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The located inMemorial Day (previously but now seldom called Decoration Day ) is a for remembering, honoring, and mourning the military personnel that had died while serving in the. The holiday is now observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day having been observed on May 30 from 1868 to 1970.Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day to honor and mourn those who had died in military service. Many volunteers place an American flag on each grave in.Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start of summer in the United States, while marks the unofficial start of Autumn on the first Monday of September.Two other days celebrate those who have served or are serving in the U.S. Military:, which honors those who have served in the; and, an unofficial U.S. Holiday (earlier in May) for honoring those currently serving in the armed forces. Contents.Claimed origins The history of Memorial Day in the United States is complex. Department of Veterans' Affairs recognizes that approximately 25 places claim to have originated the holiday.

At there is a, and the incorporates a Center for Civil War Research that has also led research into Memorial Day's origins. The practice of decorating soldiers' graves with flowers is an ancient custom. Soldiers' graves were decorated in the U.S. Before and during the. Many of the origination claims are myths, unsupported by evidence while others are one-time cemetery dedications or funeral tributes. In 2014, one scholarly effort attempted to separate the myths and one-time events from the activities that actually led to the establishment of the national holiday.

1870 Decoration Day parade in Precedents in the South According to the website, 'Southern women decorated the graves of soldiers even before the Civil War’s end. Records show that by 1865, Mississippi, Virginia, and South Carolina all had precedents for Memorial Day.' The earliest Southern Memorial Day celebrations were simple, somber occasions for veterans and their families to honor the dead and tend to local cemeteries.

In following years, the and other groups increasingly focused rituals on preserving Confederate Culture and the narrative. Warrenton, Virginia On June 3, 1861, was the location of the first Civil War soldier's grave ever to be decorated, according to a Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper article in 1906. This decoration was for the funeral of the first soldier killed in action during the Civil War, who died on June 1, 1861 during a skirmish at in Virginia.Savannah, Georgia In July 1862, women in decorated the graves at Laurel Grove Cemetery of Colonel and his comrades who died at Battle of Manassas the year before. Jackson, Mississippi On April 26, 1865, in, supposedly decorated the graves of Confederate and Union soldiers. However, the earliest recorded reference to this event did not appear until many years after the fact and is considered a myth.

Regardless, mention of the observance is inscribed on southeast panel of the in Jackson, erected in 1891. Charleston, South Carolina On May 1, 1865, in, recently freed African-Americans held a parade of 10,000 people to honor 257 dead Union soldiers, whose remains they had reburied from a mass grave in a Confederate prison camp.

Historian cites contemporary news reports of this incident in the Charleston Daily Courier and the. Although Blight claimed that 'African Americans invented Memorial Day in Charleston, South Carolina', in 2012, he stated that he 'has no evidence' that the event in Charleston inspired the establishment of Memorial Day across the country. Accordingly, investigators for, and have called this conclusion into question.

Columbus, Georgia The and numerous scholars attribute the beginning of a Memorial Day practice in the South to a group of women of Columbus, Georgia. The women were the Ladies Memorial Association of Columbus. They were represented by (Mrs. Williams) who, as Secretary, wrote a letter to press in March 1866 asking their assistance in establishing annual holiday to decorate the graves of soldiers throughout the south. The letter was reprinted in several southern states and the plans were noted in newspapers in the north. The date of April 26 was chosen. The holiday was observed in Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, Columbus and elsewhere in Georgia as well as Montgomery, AL; Memphis, TN; Louisville, KY; New Orleans, LA; Jackson, MS and across the south.

In some cities, mostly in Virginia, other dates in May and June were observed. General John A. Logan commented on the observances in a speech to veterans on July 4, 1866 in Salem, IL. After General Logan's General Order No. 11 to the Grand Army of the Republic to observe May 30, 1868, the earlier version of the holiday began to be referred to as. Columbus, Mississippi A year after the war's end, in April, 1866, four women of Columbus gathered together to decorate the graves of the Confederate soldiers.

They also felt moved to honor the Union soldiers buried there, and to note the grief of their families, by decorating their graves as well. The story of their gesture of humanity and reconciliation is held by some writers as the inspiration of the original Memorial Day despite it occurring last among the claimed inspirations. Precedents in the North Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The 1863 cemetery dedication at included a ceremony of commemoration at the graves of dead soldiers. Some have therefore claimed that President was the founder of Memorial Day. However, Chicago journalist Lloyd Lewis tried to make the case that it was Lincoln's funeral that spurred the soldiers' grave decorating that followed.

Boalsburg, Pennslvania On July 4, 1864, ladies decorated soldiers' graves according to local historians in. Boalsburg promotes itself as the birthplace of Memorial Day.

However, no reference to this event existed until the printing of the History of the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteers in 1904. In a footnote to a story about her brother, Mrs. Sophie (Keller) Hall described how she and Emma Hunter decorated the grave of Emma's father, Reuben Hunter. The original story did not account for Reuben Hunter's death occurring two months later on September 19, 1864.

It also did not mention Mrs. Elizabeth Myers as one of the original participants. Nintendogs walkthrough. However, a bronze statue of all three women gazing upon Reuben Hunter's grave now stands near the entrance to the Boalsburg Cemetery. Although July 4, 1864 was a Monday, the town now claims that the original decoration was on one of the Sundays in October 1864. National Decoration Day. General, who in 1868 issued a proclamation calling for 'Decoration Day'On May 5, 1868, General issued a proclamation calling for 'Decoration Day' to be observed annually and nationwide; he was commander-in-chief of the (GAR), an organization of and for Union Civil War veterans founded in. With his proclamation, Logan adopted the Memorial Day practice that had begun in the Southern states three years earlier.

The northern states quickly adopted the holiday. In 1868, memorial events were held in 183 cemeteries in 27 states, and 336 in 1869. One author claims that the date was chosen because it was not the anniversary of any particular battle. According to a White House address in 2010, the date was chosen as the optimal date for flowers to be in bloom in the North.

Michigan state holiday. Memorial Day, Boston byIn 1871, Michigan made 'Decoration Day' an official state holiday and by 1890, every northern state had followed suit. There was no standard program for the ceremonies, but they were typically sponsored by the, the women's auxiliary of the, which had 100,000 members. By 1870, the remains of nearly 300,000 Union dead had been reinterred in 73 national cemeteries, located near major battlefields and thus mainly in the South. The most famous are in Pennsylvania and, near Washington, D.C Waterloo, New York proclamation On May 26, 1966, President designated an 'official' birthplace of the holiday by signing the presidential proclamation naming, as the holder of the title. This action followed House Concurrent Resolution 587, in which the 89th Congress had officially recognized that the patriotic tradition of observing Memorial Day had begun one hundred years prior in Waterloo, New York.

The village credits druggist and county clerk as the founders of the holiday. Scholars have determined that the Waterloo account is a myth. Snopes and also discredit the Waterloo account.

Early national history In April 1865, following, commemorations were widespread. The more than 600,000 soldiers of both sides who died in the Civil War meant that burial and memorialization took on new cultural significance. Under the leadership of women during the war, an increasingly formal practice of decorating graves had taken shape.

In 1865, the federal government also began creating the for the Union war dead.By the 1880s, ceremonies were becoming more consistent across geography as the GAR provided handbooks that presented specific procedures, poems, and Bible verses for local post commanders to utilize in planning the local event. Historian Stuart McConnell reports:on the day itself, the post assembled and marched to the local cemetery to decorate the graves of the fallen, an enterprise meticulously organized months in advance to assure that none were missed. Finally came a simple and subdued graveyard service involving prayers, short patriotic speeches, and music. And at the end perhaps a rifle salute. Relationship to Confederate Memorial Day. In Montgomery, AlabamaIn 1868, some Southern public figures began adding the label 'Confederate' to their commemorations and claimed that Northerners had appropriated the holiday. The first official celebration of Confederate Memorial Day as a public holiday occurred in 1874, following a proclamation by the Georgia legislature.

By 1916, ten states celebrated it, on June 3, the birthday of CSA President. Other states chose late April dates, or May 10, commemorating Davis' capture.The played a key role in using Memorial Day rituals to preserve Confederate culture.

Various dates ranging from April 25 to mid-June were adopted in different Southern states. Across the South, associations were founded, many by women, to establish and care for permanent cemeteries for the Confederate dead, organize commemorative ceremonies, and sponsor appropriate monuments as a permanent way of remembering the Confederate dead. The most important of these was the, which grew from 17,000 members in 1900 to nearly 100,000 women. They were 'strikingly successful at raising money to build Confederate monuments, lobbying legislatures and Congress for the reburial of Confederate dead, and working to shape the content of history textbooks.' By 1890, there was a shift from the emphasis on honoring specific soldiers to a public commemoration of the Confederate South.

Changes in the ceremony's hymns and speeches reflect an evolution of the ritual into a symbol of cultural renewal and conservatism in the South. By 1913, David Blight argues, the theme of American nationalism shared equal time with the Confederate. Decoration Day to Memorial Day By the 20th century, various Union memorial traditions, celebrated on different days, merged, and Memorial Day eventually extended to honor all Americans who died while in the U.S. Military service. Indiana from the 1860s to the 1920s saw numerous debates on how to expand the celebration. It was a favorite lobbying activity of the (GAR).

An 1884 GAR handbook explained that Memorial Day was 'the day of all days in the G.A.R. Calendar' in terms of mobilizing public support for pensions. It advised family members to 'exercise great care' in keeping the veterans sober. 'On Decoration Day' Political cartoon c.

Caption: 'You bet I'm goin' to be a soldier, too, like my Uncle David, when I grow up.' Memorial Day speeches became an occasion for veterans, politicians, and ministers to commemorate the Civil War and, at first, to rehash the 'atrocities' of the enemy. They mixed religion and celebratory nationalism for the people to make sense of their history in terms of sacrifice for a better nation. People of all religious beliefs joined together and the point was often made that German and Irish soldiers—ethnic minorities which faced discrimination in the United States—had become true Americans in the 'baptism of blood' on the battlefield. See also:, andIn the national capital in 1913 the four-day 'Blue-Gray Reunion' featured parades, re-enactments, and speeches from a host of dignitaries, including President, the first Southerner elected to the since the War.

Of gave the main address. Heflin was a noted orator; his choice as Memorial Day speaker was criticized, as he was opposed for his support of segregation; however, his speech was moderate in tone and stressed national unity and goodwill, gaining him praise from newspapers.The name 'Memorial Day', which was first attested in 1882, gradually became more common than 'Decoration Day' after but was not declared the official name by federal law until 1967. On June 28, 1968, Congress passed the, which moved four holidays, including Memorial Day, from their traditional dates to a specified Monday in order to create a convenient three-day weekend.

The change moved Memorial Day from its traditional May 30 date to the last Monday in May. The law took effect at the federal level in 1971. After some initial confusion and unwillingness to comply, all 50 states adopted Congress's change of date within a few years.By the early 20th century, the GAR complained more and more about the younger generation. In 1913, one Indiana veteran complained that younger people born since the war had a 'tendency. To forget the purpose of Memorial Day and make it a day for games, races and revelry, instead of a day of memory and tears'. Indeed, in 1911 the scheduling of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway car race (later named the ) was vehemently opposed by the increasingly elderly GAR. The state legislature in 1923 rejected holding the race on the holiday.

But the new and local officials wanted the big race to continue, so Governor Warren McCray vetoed the bill and the race went on. Civil religious holiday. The on Memorial DayMemorial Day endures as a holiday which most businesses observe because it marks the unofficial beginning of summer. The (VFW) and (SUVCW) advocated returning to the original date. The VFW stated in 2002:Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day.

No doubt, this has contributed a lot to the general public's nonchalant observance of Memorial Day.In 2000, Congress passed the Act, asking people to stop and remember at 3:00 pm.On Memorial Day, the is raised briskly to the top of the staff and then solemnly lowered to the position, where it remains only until noon. It is then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day. Memorial Day observances in small towns are often marked by dedications and remarks by veterans and politicians.The takes place on the west lawn of the.

The concert is broadcast on. Music is performed, and respect is paid to the people who gave their lives for their country.Across the United States, the central event is attending one of the thousands of parades held on Memorial Day in large and small cities. Most of these feature marching bands and an overall military theme with the Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard and Veteran service members participating along with military vehicles from various wars. Scholars, following the lead of sociologist, often make the argument that the United States has a secular ' – one with no association with any religious denomination or viewpoint – that has incorporated Memorial Day as a sacred event.

With the Civil War, a new theme of death, sacrifice and rebirth enters the civil religion. Memorial Day gave ritual expression to these themes, integrating the local community into a sense of nationalism. The American civil religion, in contrast to that of France, was never anticlerical or militantly secular; in contrast to Britain, it was not tied to a specific denomination, such as the.

The Americans borrowed from different religious traditions so that the average American saw no conflict between the two, and deep levels of personal motivation were aligned with attaining national goals. Longest observance Since 1868, has held annual Memorial Day parades which it claims to be the nation's oldest continuously running. Has also had an ongoing parade since 1868. However, the Memorial Day parade in, predates Doylestown's by one year. Memorial Day poppies. Main article:In 1915, following the, Lieutenant Colonel, a physician with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, wrote the poem, '.

Its opening lines refer to the fields of poppies that grew among the soldiers' graves in Flanders.In 1918, inspired by the poem, worker attended a YWCA Overseas War Secretaries' conference wearing a silk poppy pinned to her coat and distributed over two dozen more to others present. In 1920, the National American Legion adopted it as their official symbol of remembrance. Observance dates (1971–present) YearMemorial Day21May 2022May 2023May 2018May 2024May 2025May 2026May 25Related traditions Decoration Day (Appalachia and Liberia).

Main article:Decoration Days in Southern and are an unbroken tradition which arose by the 19th century. Decoration practices are localized and unique to individual families, cemeteries, and communities, but common elements that unify the various Decoration Day practices are thought to represent of predominantly Christian cultures in 19th century Southern Appalachia with pre-Christian influences from Scotland, Ireland, and African cultures. Appalachian and Liberian cemetery decoration traditions are thought to have more in common with one another than with United States Memorial Day traditions which are focused on honoring the military dead. Appalachian and Liberian cemetery decoration traditions pre-date the United States Memorial Day holiday.In the United States, cemetery decoration practices have been recorded in the Appalachian regions of West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, northern South Carolina, northern Georgia, northern and central Alabama, and northern Mississippi. Appalachian cemetery decoration has also been observed in areas outside Appalachia along routes of westward migration from that region: northern Louisiana, northeastern Texas, Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma, and southern Missouri.According to scholars Alan and Karen Jabbour, 'the geographic spread. From the Smokies to northeastern Texas and Liberia, offer strong evidence that the southern Decoration Day originated well back in the nineteenth century. The presence of the same cultural tradition throughout the Upland South argues for the age of the tradition, which was carried westward (and eastward to Africa) by nineteenth-century migration and has survived in essentially the same form till the present.'

While these customs may have inspired in part rituals to honor military dead like Memorial Day, numerous differences exist between Decoration Day customs and Memorial Day, including that the date is set differently by each family or church for each cemetery to coordinate the maintenance, social, and spiritual aspects of decoration. In film, literature, and music Films. (2012) is a starring, Jonathan Bennett, and John Cromwell. (2017) starringMusic. 's symphonic poem Decoration Day depicted the holiday as he experienced it in his childhood, with his father's band leading the way to the town cemetery, the playing of ' on a trumpet, and a livelier march tune on the way back to the town.

It is frequently played with three other Ives works based on holidays, as the second movement of.Poetry Poems commemorating Memorial Day include:. Francis M. Finch's (1867).

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