Program, "Memorial Day Exercises by the Alpheus Clark Post 118 of the Grand Army of the Republic," May 29, 1897
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This 1897 pamphlet details the schedule for a Memorial Day service organized by an Illinois post of the G.A.R. (an organization for Union Civil War veterans). Veterans traveled from the Grand Army Hall to the cemetery, where they decorated the graves of fallen Civil War soldiers. Prayers, speeches, music, and a formal reading of names ended the solemn graveside services.
This 1897 pamphlet details the schedule for a Memorial Day service organized by an Illinois post of the G.A.R. (an organization for Union Civil War veterans). Veterans traveled from the Grand Army Hall to the cemetery, where they decorated the graves of fallen Civil War soldiers. Prayers, speeches, music, and a formal reading of names ended the solemn graveside services.
Artifact
Program (Document)
Date Made
29 May 1897
Subject Date
29 May 1897
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2006.0.6.72
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 8 in (has single fold)
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