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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Modern-day Arlington County
is a center for government institutions and a critical part of the Washington,
D.C. community. But the identity of the area goes far beyond the influence of the
nation’s capital. During the War of 1812, the original copy of the Declaration
of Independence was hidden from the British in a local area gristmill.
Arlington was the only county in Virginia to vote against secession, despite
being home to Robert E. Lee. In the...
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
On Hallowed Ground opens with the long-delayed funeral of four servicemen, brought home for final honors at Arlington National Cemetery almost forty years after they disappeared in Vietnam. To understand how this tradition of extraordinary care for our war dead began, Robert Poole traces the founding of Arlington Cemetery on what had been the family plantation of Robert E. Lee. After resigning his commission in the U.S. Army, Lee left Arlington...
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