In a message dated 8/22/02 4:50:30 PM Central Daylight Time, Katt1930@aol.com writes: > Did you all know that Arlington National Cemetery was Robert E Lee's wife's > I did know this. What I don't know is whether the land was donated to the US from the Lee family or if it was taken from them. Do you know? If it was 'stolen' then that is a terrible slap in the face that victor's are able to do if less than honorable! William

Jerree, wasn't Arlington taken from him as spoils of War? Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: <BarnesWK@aol.com> To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 7:47 PM Subject: Re: [TNMONTGO-L] question for true southerners > In a message dated 8/22/02 4:50:30 PM Central Daylight Time, Katt1930@aol.com > writes: > > > > Did you all know that Arlington National Cemetery was Robert E Lee's wife's > > > > I did know this. What I don't know is whether the land was donated to the US > from the Lee family or if it was taken from them. Do you know? If it was > 'stolen' then that is a terrible slap in the face that victor's are able to > do if less than honorable! > > William >