What is Arlington Cemetery? please answer, I am only guessing it's a Defence cemetery.?

Answer 1

Originally it was the farm and home of Robert E. Lee's family. When Lee chose (after some deliberation and soul-searching) to fight for the Confederacy, his home and lands were confiscated and turned into a cemetary for some of the dead of the War Between the States ... a petty and mean revenge by the Federals against this honorable man who chose to protect his state, rather than his "nation."
Ultimately, despite what revisionist history will argue, the South was not fighting to "preserve slavery." Even the most intellectually challeged among them knew that the days of slavery were numbered. On the contrary, they were fighting for state's rights.
See, the USA was originally a UNION of independant states, much like the EU is today. But in the 19th century, that union became more of an amalgamation, with the powers and rights of the states diluted far beyond the original intent of the Constitution.
So today, that Amalgamated States of America is a (some would say "the") world power.
And they are STILL burying dead people in Lee's garden.

Answer 2

Arlington National Cemetery was once the home of Robert E. Lee. Lee came into ownership of the home upon his marrying into the Custis family. At the begining of the Civil War Lee chose to forsake his sworn oath as an officer and betray his country, you can pretty it up all you like but the man was simply a traitor. At this time Lee also decided that he no longer was obligated to pay his taxes. After due time his property was seized as a forfeiture and taken over by the federal government. When the federal cemeteries in the Washington DC area became full it was decided to use the grounds of Lee's estate Arlington as a new cemetery. In later years that same "evil" government would conclude that the estate had been too valuable to have been justly seized for failure to pay taxes and a payment was given to the Lee family as compensation.

As an aside, the only states right that the Southern states felt that was in jeopardy was the right to own slaves. Among modern Southern Confederacy apologists, really nothing more than the real revisionists historians, it has become popular to claim that the Civil War had nothing to do with slavery. In fact the Civil War had EVERYTHING to do with slavery and without slavery and the South's desire to preserve it, the war wouldn't even have been fought. Slavery was the lynch pin of the war. Southern society, both social and economic, was built upon a foundation of slavery and just the possibility that Lincoln might restrict the growth of slavery into the territories was enough to start the seccession ball rolling. Preserving slavery was the only reason that the south attempted to seceded from the union and claiming otherwise is nothing more than an attempt to deny the historical truth.

Answer 3

It "is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Custis Lee, a descendant of Martha Washington."

Answer 4

One of many national cemeteries where we bury our current and past soldiers.

Answer 5

arlington national cemetary is in virginia

Answer 6

it is the official Military/Government cemetary.

Answer 7

Shame, shame.