Section 27 and Freedman's Village in Arlington National Cemetery

Ric Murphy is an educator, historian, lecturer and award-winning author. He has served as board chair of several organizations and on numerous additional national and local not-for-profit boards. He lives in Virginia. Historian Timothy Stephens is a national expert in public health and emergency preparedness. He has been a national public health leader and commentator for more than twenty years, and advises risk managers on emerging public health threats. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Images, Tables, Figures and Maps

“Bury Me in a Free Land” by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Introduction

 1. The Men Who Shaped Arlington

 2. A City Under Siege

 3. Arlington Plantation

 4. Enslavement at Arlington

 5. Civil War

 6. Washington’s Contraband

 7. Health and Medical Care

 8. Freedman’s Village

 9. National Cemeteries

10. United States Colored Troops

11. The Contraband Cemetery

12. The Forgotten Union Blue

13. Eviction

14. Reconstruction, Reconciliation and Retribution

Epilogue

Appendix I. Chronology

Appendix II. Inventory of Slaves at Arlington delete Plantation Belonging to G.W.P. Custis, January 1, 1858

Appendix III. Emancipation by R.E. Lee of G.W.P. Custis’ Enslaved

Appendix IV. Growth of Employment in Washington, D.C., from 1850 to 1870

Appendix V. An African American Walking Tour of Arlington Cemetery

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index