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- Bruce Kauffmann: Meigs created national cemetery
Last week in 1864, Brigadier Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs, who had been appointed quartermaster general of the Union Army in 1861, established Arlington House, the former home of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, as a cemetery for the Union's soldiers. Today, Arlington National Cemetery remains America's national military burial ground. read more
June 16, 2013 - IlliniHQ.com - Improvements in store for Shreveport's oldest cemetery
Plans are in the works for major improvements to Oakland Cemetery. It's the city's oldest burial ground and the final resting place of 16 of Shreveport's mayors.
June 15, 2013 - KSLA-TV Shreveport - Slave burial site set for historical review in Bedminster Township
BEDMINSTER TWP. – A question of how to honor a slave burial ground at the municipally owned, former town hall site on Hillside Avenue will be discussed at the next Township Committee meeting.
June 14, 2013 - The Bernardsville News