Tomb of the Unknown Civil War Dead
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tomb(s), American Civil War 1861-1865
www.arlingtoncemetery.net/unk-1865.htm
The monument was dedicated in 1866 and contains the remains of 2,111 unknown soldiers whose remains were gathered from the battlefields of Bull Run and the route to the Rappahannock. These then became the first "Unknown Soldiers" buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
The monument was dedicated in 1866 and contains the remains of 2,111 unknown soldiers whose remains were gathered from the battlefields of Bull Run and the route to the Rappahannock. These then became the first "Unknown Soldiers" buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Coordinates: 38°52'49"N 77°4'23"W
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