[MamaB]

One site said that the land was returned to the Lee family by the Supreme Court and it was later bought for the $150,000.

[stand watie]

the feds ended up paying 4-5 times what the house/land was worth.

that's the cost of being HATEFUL & DISHONEST!

free dixie,sw

[Non-Sequitur]

One site said that the land was returned to the Lee family by the Supreme Court and it was later bought for the $150,000.

In December 1882 he Supreme Court ordered the property returned to the Lee family saying it had been seized without due process. By that time the cemetary was well established and I doubt anyone seriously believed that Custis Lee wanted to resume residence there. The decision forced the Congress to compensate Lee's heirs for the value of the property and the $150,000 paid was fair market value for the house, furnishings, and land. Claims that Custis Lee milked the government for many times their true value are complete nonsense.