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Memorial Day was created because Civil War veterans fought for it

This story was originally published in May 2021. There are nearly 150 Civil War memorials in more than 130 cities and towns across Maine, honoring

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Memorial Day began as way to honor Civil War dead

Today is Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, traces its roots to the aftermath of the Civil War. Communities across the United States-North and South, Black and White-began the tradition of decorating soldiers’ graves with flowers in springtime to honor those who died in the conflict[1][2].

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How Memorial Day has evolved from its Civil War origins

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen troops. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.

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More than 2,000 Confederate symbols still standing across the U.S., report says

More than 2,000 Confederate symbols are still standing in public spaces across the U.S., according to a report released Thursday by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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SPLC report tracks Confederate symbols still standing across U.S. and Arkansas

Maizlish said in Arkansas, at least nine confederate monuments have been removed in the state since 2021, and over 60 still stand ... the history of the Civil War in American memory ...

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Thousands of Confederate symbols still standing, report finds

More than 2,000 Confederate symbols, including 685 monuments, are still standing ... The report notes that at no point during the Civil War did any Confederate symbol come within 6 miles of ...

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This national park site wants you to remember fallen soldiers beyond Memorial Day

Nearly 13,000 soldiers died at this Civil War site. Andersonville National Historic Site is preserving their memory.

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The Civil War Still Echoes in the South, Forcing Towns to Take Sides

EDENTON, N.C.—Rod Phillips and Michael Dean, a pair of white 70-something retirees, take opposing sides in the Civil War ... standing on public property. Historians say these public monuments ...

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The story behind one of Detroit’s most iconic monuments

DETROIT – One of the earliest monuments constructed to honor Civil War veterans in the country ... where it would stand in front of City Hall. Standing 60 feet tall, the monument is ...

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Civil War monument in front of old RICO courthouse getting a makeover

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Civil War monument that long stood on the old Rock Island County Courthouse lawn is much closer to a needed makeover. Portions of the monument's pedestal were taken ...

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SCHUETTE COLUMN: Baraboo’s Civil War Monument

The American Civil War ... the soldiers’ monument would consist of. The east front would bear the following: “Erected to the memory of the Sauk County soldiers in the war for the Union ...

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Civil War dog to be commemorated with statue in Cleveland's Public Square

CLEVELAND — A figure in Northeast Ohio's Civil War history will ... though he's not the typical war hero you'd expect. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument announced Thursday that Harvey, the ...

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