Major General Albert Eger Brown

Location:  Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

Albert Eger Brown Senior, born June 13, 1889 and died October 12, 1984 was a veteran of both world wars.  Also buried with him are his son Albert Eger Brown Jr who died in a car crash on November 21, 1940, and his wife Jesse Weaver Brown.

I don't find much extraodinary about the Browns, the son's tragic death must have been tough, but their story doesn't invoke much feeling.  In addition the grave itself isn't very special, HOWEVER I am a big fan of its location, right under a tree.

Brigadier General Richard L. Hoxie

Location:  Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

Brigadier General Hoxie was born on August 7, 1844 and died on April 29, 1930.  He joined the United States Army during the Civil War, and served as Chief of Army Engineers for a long time.  Also buried with him are Vinnie Ream, a famous sculptor who he was married to until she died in 1914, and Ruth Norcross who he was married to until he died.

I chose the grave because of the statue on top, I guess I have a thing for sad looking women.

Colonel Albert William Preston

Location:  Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

 Colonel Albert Preston was born in Rochester, NY in 1843 and died in San Francisco, CA in 1883.  He joined the volunteer army in 1861 and eventually became part of the regular army, retiring at the position of Colonel in 1876.  Here is a link where you can find the New York Times article on his death.

I chose the grave because while it's smaller than most of the graves I've been posting about, there's something stern and majestic about the way it looks.  In addition to Colonel Preston his wife, Mary Elizabeth Ord, is also buried with him.

Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles

Location:  Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

Nelson Appleton Miles (Born August 8, 1839, Died May 15, 1986) was a veteran of the Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War from Boston.  During the Civil War he was wounded four times  in battle including being shot in the neck and abdomen at Chancellorsville, it is obvious that Miles was a real man's man with balls of steel.  He enlisted as a volunteer and worked his way up the ranks, eventually becoming a Lieutenant General during the Spanish American War.  He died at a circus of a heart attack.

I chose the grave because it was a large masoleum, and apparentley one of two masoleums in Arlington.  I'm a huge fan of mausoleums because of the power they project, an iron fist demand that history not forget you.

Major General Cyrus Bussey

Location:  Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

This grave is magnificent, the kind that I could only hope to have one day.  It projects power, it projects immortality.  I particuliarly enjoy the cloth that just spills over onto the rest of the monument beneath the angel.

Bussey died in 1915 at the age of 81.  He lived a fairly accomplished life:  elected to the Iowa State Senate in 1858; he worked his way up in the ranks of the Army during the American Civil War, retiring as a Major General in 1865; in 1889 he became Assistant Secretary of the Interior and later opened up a law office in Washington, DC.

Corporal Claude B Christman

Location:  Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

I chose this grave because of the statue of a young woman on top of the grave.  Corporal Christman died during US military operations in Manila, Philipines.  Christman was only 21 years old so a grave of this magnitude must say something.  What the symbolism of the young woman is beats me, I speculate it is to represent a "faithful wife" he left behind, but clearly I could be wrong.  The NY Times has the reporting of his death in their archives, it can be found here.

Lieutenant Colonel Paul McLoud, Army Corps of Engineers

Location:  Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

I spent last Saturday wandering around Arlington National Cemetery picking out graves that I thought were interesting, I'd say I covered about 1/4 to 1/3 of the cemetery.  The first grave I want to post is that of Lieutenant Colonel Paul McLoud of the Army Corps of Engineers.  I decided to take a picture of this particular grave because it was a few days after a federal judge ruled against the Corps of Engineers in a civil suit brought by Katrina survivors.  The decision is historic, it's a ruling against the federal government that means that you know who will be footing the bill for the billions of dollars in lawsuits that will surely follow...

But anyways, onto Lieutenant Paul McLoud, he lived over 80 years, dying in 1951.  His citation for the Distinguished Service Cross reads below:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Paul McLoud, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Gouzeaucourt, France, November, 30, 1917, in remaining under shell fire until the escape of his men, who had been caught unarmed by the German attack, was assured. First Lieutenant McLoud then assisted in leading troops to the trenches, directing the procurement and distribution of ammunition, and displaying coolness, and judgment while continually under fire.

General Orders No. No. 129, W.D., 1918
Home Town: Albany, NY

The grave itself isn't that special, it's the Corps of Engineers logo that caught my eye.