Arlington National Cemetery - Sheridan Gate

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******** unu SIX COLUMAS ERECTED IN THE PORTICE OF THE WAR OFFICE WINCTON IN 1919 WERE ON THE DEMOLITION of THAT BUILDING IN APRIL 1871 TRANSFERRED TO THE CATEWAYS OF THIS ARLINGTON NATIONAL MILITARY CEMETERY SCOTT VC SHERIDAN INCOLA SANTO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. Sheridan Gate. CRANT 24 Printed in Germany.

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"Arlington-U. S.Greatest National Cemetery." Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series Nº 2330, ART FUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. 100 SHERIDAN GATE. One of the most used entrances to Arlington Cemetery. The lintel surmounting the marble pillars bears the single word "Sheridan", and on the columns themselves are inscribed the names of Scott, Lincoln, Stanton and Grant. The gate was built in 1879, the pillars having been secured from the old War Office at Washington, a famous government building erected in 1818. ARTISTIC SERVES TRADE MARK