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 '''Arlington National Cemetery''' is the largest cemetery in the [[United States National Cemetery System]], one of two maintained by the [[United States Army]]. Over 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in [[Arlington County, Virginia]].
-Arlington National Cemetery was established on May 13, 1864, during the [[American Civil War]] after Arlington Estate, the land on which the cemetery was built, was confiscated by the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]] from the private ownership of [[Confederate States Army]] General [[Robert E. Lee]]'s family following a tax dispute over the property. The cemetery is managed by the [[United States Department of the Army|U.S. Department of the Army]]. As of 2024, it conducts approximately 27 to 30 funerals each weekday and between six and eight services on Saturday.<ref>[https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/about "About"] at Arlington National Cemetery</ref>
+Arlington National Cemetery was established on May 13, 1864, during the American Civil War after Arlington Estate, the land on which the cemetery was built, was confiscated by the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]] from the private ownership of [[Confederate States Army]] General [[Robert E. Lee]]'s family following a tax dispute over the property. The cemetery is managed by the [[United States Department of the Army|U.S. Department of the Army]]. As of 2024, it conducts approximately 27 to 30 funerals each weekday and between six and eight services on Saturday.<ref>[https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/about "About"] at Arlington National Cemetery</ref>
 In April 2014, Arlington National Cemetery Historic District, including Arlington National Cemetery, [[Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial|Arlington House]], Memorial Drive, the [[Military Women's Memorial]], and [[Arlington Memorial Bridge]], was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20140418.htm|title=Weekly list of actions take: 04//07/14 to 04/11/14|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=April 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425003531/http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20140418.htm|archive-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first1=Adam |last1=Smith |first2=Megan |last2=Tooker |first3=Susan |others=US Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC-CERL, Champaign, Illinois |last3=Enscore |date=January 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904235704/http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/14000146.pdf|archive-date=September 4, 2014|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/14000146.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Arlington National Cemetery Historic District|publisher=National Park Service |access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref>
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 ==History==
 ===19th century===
-[[File:Officers of 8th New York State Militia, Arlington, Va., June, 1861.jpg|thumb|Officers of the [[8th New York Infantry Regiment]] at [[Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial|Arlington House]] in June 1861, two months after the launch of the [[American Civil War]]]]
+[[File:Officers of 8th New York State Militia, Arlington, Va., June, 1861.jpg|thumb|Officers of the [[8th New York Infantry Regiment]] at [[Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial|Arlington House]] in June 1861, two months after the launch of the American Civil War]]
-[[File:Arlington House, Va., June 28, 1864 34815v.jpg|thumb|The Custis-Lee Mansion, originally known as [[Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial|Arlington House]],<ref name=LoC-Arlington/> with [[Union Army]] soldiers on its lawn during the [[American Civil War]] on June 28, 1864]]
+[[File:Arlington House, Va., June 28, 1864 34815v.jpg|thumb|The Custis-Lee Mansion, originally known as [[Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial|Arlington House]],<ref name=LoC-Arlington/> with [[Union Army]] soldiers on its lawn during the American Civil War on June 28, 1864]]
 [[File:Arlington National Cemetery 2012.jpg|thumb|Arlington National Cemetery and the [[Netherlands Carillon]] in December 2012]]
 [[File:SMA Dunway Burial at Arlington National Cemetery 2008.jpg|thumb|[[3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)|The Old Guard]] transports the flag-draped casket of the second [[Sergeant Major of the Army]], [[George W. Dunaway]], who was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery]]