The Story of Arlington (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Story of Arlington No grander theme than Arlington can engage the pen of any one, My interest was aroused and the preparation of this work prompted by the fact that my brother, an officer of the United States Army and a hero of Santiago, sacrificed his life in the War with Spain and was laid to rest at Arlington. At the expense of great labor and careful research, I have endeavored to present an authentic history of the estate and National Cemetery. I gratefully acknowledge my obligations to Col. James M. Moore, Assistant Quartermaster-General, U.S.A., and Col. Theodore E.True, Depot Quartermaster at Washington, who gave me access to the records of their offices, thus enabling me to obtain much valuable and hitherto unpublished material, including the list of the officers of the Army and Navy buried at Arlington. I am also indebted for courtesies and assistance to Col. Stevens T. Norvell, U.S.A., retired, Col. Benjamin F. Hawkes, Col. William H. Michael, Maj. A. B. Drum, Superintendent of Arlington Cemetery, Hon. Arthur P. Greeley, Dr. Samuel C. Busey, Dr. S. E. Lewis, Mr. Victor L. Mason, Mr. Charles E. Miller, Mr. John H. Hood, and Mr. B.P. Murray all of Washington, D.C. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.