What was the original name of the holiday that is now memorial day

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TimWhiting · Answer 1 · 2021-03-16T02:29:40+0000

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When the observance was first declared in 1868 by General John Logan, it was called Decoration Day in reference to a tradition of decorating the graves of those whose lives were lost in the Civil War and its set date was May 30.

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