Civil War Unknowns Memorial — Attraction in Arlington

The monument, dedicated in September 1866, stands atop a masonry vault containing the remains of 2,111 soldiers gathered from the fields of Bull Run and the route to the Rappahannock. The remains were found scattered across the battlefields or in trenches and brought here. This monument was the first memorial at Arlington to be dedicated to soldiers who had died in battle, and who later could not be identified. Because in some instances only a few bones or a skull were recovered, it is assumed that the vault contains the remains of Confederate soldiers as well as...

I was there many years ago. I just found out that ancestor Edwin Eddy is buried there. He died at the First Battle Of Bull Run. A true hero. He enlisted right after Lincoln called up the troups. I have several other ancestors that fought in the Civil War. I have at least four that I know of maybe more. These men where from New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Edwin Eddy's remains where buried at Bull Run and later put to rest at...

Definitely love Anythink that does with the Civil War too bad a lot of people get offended about history, definitely giving this place a 5-star rating and all the haters out there who think history should be erased because their feelings get hurt. Over something they had nothing to do with, and remember those who forget the past are condemned...