William Henry Christman - Wikipedia William Henry Christman William Henry Christman ( October 1, 1843 -- May 11, 1864 ) was the first soldier to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Christman was a laborer from Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania. He was enlisted in the United States Army on March 25, 1864. He was hospitalized for measles five weeks later, being admitted to Lincoln General Hospital on May 1, and he died on May 11. He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery on May 13, 1864, the first Union soldier to be so interred. References Jump up ^ Atkinson, Rick ( June 2007 ). `` The Nation 's Cemetery ''. National Geographic magazine. National Geographic Society. Retrieved April 25, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Arlington National Cemetery Facts About Section 27 ''. Arlington National Cemetery. Retrieved November 25, 2015. External links The William Henry Christman Story This biographical article related to the United States Army is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Henry_Christman&oldid=779434755 '' Categories : Burials at Arlington National Cemetery 1844 births 1864 deaths United States Army personnel stubs Talk About Wikipedia Български Frysk Edit links This page was last edited on 8 May 2017, at 22 : 08. About Wikipedia

Question: who was the first soldier to be buried at arlington national cemetery
Answer: William Henry Christman