American Artifacts
Arlington House
2013-06-09T08:00:15-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMWYwXC8yMDEzMDYwOTA4MDI1NzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==American History TV visited Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. Built by George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Washington, Arlington House was originally a memorial to the first president.*Robert E. Lee married Custis' daughter, Mary, who was the great-granddaughter of Martha Washington, and it was at Arlington House that Lee resigned from the U.S. Army at the outset of the Civil War.*Arlington House is the only national memorial to a former Confederate leader, and recognizes Lee’s post-war public efforts at reconciliation.
American History TV visited Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. Built by George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Wa…
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American History TV visited Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. Built by George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Washington, Arlington House was originally a memorial to the first president.*Robert E. Lee married Custis' daughter, Mary, who was the great-granddaughter of Martha Washington, and it was at Arlington House that Lee resigned from the U.S. Army at the outset of the Civil War.*Arlington House is the only national memorial to a former Confederate leader, and recognizes Lee’s post-war public efforts at reconciliation. close
American History TV visited Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. Built by George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Wa… read more
American History TV visited Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. Built by George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Washington, Arlington House was originally a memorial to the first president.*Robert E. Lee married Custis' daughter, Mary, who was the great-granddaughter of Martha Washington, and it was at Arlington House that Lee resigned from the U.S. Army at the outset of the Civil War.*Arlington House is the only national memorial to a former Confederate leader, and recognizes Lee’s post-war public efforts at reconciliation. close
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