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[[image:arlington_1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Arlington National Cemetery]]

[[image:arlington_1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Arlington National Cemetery]]

'''Arlington National Cemetery''' is the final resting place for more than 250,000 American military servicemen. It is located in the county of [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington]], [[Virginia]], not far from [[the Pentagon]] and across the [[Potomac River]] from [[Washington DC]]. It is also the location of the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]], which houses three anonymous service members from [[World War I]], [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]].  It is a major tourist site near Washington, DC.

'''Arlington National Cemetery''', established during the [[American Civil War]], is the final resting place for more than 250,000 American military servicemen. It is located in [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington]] County, [[Virginia]], not far from [[the Pentagon]] and across the [[Potomac River]] from [[Washington DC]]. It is also the location of the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]], which houses three anonymous service members from [[World War I]], [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]].  It is a major tourist site near Washington, DC.

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== History ==

== History ==

The Lees never attempted to regain their property after the Civil War; however, their son George Washington Custis Lee filed suit in 1870 in circuit court, claiming the land had been taken illegally and per his grandfather's will, he was the rightful owner. In December 1882, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that the estate had been confiscated without due process and returned ownership to Custis Lee. Congress purchased it for $150,000 on March 3, 1883, and it became a military reservation.<ref name="history"/>

The Lees never attempted to regain their property after the Civil War; however, their son George Washington Custis Lee filed suit in 1870 in circuit court, claiming the land had been taken illegally and per his grandfather's will, he was the rightful owner. In December 1882, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that the estate had been confiscated without due process and returned ownership to Custis Lee. Congress purchased it for $150,000 on March 3, 1883, and it became a military reservation.<ref name="history"/>

==Other Facts==

==Other Facts==

Four former United States Supreme Court Justices are buried in the cemetery: [[William Howard Taft]], [[Earl Warren]], [[Warren Burger]], and [[William Rehnquist]].

Four former United States Supreme Court Justices are buried in the cemetery: [[William Howard Taft]], [[Earl Warren]], [[Warren Burger]], and [[William Rehnquist]].

Boxer [[Joe Louis]] is also buried there.

Boxer [[Joe Louis]] is also buried there.