Section 27 Arlington National Cemetery

The african american history of america s most hallowed ground.

Section 27 arlington national cemetery. He is buried in section 15. The book will explore the forgotten history and lives of these unsung heroes who helped to preserve the land and its legacy. Ric murphy s upcoming book section 27.

Researchers ric murphy and timothy stephens will explore the history of slavery and healthcare at america s most famous cemetery at the clara barton missing soldiers office on thursday february 15 at 6 pm. Amanda varnam arlington national cemetery. Not only military headstones but you will also see white markers bearing the words civilian and citizen sometimes only first names or descriptions such as blacksmith s son.

Army conducted the first military burials on the property. Section 27 on the north side of arlington national cemetery contains more than 3 000 graves often incorrectly associated with freedman s village. African american civilians interred in section 27 of arlington national cemetery 1864 1867 an old section of arlington national cemetery dedicated to the burial of colored soldiers of the union before the opening of the new addition to arlington is seldom entered by tourists.

The stop for ord and weitzel gate which leads to the marine corp war memorial iwo jima memorial will drop you off near section 27. They were the first of nearly 5 000 unknowns now resting in arlington national cemetery. Arlington national cemetery is a united states military cemetery in arlington county virginia across the potomac river from washington d c in whose 624 acres 253 ha the dead of the nation s conflicts have been buried beginning with the civil war as well as reinterred dead from earlier wars the united states department of the army a component of the united states department of defense.

The first black combat soldiers of the civil war. Ric murphy timothy stephens. Uncover the history of arlington national cemetery s historic section 27 and what it tells us about race and healthcare during the 19th century.

James parks is the only person buried in arlington national cemetery who was born on the property. The other numbers represent the sections of the cemetery. The forgotten history of arlington national cemetery is an historic account of the african american men women and children who were born lived farmed and became emancipated on the land now called arlington national cemetery.