The General John A. Logan Museum celebrates the lives of General John A. Logan and the almost two million men who fought to save the nation from division and to secure “freedom to a race in chains.” Ref: loganmuseum.org.
On May 5, 1868, General John A Logan, as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), issued General Order No. 11 designating 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.” Logan’s General Order, his Memorial Day Order, established Memorial Day as a national holiday.
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Permission granted by Michael Jones, Museum Director