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Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. Over 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington County, Virginia.
- List of Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
Absalom Baird (1824–1905), US Army Brevet Major General,...
- List of Memorials and Monuments at Arlington National Cemetery
There are over 300,000 headstones and hundreds of memorials...
- List of Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
- Emily Goodman
- There are more than 400,000 veterans there. Three million people visit Arlington National Cemetery each year to honor the more than 400,000 veterans who are there.
- It’s not just a cemetery for soldiers. War correspondents, chaplains, military nurses, and doctors—such as yellow fever pathologist, Walter Reed—are also at Arlington.
- Many famous people are buried there. Among them are boxer Joe Louis (who served in the Army), Academy Award winner Lee Marvin (a former Marine), and the architect of D.C., Pierre Charles L’Enfant (who left France to join the American Revolution).
- Nearly 30 funerals are conducted each day. Each weekday, Arlington conducts as many as 30 funerals—but receives another 35 requests for services. Because of demand, wait times for funerals are long, averaging four months with the longest waits around seven months.
Sep 28, 2017 · Arlington National Cemetery is a U.S. military cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C. The site, once the home of Confederate Army commander Robert E. Lee, is now the burial...
The original cemetery was 200 acres, and has since grown to 639 acres (as of early 2020). Arlington became a segregated cemetery, just like all national cemeteries at the time, and remained segregated by race and rank until 1948, when President Harry S. Truman desegregated the military.
Arlington National Cemetery conducts between 27 and 30 funeral services each weekday and between six and eight services on Saturday. The grounds honor those who have served our nation and provide a sense of beauty and peace for our guests.
Sep 5, 2024 · On June 15, 1864, Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs authorized the creation of a national cemetery on 200 acres (81 hectares) surrounding Arlington House to accommodate “the bodies of all soldiers dying in the Hospitals of the vicinity of Washington and Alexandria.”
May 28, 2012 · Explore eight surprising facts about Arlington National Cemetery, which has been the focal point of national Memorial Day commemorations since 1868.
