Keywords: Mule corral on Arlington Estate - 1864-06-29.jpg en U S Army mule corral on the grounds of Arlington Estate in Alexandria County Virginia in the United States This photograph was taken on June 29 1864 The United States Army seized the estate in May 1861 to prevent its use by artillery of the Confederate States of America The lust flatlands near the Potomac River were turned into hay farms to feed horses and mules and extensive mule corrals built there They were dismantled after the American Civil War ended Alexandria County was renamed Arlington County in 1920 http //www loc gov/pictures/item/2005689623/ Russell J Andrew 1864-06-29 Arlington National Cemetery PD-USGov |