Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

Virginia

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA 22211

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.

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