USS Monitor Monument — The remains of two unidentified Civil War sailors, recovered from inside the turret of the first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor, were properly buried at the cemetery in 2013 with a ceremony that honored the other 14 Monitor crew members lost as well. The monument’s inscription contains the names of all 16 Monitor crew members. Follow this link to learn more about the Monitor and the remarkable story of the two unknown sailors, whose journey from the Monitor wreck site off North Carolina to Arlington spanned a century and a half.

Even though this site is relevant to wars after the Civil War it is well worth visiting given that the USS Monitor Monument is somewhat out of the way from other Civil War sites. The pictures below were taken at a wreath laying ceremony.

The amphitheater behind the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier