Dear Ms. Lunelle,
Because of ill will against the South held by Unión Brigadier General Montgomery Meigs, and the need for burial space for the Unión dead and as an affront to the Honorable General Robert E. Lee. Meigs received an ok to begin burying Unión soldiers at the front door of Arlington Estate.
Thus, turning the property into a literal Cemetery. William Henry Chrisman on May 13, 1864, was the first Union soldier. About a month later, on June 15, Secretary of War Edwin Stanford formalized the new “so-called) Cemetery as Arlington National Cemetery which earmarked the illegal seizure of 200 acres of Mary Custis Lee's family’s property.
In my White Paper I define Arlington as a “Den of Indecency” with the Reconciliation Cenotaph being the only Decency in this Den. I would relinquish my own personal ill will towards Arlington because several Unión Presidents led by McKinley recognized the heroic actions of former Confederate soldiers in their service of Unión forces during the Spanish American War.
And so called for the Southern dead not only be buried in Arlington, but also for a Reconciliation Memorial to them indicative forever for their patriotic return to the Unión to mark the site. And dismissal of any and all hostilities caused by the separation and consequent war.
It is truly a tragedy to see this shrine that has stood the test of time as the people of the North and South have lived its meaning of reconciliation; now to be crushed by a Yankee woman Senator (Elizabeth Warren) who doesn't know if she is Black, Red or White.
Today would be a good day for us all to call our Members of Congress and Senators, telling them to reverse the Naming Commission recommendations and especially removal of the Arlington National Cemetery “Reconciliation Memorial”.
God bless you!
HK
Chairman Board of Advisors Emeritus Southern Legal Resource Center
Member Save Southern Heritage Florida
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