At the beginning of the Civil War, Union soldiers occupied Arlington, Virginia, realizing that the location offered a great strategic location, just across the Potomac River from Washington D.C. When the Union started taking large amounts of casualties during the war, the Army Quartermaster General ordered an examination of possible sites for military cemeteries.Personnel soon came back with a viable option in Arlington, at the former home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The first soldier was buried on the site in May 1864 and over the years it has grown to 624 acres with more than 400,000 graves.Naturally, as
Pipe Bursting Key to Arlington National Cemetery Water Main Replacement
Crews were challenged with working in an operational national landmark that would not be closing to visitors averaging 11,000 per day.
Feb 12, 2015 | by Tyler Henning |
