Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
(Virginia)
This park site includes the house where Robert E.
Lee lived before the Civil War. It was in this house
that he wrote his resignation from the U.S. Army to
become a general in the Confederate Army. He
then left the house. His wife followed shortly
afterwards. The United States took it over along
with the huge estate and on it they started burying
dead Union soldiers. This part of the estate
became Arlington National Cemetery. The house
was actually built by Lee's father-in-law, who was
Martha Washington's grandson (and George
Washington's step-grandson). After the Civil War,
one of Lee's sons sued the United States to be
compensated for the taking of the house and the
estate. The U.S. was forced to give compensation
but the Lee family never occupied the house again.
From the front of the house you can see
Washington, D.C.
Contact Information
c/o George Washington Memorial Parkway
Turkey Run Park
McLean, VA 22101
(703) 235-1530
Link to the National Park Service Website page for
this site.
(Virginia)
This park site includes the house where Robert E.
Lee lived before the Civil War. It was in this house
that he wrote his resignation from the U.S. Army to
become a general in the Confederate Army. He
then left the house. His wife followed shortly
afterwards. The United States took it over along
with the huge estate and on it they started burying
dead Union soldiers. This part of the estate
became Arlington National Cemetery. The house
was actually built by Lee's father-in-law, who was
Martha Washington's grandson (and George
Washington's step-grandson). After the Civil War,
one of Lee's sons sued the United States to be
compensated for the taking of the house and the
estate. The U.S. was forced to give compensation
but the Lee family never occupied the house again.
From the front of the house you can see
Washington, D.C.
Contact Information
c/o George Washington Memorial Parkway
Turkey Run Park
McLean, VA 22101
(703) 235-1530
Link to the National Park Service Website page for
this site.
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