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6 de may. de 2024 · Earliest painting of George Washington (Credit: Charles Willson Peale, Washington-Custis-Lee Collection, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia and at americanmilitaryhistorymsw.com, Wikipedia Commons, pdart)
14 de may. de 2024 · Arlington National Cemetery, U.S. national burial ground in Arlington county, Virginia, on the Potomac River directly opposite Washington, D.C. Located on the antebellum plantation of George Washington Parke Custis, the adopted son of George Washington, the first president of the United States, the cemetery currently occupies 612 acres (248 ...
3 de may. de 2024 · David Petraeus, U.S. army general who headed multinational forces in Iraq (2007–08) and who later served as commander in chief of Central Command (2008–10) and as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan (2010–11). He later was director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2011–12).
27 de abr. de 2024 · "Custis," as he was known to his family and friends, was entrusted with numerous important missions by President Davis, and was captured at Sayler's Creek, Va., on April 6, 1865. He was named president of Washington University (later Washington & Lee University) in Lexington, Va., in 1870, upon his father's death, and served in this position for over 25 years.
30 de abr. de 2024 · It’s hard to know for sure if the whole Peter family was there when he arrived, but if they were, greeting him were Martha, her husband Thomas Peter (1769-1834), and their children John Parke Custis Peter (1799-1848), George Washington Parke Custis Peter (1801-1877), America (1803-1843), and Britannia (1815-1911).
13 de may. de 2024 · Lee’s eldest son, George Washington Custis Lee, challenged the government’s assumption of the property for years, eventually securing $150,000 in compensation. In 1925, the U.S. War Department began restoring Arlington House to its pre-war condition. Today, it is maintained by the National Park Service as a memorial to Robert E. Lee.
