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Author:

Poole, Robert M.

Title:

On hallowed ground : the story of Arlington National Cemetery / Robert M. Poole.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publisher:

Walker & Co.,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

352 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)--History.
Arlington (Va.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
United States--History, Military--Miscellanea.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-339) and index.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Disunion. Leaving Arlington ; Occupation ; "Vast army of the wounded" ; First burials ; A question of ownership -- pt. 2. Reunion. "A splendid little war" ; L'Enfant's grand view ; Known but to God ; A time to build up ; "We are in it-- all the way" ; The nastiest little war -- pt. 3. The nation's cemetery. "I could stay here forever" ; The last unknown ; War comes to Arlington ; Taps -- Benediction -- -- Appendix 1. Arlington chronology -- Appendix 2. Regulations for burial.

ISBN:

0802715486 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780802715487 (hbk. : alk. paper) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)317928784

LCCN:

2009022677

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