<P> William Henry Christman (October 1, 1843--May 11, 1864) was the first soldier to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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