Manassas, Virginia | The two battles of Manassas are commemorated at this historic site.

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Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
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Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA 22211
Website: www.nps.gov/arho
Home of Gen. Robert E. Lee and Mary Custis Lee, a great-granddaughter of Martha Washington. The Union seized the estate, converting it into a training center and later a cemetery.
Washington, DC | At the outset of the Civil War, a system of flanking forts and batteries was constructed around Washington, and in 1863 its name was changed to Fort Stevens, in memory of Brigadier Gen. Isaac Ingalls Stevens.
Lexington, Virginia | Completed in 1868, while Lee was President of Washington College, the chapel houses his office, a family crypt, and is the burial site of Traveller.
Alexandria, Virginia | Established in 1862 as one of the original 14 national cemeteries, this site is the final resting place of thousands of soldiers who gave their lives in service to the United States.
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