On May 30th, 1868, Decoration Day was nationally celebrated for the first time by a proclamation fro
On May 30th, 1868, Decoration Day was nationally celebrated for the first time by a proclamation from General John A. Logan. The day was influenced by cities throughout the U.S. who honored veterans locally. On this day, Americans honored soldiers who died in the Civil War by adorning their graves with flowers. Decoration Day is now known as Memorial Day. The images above show John A. Logan and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. This cemetery for veterans has had Memorial Day events every year, starting with the the first Decoration Day in 1868. Images from: John Alexander Logan’s The great conspiracy: its origin and history. A. R. Hart & Co. …, 1886. Call number: E459 .L64 1886 Catalog record: https://bit.ly/2L8jU89 John V. Hinkel’s Arlington: monument to heroes New and enlarged edition. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1970. Call number: F234 .A7 H6 1970 Catalog record: https://bit.ly/2H2Cs7e -- source link
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