Some have claimed that the face of General Robert E. Lee was carved onto the back of Lincoln's head, and looks back across the Potomac toward his former home, Arlington House, now within the bounds of Arlington National Cemetery.
Ada orang yang mengatakan kalau wajah Jenderal Robert E. Lee dipahat di bagian belakang kepala Lincoln, menghadap ke seberang Sungai Potomac, ke arah bekas rumahnya di Arlington House yang sekarang berada dalam kompleks Pemakaman Nasional Arlington.