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Hace 2 días · The property, originally built as a tribute to President George Washington, found its way into the hands of Mary Anna Randolph Custis, a great-granddaughter of Martha Washington. In 1831, Custis married a young U.S. Army lieutenant named Robert E. Lee, and Arlington House became their family home. As the Civil War erupted in 1861, Lee, torn ...
Hace 1 día · Today is Memorial Day in the United States, a day to honor and mourn America’s fallen heroes, those who died while serving the nation in the U.S. Armed Forces. President Harry S. Truman said, “American was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.”.
Hace 5 días · The refresh at the Northern Virginia estate — once home to Martha Washington’s granddaughter and George Washington’s nephew — is now giving a more complete picture of history and of the ...
Hace 5 días · Mary Anna Randolph Custis followed in the footsteps of her great-grandmother Martha Washington by marrying a famous American general. Who was her husband? Answer: Robert E. Lee
Hace 4 días · The cemetery is a former plantation owned by the great granddaughter of Martha Washington, Mary Anna Randolph Custis, who was also the wife or Gen. Robert E. Lee. The family vacated the land as the Union troops advanced.
Hace 2 días · United States v. Lee worked its way over the years to the Supreme Court, which upheld the Lee family’s claim. Fortunately for the government, the nation, and the souls at rest in Arlington, Custis was magnanimous in victory, asking only for just compensation. In 1883, he deeded the land back to the government in return for $150,000. The ...
Hace 5 días · Answer: Chancellorsville. 'Fighting' Joe Hooker was the Union commander. 13. This man was commander of the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Answer: James Longstreet. Longstreet was also known as 'Old Pete' and 'Lee's Old Warhorse'. 14.
