Looking North from Range 98 Site 160 towards the Arsenal Monument. On June 17, 1864 an explosion occurred in a building where 108 women were manufacturing cartridges. Twenty-two women were killed, 16 of which are interred beneath this monument and another two elsewhere in the cemetery. President Lincoln attended the funeral as chief mourner. The monument was built with funds donated by the citizens of Washington and dedicated one year later.
Looking South from Range 98 Site 160.