Memorial Day, originally known as “decoration day” began on the 5th of May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11 which said: “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of …
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