Caroline Burghardt

1834–1922 (age 88)

Biography

Caroline Burghardt (1834–1922) is remembered among those who now rest in Arlington National Cemetery, a quiet witness to the transformations of a nation across the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Though the particulars of her life may not be widely recorded, her lasting presence in this place of honor speaks to the dignity with which she carried her days and the tender care of those who remembered her.

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