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| Description | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., buried in Section 5, grave 7004-A, was named after his father who was a poet, essayist, novelist and professor of anatomy. Young Holmes received his undergraduate education at Harvard, graduating as class poet in 1861. He served as an officer in the Massachusetts Twentieth Volunteers during the Civil War, and then returned to Harvard to study law. He was a practicing attorney in Boston for 15 years while teaching law at his alma mater. In 1881, a series of lectures prepared by Holmes was published in a volume titled The Common Law. (U.S Army photo by Rachel Larue/released) |
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| Source | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. |
| Author | Arlington National Cemetery |
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