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

Division and Unification

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

— George Washington Memorial Parkway —

Division and Unification Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 12, 2025

1. Division and Unification 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.

Plan Your Visit
Quick History

Grounds
Enjoy the expansive view of Arlington National Cemetery and the surrounding Washington, DC, area.

Flower Garden
Smell the fragrant flowers once enjoyed by Lee family guests.

Kitchen Garden
Stroll among the roots of the past.

Take It All In
Slave Quarters
Learn about the lives of those enslaved at Arlington Plantation.

Arlington House
Explore exhibits and historical furnishings.

Museum
View historical artifacts about Lee, Custis, and Washington.

Book Store
Take a memory of Arlington with you.

Learn More
Guided Tours

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

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Civil Rights • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 38° 52.885′ N, 77° 4.351′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It can be reached from Sherman Drive 0.1 miles Sheridan Drive, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located at the southwest corner of the Arlington House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 319 Sherman Drive, Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: Paying Tribute (a few steps from this marker); Growing Season (a few steps from this marker); A Garden Sustains (a few steps from this marker); Evolving Vision (a few steps from this marker); Arlington Estate, 1860 (a few steps from this marker); Piecing the Past Together (within shouting distance of this marker); Dependence on Slave Labor (within shouting distance of this marker); Pierre Charles L’Enfant (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 12, 2025

2. Division and Unification Marker

Another marker is no longer nearby. Kitchen Garden (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

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.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.