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Memorial Day National Cemeteries and the Gettysburg link
The article traces Memorial Day origins from the creation of national cemeteries after the Civil War. It notes Gettysburg as a pioneer, Lincoln’s 1864 observance, Arlington’s development, and Baker as a key proposer of the national cemetery system. It mentions 83 national cemeteries with over 350000 burials and cites Gen. Logan for Memorial Day observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Abraham Lincoln
Jesu Slepp
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Memorial Day Institution
Union
Institutola
National Cemetery
Arlington
Potomac
United States
President Lincoln
Montgomery C. Meigs
Robert E. Lee
Meigs
I. Arlington
Almple
Ameren
Congress
Andrew C. Curtin
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Thomas Brougham Baker
Quartermaster’s
Chicago
Weabington
D.C
E. L. Hartz
Massachusetts Volunteers
Baker
Simon Cameron
Cameron
Stanton
Washington
John A. Logan
Old Mexico