]
William Henry Christman
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
[17]
[18]
Custis Lee
United States v. Lee
Robert Todd Lincoln
Herbert Hoover
Pennsylvania
[78]
Medal of Honor
citation needed
Canadian
state funerals
William Howard Taft
John F. Kennedy
Senator
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward "Ted" Kennedy
General of the Armies
John J. Pershing
U.S. presidents
commanders-in-chief
Jacqueline
"eternal flame"
Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy
Robert Kennedy's body was reinterred