James J. Purman
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James J. Purman was an American soldier who fought with the Union Army in the American Civil War. Purman received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for actions
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Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
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Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. More than 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres
James J. Purman
…him during the Battle of Gettysburg, Thomas Oliver, to Washington to meet President Theodore Roosevelt. Purman died on May 11, 1915, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery…
An aerial view of Arlington National Cemetery's east entrance and the cemetery's Women's Military Memorial in August 2013
Officers of the 8th New York Infantry Regiment at Arlington House in June 1861, two months after the beginning of the American Civil War
The Custis-Lee Mansion, originally known as Arlington House, with Union Army soldiers on its lawn during the American Civil War on June 28, 1864
Arlington National Cemetery and the Netherlands Carillon in December 2012