However, as the war went on, space for the burials was becoming limited to none. General Montgomery Meigs suggested the use of Arlington House for the continuation of burials and in June of 1864, he proposed his idea. May 13, 1864, Private William Christman was the first soldier to be buried in what is now known as Arlington National Cemetery. Christman’s grave is located in section 27 which is also where the casualties from the Civil War joined him. Arlington National Cemetery is now owned by the United States Army and was officially named and made into Arlington cemetery twenty-two years after the Union troops first occupied the estate. Home to more than250,000 military grave sites of men and women who served in the United States military, Arlington provides a picturesque view of Washington
However, as the war went on, space for the burials was becoming limited to none. General Montgomery Meigs suggested the use of Arlington House for the continuation of burials and in June of 1864, he proposed his idea. May 13, 1864, Private William Christman was the first soldier to be buried in what is now known as Arlington National Cemetery. Christman’s grave is located in section 27 which is also where the casualties from the Civil War joined him. Arlington National Cemetery is now owned by the United States Army and was officially named and made into Arlington cemetery twenty-two years after the Union troops first occupied the estate. Home to more than250,000 military grave sites of men and women who served in the United States military, Arlington provides a picturesque view of Washington