Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
"Lest We Forget - We Stand on Your Shoulders"
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 24, 2008
1. "Lest We Forget - We Stand on Your Shoulders"
Erected 1992 by Committee to Memorialize African Americans of the Civil War.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 38° 53.264′ N, 77° 4.099′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It is on Ord and Weitzel Drive. Marker is located in the northeastern corner of Section 27 in the Arlington National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 27 Ord and Weitzel Dr, Arlington VA 22209, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Song of Thanks (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Harmony of Friendship (about 300 feet away); A Place Where Memories Are Made (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Embassy Bombings (approx. 0.2 miles away); 70,000 Marines Helped Raise That Flag on Iwo Jima (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Split Second Made Immortal
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Other markers no longer nearby. Symbol of Friendship (was about 300 feet away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); Let Freedom Ring (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Modern Liberation (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Harmony of Friendship (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Regarding "Lest We Forget - We Stand on Your Shoulders". This marker is located within an area once reserved for deceased Black veterans as well as for civilian residents of the Freedman's Village which was established on the southern portion of the Arlington estate during and after the American Civil War. It is separated by a brick fence from Marshall Drive and the Netherlands Carrillon; and it is most easily accessible via the cemetery's western, pedestrian entrance which is about 0.05 mile northeast of the marker.
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Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 24, 2008
2. Memorial tree and marker, looking north.
Additional keywords. U.S.C.T., Reconstruction
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 24, 2008
3. Grave marker for Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. James H. Harris, 38th USCI
nearby in Section 27.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 24, 2008
4. Grave marker for Medal of Honor recipient, Landsman William H. Brown, USN
nearby in Section 27.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, January 2, 2009
5. Grave marker for Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Thomas Shaw, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, January 2, 2009
6. Grave marker for Medal of Honor recipient James Richmond, 8th Ohio Inf.
Hero in the Battle of Gettysburg and one of the many White servicemen among the early interments in Section 27.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, January 2, 2009
7. "Citizen" headstones for some of the many civilian freedmen buried in Section 27
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 24, 2008
8. Portion of Section 27, Arlington National Cemetery
the Netherlands Carrillon is seen beyond the fenceline, center right.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2008
9. Freedman's Village, Arlington Heights, Va
Plan of Freedman's Village, on display at the Arlington House (Robert E. Lee Memorial) slave quarters museum, Arlington National Cemetery.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,267 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on January 3, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3, 4. submitted on August 25, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 3, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 8. submitted on August 25, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 9. submitted on August 30, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
