Memorial Day

Decoration Day parade in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1870.

Decoration Day political cartoon c. 1900 by John T. McCutcheon

In this drawing of Decoration Day in Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, fatherless children are depicted puttingΒ flags on the graves of their fathers.

Henry Sandham's painting, "The March of Time."Β Parade of veterans of the U.S. Civil War during Decoration Day.Β General William Tecumseh Sherman is seen at the far right.
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