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'''Arlington National Cemetery''' is the final resting place for more than 250,000 military servicemen. It is also the location of the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]]. It is located in the county of [[Arlington]], [[Virginia]], not far from the [[Pentagon]] and across the [[Potomac River]] from [[Washington DC]].

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~~==Arlington Mansion==~~

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It is commonly (and falsely) believed that [[Robert E. Lee]] owned the [[Arlington House]], the mansion at Arlington Cemetery. The Arlington House stands atop a crest of [[Virginia]] hillside rising above the Potomac River where it overlooks Washington, D.C. As a result of his marital ties to the Washington family, Lee was custodian of the property, which was originally intended to be both a working farm and a monument to [[George Washington]]. The property had fallen upon hard times and disrepair when Lee returned from the [[Mexican American War]] to oversee the property. However, just before the outbreak of the [[Civil War | War between the States]], Lee had returned the property to good repair and profitability.

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After [[Virginia]] ratified secession, Union troops crossed the Potomac and, under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell, took up positions around Arlington. During the occupation the Union founded several military installations at and around the mansion. These are survived today by parks in the surrounding community as well as Fort Myer. <ref>http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/historical_information/arlington_house.html</ref>

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