Arlington County, VA History Index Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Ceremony 1868 Historic Arlington Chapter 1 Arlington Chapter 2 The founding of Arlington and early life of Custis Chapter 3 Custis' life at Arlington - His associates and customs - The Washington relics Chapter 4 Lee at Arlington - Genealogy & early career - His service in the Mexican war Chapter 5 Seizure & occupation of Arlington by Federal Forces - First interment Chapter 6 Establishment of the National Cemetery - Bodies of Soldiers collected on the battlefields & buried at Arlington Chapter 7 The Government's title to Arlington and how obtained - Interesting legal documents Chapter 8 The National Cemetery - General description of Arlington with account of some of the distingquished soldiers buried there. Chapter 9 Decoration Day and it's customs - Some noted orations - Lincoln's Gettysburg Address - Ingersoll's prose-poem over the soldier dead. Arlington Mansion Copyright © Genealogy Trails