About Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery- America's most sacred cemetery dedicated to her military dead, located on the former estate of General Robert E. Lee in Virginia and within sight of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial across the river in Washington DC. History of the Custis-Lee family and the initial founding of the cemetery during the Civil War, plus current information on monuments such as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the graves of President John F. Kennedy and other notable Americans.