Arlington House, 1864
On May 24, 1861, Union troops crossed the Potomac River into Virgina and occupied the Arlington Estate. Officers lived in the house while hundreds of soldiers camped on the grounds. The Army crisscrossed the estate with roads and telegraph lines, and cut most of the 200 acres of virgin oak forest behind the house for fortifications and fire wood. This Civil War photograph was taken from approximately where you are standing.
Marker can be reached from Lee Drive.
Courtesy hmdb.org
