William Henry Christman

William Henry Christman (1843 – May 11, 1864) was the first soldier to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Christman was a laborer from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He was enlisted in the United States Army on March 25, 1864. He was hospitalized for measles three weeks later. He was admitted to Lincoln General Hospital on May 1, and he died on May 11.^[1] He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery on May 13, 1864.^[2]

References

^ Atkinson, Rick (June 2007). "The Nation's Cemetery". National Geographic magazine. National Geographic Society. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/arlington-cemetery/arlington-cemetery-text?fs=travel.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
^ "Arlington National Cemetery Section 27 facts". Arlington National Cemetery. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/historical_information/section_27_facts.html. Retrieved 2009-04-25.

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Name	Christman, William Henry
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Date of birth	1843
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Date of death	May 11, 1864
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