It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers, by proclamation of Gen. John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former Union sailors and soldiers.
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One of the first occurred in Columbus, Miss., April 25, 1866, when a group of women visited a cemetery to decorate the graves of Confederate soldiers who had ...
The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868. ... Then known as Decoration Day, the holiday was proclaimed by Commander in Chief John A.
The first national Decoration Day celebration took place a few weeks after the GAR promulgated its G.O. 11, on May 30, 1868, at Arlington National Cemetery, VA.
For decades, Memorial Day continued to be observed on May 30th, the date General Logan had selected for the first Decoration Day. But in 1968, Congress passed ...
Oct 27, 2009 · Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day started in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971 ...
May 19, 2023 · Gardiner believes the observance of Memorial Day began April 1866, with the passing of a motion by the Ladies' Memorial Association in Columbus, ...
May 30, 2022 · The first national celebration of the holiday took place May 30, 1868, at Arlington National Cemetery, where both Confederate and Union soldiers ...
May 26, 2023 · When Was Memorial Day First Celebrated? ... Memorial Day was originally called "Decoration Day." In 1869, the head of an organization of Union ...
May 22, 2020 · Memorial Day became a national holiday two decades later, in 1889, and it took a century before it was moved in 1968 to the last Monday of May, ...
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