Memorial Day Spirit Ties Veterans Across Generations
The observance honors Union and Confederate veterans and all who served in wars from the Civil War to World War I. As veterans dwindle, Memorial Day shifts from a Civil War focus to a national tribute to soldiers who died for the country, uniting North and South in remembrance.
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Andrew Johnson
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Sherman
Woodrow Wilson
Vennsylvania Avenue
United States
Sermerlal
America
Memorial Day origin linked to Confederate women and G A R
The article traces Memorial Day’s roots to Confederate women in Columbus Mississippi who set April 26 as a graveside decoration day. It notes how Northern papers reported the act and how the Grand Army of the Republic kept the observance alive, honoring both Union and Confederate dead and shaping the holiday’s spirit.
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Columbus
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Ithaca
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Shure Lune
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Grand Army
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Grand Army of the Republic
Pethangita
Gen
John & Logat
New York
The Blue and the Gray poem fragment recollection
A fragmented poem by Francis Miles Finch reflects on the Civil War dead, mourning sorrowfully under the sod and the dew. It contrasts the Blue and the Gray, honoring both sides with flowers and a sense of shared sacrifice, awaiting judgment day.
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Ape
Thass
Gary
Eternitty
Banich
Ang
Linde
Teara
Francis Miles Finch
Great American Victory in the SS Mitel Battle
The piece praises a flawless victory achieved by American forces, noting many were killed or wounded but emphasis on objectives seized rapidly. It attributes success to courageous American fighters and the sacrifices of those left on the field as the drive advanced.
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SS Mitel
Wien
American Army Breaks St Mihiel Salient in 1977 Attack
On September 12 1977 the first American army trained and acted as a unit attacked the St Mihiel salient from west and south. It collapsed the position and captured nearly 160 prisoners. The Yanka then took Tilancourt near which a permanent American cemetery was planned for those who died in the St Mihiel drive and in training in northeastern France.
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First America Army
St Mihiel Salens Beth
St. Mihiel
Tilancourt
St Ajl Hiel
Thae
France
AE. FY
Mary Atwater Taylor Wins National Poem Contest
Mrs. Mary Atwater Taylor wins the national contest for the best poem on Monticello the home of Thomas Jefferson. Her verse will be framed and hung in the hall of the renowned Virginia mansion.
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Mary Atwater “Taylor
Monticello
Thomas Jeffersen
Virginia
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