This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Who Gave Us Memorial Day
A historical overview explains Memorial Day arose from multiple sources across the North and South. Key contributors include James C. Redpath Lizzie Rutherford Col Columbus Miss workers Maj Benjamin F Stephenson Petersburg Va women and General John A Logan plus Mrs Logan. The result is a shared legacy beyond single authorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Louisiana
Virginia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas
Petersburg
United States
Charleston
James C. Redpath
Lyceum Bureau
Columbus
Lizzie Rutherford
Ladies Aid Society
Joseph E. Johnston
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
James M. Ramsey
North
John J. Murray
Waterloo
N. Y
Illinois
W. T. Sherman
Meridian
Miss
Stephenson
Springfield
Rutledge
Missouri
Advance Guard of America
Grand Army of Progress
Grand Army of the Republic
Richard J. Oglesby
Decatur
Ill
Grand Army
N. P Chipman
Chipman
Union Army
Logan
Kautz
Grant
R. E. Colston
F. H. Archer
Home Guard
Petersburg Ladies Memorial Association
W. T. Jaynes
Stephen Fenn
Women of Columbus
Blandford
Charles L. Wilson
Chicago Journal
Anna Wilson
Farrar
Richmond
Washington
Willard Hotel
Congress
Arlington
Arlington National Cemetery
Benjamin Franklin Stephenson
John A. Logan
Union