One ancestor owned the land that is now Arlington national cemetery.
Interesting as I has been said I was related to Robert E. Lee on my mother's side. I was supposed to get a copy of the geneology from a great Aunt but she passed away before she got it done. Tried a few times to chase it down but no luck. Tried a few times to contact a few relatives that knew her her but no one remembers anything. Most are all dead now anyway.
Paul B.