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Vor 3 Tagen · Central to this story is John Alexander Logan, an Illinois native whose transformation and contributions have left a lasting impact on the nation. Logan was born on Feb. 9, 1826, near present-day Murphysboro, Illinois. His early political career as an Illinois Representative was marked by his alignment with the Democratic Party and its pro ...
Vor 5 Tagen · This spotlight video shines a light on General & politician John A. Logan & his true story of redemption. Learn about the man who made Memorial Day a national holiday & the whole history...
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- The Civil War Project
Vor 2 Tagen · In 1868 John A. Logan, the commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans, promoted a national holiday on May 30 “for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion.”
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vor 5 Tagen · Whatever its inception, historians agree that the first widely held commemoration was in 1868, when Gen. John A. Logan, the commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, an...
- Livia Albeck-Ripka
Vor 5 Tagen · In July 1866, a New York newspaper reported on a “grand gathering” of Union veterans in Salem, Ill. Gen. John A. Logan, head of the fraternal group the Grand Army of the Republic, delivered a ...
Vor 3 Tagen · Gen. John A. Logan, who headed the largest Union veterans’ fraternity at that time, the Grand Army of the Republic, is usually credited as being the originator of the holiday.
Vor 3 Tagen · Maj. Gen. John A. Logan, one of the great volunteer officers of the war, is credited by many as the first to declare Memorial Day an official holiday. Logan declared an official holiday as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, the foremost Civil War veterans’ organization, in 1868.
