Saturday, February 18, 2006
Arlington National cemetery
I just got done watching one of the Civil War videos by Ken Burns who did the epic documentary for PBS. Anyway, since we are so close to Gettysburg I wanted to go there before we left, but I wanted to brush up on my history before I went. But today I learned that Arlington National cemetery was established in Robert E. Lees front yard so that it would be a reminder to everyone who was responsible for the bloodshed of the Union army. Apparently the man who chose the site had served under Lee before the war and then developed a deep hatred for Lee when he went to fight for the Confederacy after the war began.
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what if robert e lee were around today, he might be bummed to see all those dead guys in his front yard
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