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Decoration Day origins in Jackson Mississippi
A Southern monument near the old capitol at Jackson, Mississippi, marks the origin of Decoration Day on April 26, 1865, credited to Sue Landon Vaughan then Miss Sue Adams. The piece recounts how, amid Civil War gloom, Mrs Vaughan organized flowers on graves of Confederate dead, predating May 30 observances in other states. It notes Gen. John A. Logan set May 30 for Union graves in 1868 and describes the Souths first memorial rituals with vivid scenes, including the Lady With the Roses.
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