Whos property was arlington national cemetary built on
Youll be shocked I brt
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hlpflwthat · M
Well the SCOTUS didn't see it your way. :)
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@TheeOriginalEXLover except that seizure of lands was not allowed
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Itsmrsockmonkey · M
Was Robert E. Lee's wifes family I believe and she was kin to either George or Martha Washington
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@Mountainlady16 I was thinking that but wasn't sure.
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@Itsmrsockmonkey both Marthaand George Washington were married before. I didn't know that until few weeks ago
Itsmrsockmonkey · M
@Mountainlady16 really?? I didn't know that either. I love learning about history and also genealogy
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Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@Sniper you don't know much about Lee do you
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Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@Sniper really did you know that he was antisecessionist, and freed his slaves before the civil war. That Lincoln offered him head of the union army which he would have taken if VA hadn't seceeded
hlpflwthat · M
The GW Custis family - Geo & Martha Washington's grandson. His daughter would marry Robt E Lee.
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@hlpflwthat and the property became hers and than his
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Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@TheProphet yep
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Native American Property
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MikeSp · 56-60, M
The Commander in Chief of the losing side of the Civil War. The property was the spoils of war and the taking justified. He's lucky the winning side was more civil than more recent administrations who ordered a different outcome for Hussein and Qaddafi.
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no, I would not.
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@SW-User do u know the answer I was shocked. And horrified when u found out how the government got it
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@Mountainlady16 I do know. I've been there more than once. it was pretty surprising to find the first time and just how it came to be that way.
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@SW-User yep
TheProphet · M
Robert E. Lees estate.
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@TheProphet right consficated after they refused taxes to be paid by his wife
Robert E. Lee's family home.
JenniferB · 46-50, F
Robert E. Lee