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 —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 20, 2022
1. Division and Reunification Marker
Inscription.
Division and Reunification. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. 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.
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.
Location. 38° 52.845′ N, 77° 4.389′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hallowed Ground (a few steps from this marker); Guardian of a Nation's Heritage (within shouting distance of this marker); Long Haul (within shouting distance
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 20, 2022
2. Division and Reunification Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
