John Alexander Logan (1826-1886)
John Alexander Logan was a brigadier general of volunteers during the Civil War and later served as a congressman and U.S. senator from Illinois. He conceived the idea of Memorial Day and inaugurated it on May 30, 1968. Logan also played a major role in organizing the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a politically potent veterans' group.
- Date:
- 1862 circa 5 years
- Original Format:
- Carte de Visite
- Item#:
- MES18870
- Photographer:
- Whitehurst (Washington, DC)
- Height:
- 1197px
- Width:
- 732px
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