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Civil War

15 Stops
8km
Cover for Civil War
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Tour Overview

Arlington National Cemetery was established during the Civil War, and the history of the war is imprinted on the landscape here. On this walking tour, you will visit graves, monuments, and memorials that tell stories of honorable service and sacrifice, as well as struggles for freedom and equality.

Stops

  1. Tour Overview

  2. Introduction

  3. Stop 1: Section 27

  4. Reading Headstones

  5. U.S.C.T in Section 27

  6. Freedpeople in Section 27

  7. Ord & Weitzel Gate

  8. Stop 2: Captain Robert Todd Lincoln

  9. Stop 3: White Oak

  10. Stop 4: Section 2 Officers

  11. Stop 5: View From Arlington House

  12. Stop 6: Tomb of the Civil War Unknowns

  13. Explore: Evolution of a Civil War Cemetery

  14. Stop 7: James R. Tanner Amphitheater

  15. Stop 8: Major General Montgomery C. Meigs

  16. Stop 9: Jeannette Waite Van Deusen

  17. Stop 10: Section 1 Officers

  18. Stop 11: Section 13

  19. Stop 12: James Parks

  20. Stop 13: Anna Etheridge Hooks

  21. Nursing in the Civil War

  22. Stop 14: Sergeant Major Milton Holland

  23. Stop 15: USS Monitor

  24. Conclusion

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