General Logan and General Order 11
This episode is based on an articles in our Cultural Courage Newsletter titled https://culturalcourage.substack.com/p/decoration-day-memorial-day-and-communityYou want to subscribing as we have additional writing there.Franklin NY and Ouleout Valley Cemetery Delhi NY and Woodland Cemetery A Brief History of Decoration Day and Memorial Day The tradition of adorning the graves of the fallen was already a practice in many communities in both north and south. On May 5th 1868 General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the republic, issued General Order 11. The preamble is beautiful:The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet…