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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Origin of Memorial day. From Richmond, Va., Times-dispatch, November 26, 1909. (search)
York Herald by Mrs. John A. Logan, is given here. Mrs. Logan writes: In the spring of 1868 General Logan and I were invited to visit the battle-grounds of the South with a party of friends. The South had been desolated by the war. The graves of her soldiers, however, seemed objects of the greatest care and attention. One grave yard that struck me as being specially pathetic was in Richmond. Just before our visit there had been a memorable observance, and upon each grave there had been placed a small Confederate flag and wreaths of beautiful flowers. When I returned to Washington, I spoke of it to the general and said I wished there could be concerted action of this kind all over the North for the decoration of our own soldiers' graves. At that time General Logan was commander-in-chief of the Grand Army. The next day he sent for Adjutant-General Chipman, and they conferred as to the best means of beginning a general observance. On May 5 of 1868, the historic order was issued.