Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Division and Reunification

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

— George Washington Memorial Parkway, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Division and Reunification Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 20, 2022

1. Division and Reunification Marker

Inscription. Robert E. Lee, a soldier and scholar, once lived at Arlington House and managed the plantation on this land. After Lee took command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, the Union Army seized his home. Union soldiers buried their casualties of war on these grounds. Enslaved families endured their struggle for freedom here. A controversial figure today, Lee worked to reunify the country after the American Civil War. The National Park Service welcomes you to explore this place of peace and conflict.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 52.845′ N, 77° 4.389′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It can be reached from Sherman Drive 0.1 miles north of Sheridan Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 319 Sherman Dr, Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Hallowed Ground (a few steps from this marker); Long Haul (within shouting distance of this marker); Cherish these forest trees… (within shouting distance of this marker); Tree Ring Timeline (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gray Family (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Unknowns Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Kingdom of my childhood (within shouting distance of this marker); A Place of Division and Reunification (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 20, 2022

2. Division and Reunification Marker

of all markers in Arlington.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Kingdom of My Childhood (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Arlington Woodlands (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Guardian of a Nation's Heritage (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Flower Garden (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Selina Gray (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. (Submitted on September 30, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Arlington House. (Submitted on September 30, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Additional keywords. enslaved labor

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.