[ChiMark]

Does anyone remember the creation of memorial day? It's history ignored today by the P.C. crowd, especially the civil war. 600,000 dead, a country forever changed and a war of principle that changed the world for the better. If our children had a proper background in American history reparations would never get feet!

[Dubya]

While there is some question about the origins of Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, there is no doubt one of the first was celebrated in the South. In January 1866, women in Columbus, Georgia issued a public call for the graves of Confederate soldiers to be covered with flowers. The first Confederate Decoration Days were observed that year in April in Columbus, Mississippi; Columbus, Georgia; and Holly Springs, Mississippi. In 1868, commander-in-chief of the GAR, General John A. Logan, ordered the 30th of May be set aside as a Memorial Day for the purpose of honoring the dead of the Civil War. General James Garfield was the speaker at the first observance at Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1868. Over time, the day became one of remembrance for all who had given their life in battle for America.