From the May 28, 2012, History "Arlington National Cemetery: 8 Surprising Facts" by Christopher Klein.
As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of this, the best-known of all National Cemeteries. The rest of the eight facts are being listed in my Cooter's History Thing Blog this week.
Robert E. Lee married Mary Custis and lived at the house and plantation for 30 years, except when on duty for the U.S. Army. After he sided with the Confederacy, he left it and never returned.
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On May 23, 1861, Union troops crossed the Potomac and occupied the 200 acre property and house that had been built by George Washington Parke Custis, Mary's father and step-son of George Washington.--
--Old Secesh
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