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== History ==

== History ==

The use of Arlington as a cemetery began during the [[American Civil War]], on confiscated land owned by [[Confederate]] General [[Robert E. Lee]]. [[Union]] soldier William Henry Christman was the first serviceman to be interred on May 13, 1864. The use of General Lee's property was intentional, to ensure that the land could never be reoccupied by what many saw as his treason. The 200 acre cemetery was officially designated on June 15, 1864, by Secretary of War [[Edwin M. Stanton]]. By the end of the war there were more than 16,000 soldiers buried. The land was chosen by Montgomery C. Meigs, the quartermaster general of the United States Army.

The use of Arlington as a cemetery began during the [[American Civil War]], on land once owned by [[Confederate]] General [[Robert E. Lee]]. [[Union]] soldier William Henry Christman was the first serviceman to be interred on May 13, 1864. The use of General Lee's property was intentional, to ensure that the land could never be reoccupied by supporters of the Confederacy. The 200 acre cemetery was officially designated on June 15, 1864, by Secretary of War [[Edwin M. Stanton]]. By the end of the war there were more than 16,000 soldiers buried. The land was chosen by Montgomery C. Meigs, the quartermaster general of the United States Army.

==Other Facts==

==Other Facts==