Illustration: “The March of Time,” by Henry Sandham, 1896. This painting shows a parade of veterans of the U.S. Civil War during Decoration Day. General William Tecumseh Sherman is in the front row at the far right. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Memorial Day: GAR Civil War Vets (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on May 23, 2024

In this third of a three-part series, Melissa Davenport Berry looks back over the years at Memorial Day services involving Union veterans of the Civil War... (Read More)

Memorial Day: GAR Civil War Vets (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on May 22, 2024

In this second of a three-part series, Melissa Davenport Berry looks back over the years at Memorial Day services involving Union veterans of the Civil War... (Read More)

Memorial Day: GAR Civil War Vets (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on May 21, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry looks back over the years at Memorial Day services involving Union veterans of the Civil War... (Read More)

Illustration: “Orphans decorating their fathers’ graves in Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, on Decoration Day,” 1876. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Decoration (Memorial) Day 1913

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 25, 2023

In this article – in honor of Memorial Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to see how this special day was celebrated in 1913... (Read More)

Photo: blue rose on a gravestone for Memorial Day. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

A Look Back at Past Memorial Days

By Melissa Berry on May 23, 2023

In this article, in honor of Memorial Day, Melissa Berry searches old newspapers to see how our nation celebrated this special day in the past... (Read More)

Illustration: Decoration Day in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, 1867. Credit: VCU Libraries; Wikimedia Commons.

The Origins of Memorial Day

By Melissa Berry on May 26, 2022

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about General John Logan, a driving force in making Decoration Day (Memorial Day) an annual observance... (Read More)

Photo: the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier located in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Credit: Raul654; Wikimedia Commons.

Memorial Day 1970: Pledging Allegiance in Alliance

By Jane Cook on May 25, 2022

In this article, Jane Hampton Cook explores a newspaper editorial that added urgency to Memorial Day commemorations in 1970... (Read More)

The Roots of Memorial Day

By Jane Cook on May 23, 2022

In this article, Jane Hampton Cook describes the origins of Memorial Day as a way to honor deceased veterans of the Civil War... (Read More)

Photo: the Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier in Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit: Ken Thomas; Wikimedia Commons.

Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Died in the American Revolution

By Jane Cook on June 1, 2021

Jane Hampton Cook – inspired by yesterday’s commemoration of Memorial Day – did some research to honor slain soldiers of the American Revolutionary War... (Read More)

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