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Arlington House is the historic family residence of Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War in Arlington County, Virginia. The estate of the historic home along with a memorial to Lee are now the center of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, where they overlook the Potomac River and the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Dec 30, 2021 · Arlington House is the nation’s memorial to Robert E. Lee. It honors him for specific reasons, including his role in promoting peace and reunion after the Civil War. In a larger sense it exists as a place of study and contemplation of the meaning of some of the most difficult aspects of American history: military service; sacrifice; citizenship; duty; loyalty; slavery and freedom.
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. Arlington House, with the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy in the foreground, March 2020. Arlington House, constructed between 1802 and 1818, was the nation's first memorial to George Washington. In 1778, John Parke Custis—the son of Martha Washington and her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis—purchased 1,100 acr
Jun 8, 2021 · Arlington House has reopened after a 3-year renovation. It seeks to memorialize Robert E. Lee and acknowledge his role in the Confederacy while also telling the story of those enslaved there.
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Lee is buried in the Lee Chapel on the grounds of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA. In 1955, Congress established Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial in honor of his military career prior to 1861 and efforts “to the reuniting of the Nation” after Appomattox. [11] Notes: [Robert E. Lee to Mary Lee, September 5, 1853.
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Aug 23, 2021 · Welcome to Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. Originally constructed between 1802 and 1818, the house was built to be both the residence of George Washington Parke Custis and as the nation's first memorial to his adoptive grandfather, George Washington. The home became the repository of hundreds of relics and artifacts that once ...
Apr 24, 2023 · ARLINGTON, Va. — There was a one-of-a-kind reunion over the weekend at Arlington House, the national memorial to Robert E. Lee that sits atop a hill in Arlington National Cemetery.Descendants of ...
