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On June 15, 1864 Arlington National Cemetery was established by Brig. General Montgomery C. Meigs, who commanded the garrison at Arlington House. One of the first monuments to the slain Union soldiers erected under Brig. General Meigs' orders was a stone and masonry burial
vault in the rose garden, 20 feet wide and 10 feet deep, contained the remains of 1,800 Bull Run casualties. Meigs himself was later
buried within 100 yards of Arlington House with his wife, father and
son. Read more about the history of Arlington National Cemetery.
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Sixty years after Arlington Cemetery was established, on June 4, 1924, an eternal light was dedicated at Madison Square Park in New York City in memory of all New York soldiers who died in World War I. (See photo below.) The massive ornamental pedestal is made of Milford pink granite. Each side is inscribed with dedicatory tributes to those who served their country in World War I, and lists the names of significant battle sites.
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