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Battlefield National Cemetery

Battlefield National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

On July 12, 1864, 40 Union soldiers who died while defending Washington, D.C. from a two day Confederate attack (known as the Battle of Fort Stevens) were buried here in what was once an apple orchard.  President Lincoln dedicated the land as hallowed ground, making Battlefield National Cemetery one of America’s smallest [Click to read more]

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