Miles Mausoleum
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There are two mausoleums known as Miles Mausoleum.
[edit] Miles Mausoleum in Arlington National Cemetery
The Miles Mausoleum is located in Section 3 of the Arlington National Cemetery.
Many members and descendants of the Miles Family (Lieutenant General Nelson Appleton Miles) are buried in this mausoleum on a hill in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery.
It is one of only two mausoleums located within the confines of the Cemetery. The only other one belongs to the family of General Thomas Crook Sullivan and it is located in Section 1.
[edit] Miles Mausoleum in Illinois
In southwestern Illinois. Stephen Miles, a veteran of the War of 1812, was buried in what was known as the Miles Mausoleum by his son Stephen W. Miles. The mausoleum is located atop Eagle Cliff midway between Columbia and Valmeyer in what is known as the Miles Cemetery.