Trivia 3-2-18

[Hawkeye Brehm]

Civil War Unknown Monument in Arlington National Cemetery

 

[Eleanor Rose]

Just in case: The Civil War Unknown Monument, located in Section 2, of Arlington National Cemetery sits atop the burial vault containing the remains of 2,111 unknown soldiers recovered from Bull Run and the road to Rappahannock. The assumption is that the vault contains the remains of both Union and Confederate soldiers.

Source: https://www.nps.gov/arho/learn/historyculture/cemetery.htm

 

[DBF]

I did see the answer - but I researched it anyway and found some interesting tidbits. One article was quoted as saying:
"dedicated in 1866, the sarcophagus sits atop a burial vault containing the remains of 2,111 unknown soldiers recovered from Bull Run and the road to Rappahannock. The assumption is that the vault contains the remains of both Union and Confederate soldiers." I would like to think that both North and South soldiers were buried together in that unknown tomb. It also stated that it was the 1st memorial dedicated at Arlington to unknown soldiers - even seeing the answer led me on to learn something new and interesting and that makes for a good day!

 

[adisciu9]

Arlington rose garden as a tomb for unknown civil war soldiers

 

[Mike Serpa]

I didn't see it. In case it's not thrown out... Arlington National Cemetery.

 

[Ole Miss]

Arlington
Regards
David

 

[JOHN42768]

I know the answer, my question

 

[davidh26]

Arlington Cemetery

 

[hughes]

Arlington National Cemetery

 

[hughes]

not me

 

[sarladaise]

In a tomb in the former rose garden in Arlington National Cemetery.
Haven't seen the answer, so just in case that the question isn't thrown out...

 

[Mark A]

Where were 2111 unknown Union soldiers buried in April 1866?

credit: @JOHN42768

The remains of 2,111 unknown soldiers, recovered from battlefields in the vicinity of Washington, were sealed in a tomb for unknown Civil War dead in the rose garden at Arlington.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Probably going to have to throw this question out. I accidentally posted the answer and several members saw it.

Aw, @ami, no problem! The answer is a good one and the answer was easy enough to find on the internet (thank heavens!) . So nothing was lost when the answer was visible for a little while! Unfortunately I did not see it, therefore my answer is:

The 2111 unknown Union soldiers were buried, or maybe better entombed in Mary Custis Lee's former rose garden at Arlington House, the nucleus of what became Arlington National Cemetery, in a tomb for the unknown civil war dead.

"Meigs ordered the construction of a tomb for unknown Civil War dead in the rose garden in April 1866. The remains of 2,111 unknown soldiers, recovered from battlefields in the vicinity of Washington, were sealed in the vault."

https://www.nps.gov/arho/learn/historyculture/cemetery.htm

 

[ErnieMac]

Just in case my answer is Civil War Unknown Monument in Arlington Cemetery.

 

[Booner]

Do we have to come up with all their names?

 

[MaryDee]

What is now Arlington National Cemetery.
https://www.nps.gov/arho/learn/historyculture/cemetery.htm

It was fun to look this up even if the question will be tossed. At least the answer was easy to find so not a lot of time was spent. IMHO at least the question submitter should get his 10 points!

 

[hoosier]

Sounds like the question is not going to count in the scoring for this month, but I went ahead and looked for an answer, anyway.

I found a number of sources indicating that 2,111 unknown Civil War soldiers were buried in a vault at Arlington National Cemetery (specifically, in Mrs. Lee's rose garden) during April 1866; however, the same sources indicate that number did not consist exclusively of Union soldiers, but included both Union and Confederate. I'll be interested in knowing whether that was the official answer, or whether there actually is a place where 2,111 unknown Union soldiers were buried that same month.

 

[chellers]

Arlington National Cemetery

https://www.nps.gov/arho/learn/historyculture/cemetery.htm

 

[BlueNGrey]

Arlington

 

[Wallyfish]

Remarkably, I didn't see the answer when I posted. This was one of the few trivia questions I actually knew. I quickly googled a source. Copied and pasted in and posted. Then I saw the answer. I hope it is thrown out. I didn't even realize it was missing the bonus question. I must be getting really really old.