[DOC] [TLE] Civil War dead honored on Decoration Day - May 30, 1868 ... [PAR] On this day in History, Civil War dead honored on Decoration Day on May 30 ... 
By proclamation of General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic ... 
Memorial Day, and after World War I, observers began to honor the dead of ... In 
1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be celebrated the 
last... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about HOLIDAYS & OBS. - StudyStack [PAR] 2, GANDHI. THIS HOLIDAY BEGAN IN 1868 WHEN A GENERAL DESIGNATED 
A DAY TO ADORN THE GRAVES OF THE CIVIL WAR DEAD, MEMORIAL DAY. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about CIVIL WAR - StudyStack [PAR] THIS HOLIDAY BEGAN IN 1868 WHEN A GENERAL DESIGNATED A DAY TO 
ADORN THE GRAVES OF THE CIVIL WAR DEAD, MEMORIAL DAY. [DOC] [TLE] Memorial Day [PAR] It was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national 
commander of the ... The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of 
strewing with flowers, ... dead on separate days until after World War I (when the 
holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to 
honoring... [DOC] [TLE] The Difference Between Memorial Day and Veterans Day [PAR] Sep 30, 2013 ... the Civil War, interest in a dedicated day to commemorate the dead didn't happen 
until after the ... dead in 1868 when General John A. Logan,. [DOC] [TLE] Holidays in America - Infoplease [PAR] The major federal, religious, traditional, and informal holidays celebrated in ... *All 
Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date 
given. .... General John A. Logan designated a day in which the graves of Civil 
War ... within 20 years, becoming a holiday dedicated to the memory of all war 
dead. [DOC] [TLE] Remembering the Fallen on Memorial Day - Universal Life Church [PAR] May 21, 2015 ... It was established to honor soldiers who died during the Civil War. ... ritual to 
honor the fallen by adorning their graves with flowers and flags. General John 
Logan officially designated May 30, 1868, Decoration Day. ... On the Sunday 
before Memorial Day, many pastors commemorate the holiday with a... [DOC] [TLE] War Memorials in Parks : NYC Parks [PAR] Early War Memorials; Revolutionary War Memorials; Civil War Monuments ... In 
1873, New York became the first state to officially observe the holiday, and by 
1890 it was ... to designate the day on which war dead were honored, with 
Memorial Day .... in Fort Greene Park, which marks not a battle monument but a 
grave site. [DOC] [TLE] The Day Soldiers Honored Fallen Comrades - The Daily Beast [PAR] May 29, 2016 ... Decoration Day, which later became Memorial Day, was created by ex-Civil War 
... On Saturday, May 30, 1868, in scores of northern cities, towns, and villages, ... 
adorned with the names of their hard-fought Civil War engagements. ... with 
flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in... [DOC] [TLE] Communal Gatherings, Solemn Prayer, Spring Flowers and the ... [PAR] May 28, 2016 ... The idea to recognize the war dead with a day of commemoration can be ... 
events adorning the gravesites of local soldiers killed in the Civil War. ... Holding 
prayer ceremonies at gravesites and placing flowers on graves was not an .... 
Three years later, on May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan of the Union... [DOC] [TLE] Manassas National Battlefield Park - Facebook [PAR] The nation was not prepared for the destruction wrought by civil war and 
hospitals were ... What we do know for sure is that on May 5, 1868, General John 
A. Logan, ... of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate 
Dead, which ... of the holiday gradually changed from "Decoration Day" to "
Memorial Day," a... [DOC] [TLE] VA Maine Healthcare System - Timeline | Facebook [PAR] 1 VA Ctr. Augusta, ME 04330 ... Memorial Day was commonly called Decoration 
Day while Civil War ... Veterans of the Union Army formally

Question: This holiday began in 1868 when a general designated a day to adorn the graves of the Civil War dead
Answer: Memorial Day