James Parks was born a slave at Arlington Estate before it became a cemetery and known as "Uncle Jim." His great-granddaughter said: "He lived all his life, he worked there, and then, prior to his death he got a special approval to actually be buried in the grounds where he had been born, as well as where he worked all his life."
The estate was abandoned during the Civil War, but "Uncle Jim:" and others carried out their duties the whole time. he said that when they started burying military bodies that they were lined up like cord wood.
A Very Fitting and Historic Burial.
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