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Who Gave Us Memorial Day This Tales Out of Time
The article traces Memorial Day roots across the nation with Confederate and National observances. It highlights James C. Redpath Lizzie Rutherford and men like Maj Benjamin Franklin Stephenson and Gen John Logan as diverse contributors shaping the day. It notes early services in Charleston Columbus Petersburg and Arlington and the creation of Grand Army of the Republic and General Orders No 11 establishing Decoration Day.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Louisiana
Virginia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas
Petersburg
United States
Charleston
S. C
James C. Redpath
Lyceum Bureau
Columbus
Lizzie Rutherford
Ladies Aid Society
Joseph E. Johnston
St. Luke's Methodist Church
de i. M. Ramsey
North
John J. Murray
Waterloo
N. Y
Illinois
W. T. Sherman
Meridian
Miss
Fourteenth
Illinois Infantry
Benjamin Franklin Stephenson
W. J. Rutledge
Rutledge
Stephenson
Springfield
Missouri
Advance Guard of America
Grand Army of Progress
Grand Army of the Republic
Richard J. Oglesby
Decatur
III.) Tribune
I. W. Coltrin
Joseph Prior
J. W. Routh
M. F. Kanan
Phelps
Decatur Post No
Indianapolis
Rock Creek
Ill
Rose Hill
Sangamon River
G. A. RR
Grand Army
N. P. Chipman
Chipman
Union Army
Logan
Kautz
Grant
R. E. Colston
F. H. Archer
Blafidford
Charles L. Wilson
Chicago Journal
Anna Wilson
Farrar
Richmond
Washington
Congress
Willard Hotel
Tlinois
Arlington
Arlington National Cemetery
Bull Run
Rappahannock
James C. Red- Mins
Nin
Frenkdin ‘Stephenson