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- "In Memoriam, The flag of our nation, Long may it wave! A grateful ovation, O'er each hero's grave." circa 1906 - Beginning in 1868, May 30 was proclaimed "Decoration Day" as a day for mourners to honor the Civil War dead by decorating their graves with flowers. After World War I, the observance became better known as Memorial Day, and it broadened to honor the dead of all America's wars. Memorial Day was declared a national holiday in 1971.
- circa 1906
- Collections - Artifact
"In Memoriam, The flag of our nation, Long may it wave! A grateful ovation, O'er each hero's grave." circa 1906
Beginning in 1868, May 30 was proclaimed "Decoration Day" as a day for mourners to honor the Civil War dead by decorating their graves with flowers. After World War I, the observance became better known as Memorial Day, and it broadened to honor the dead of all America's wars. Memorial Day was declared a national holiday in 1971.