…..On May 5th, 1868, three years after the Civil War, John Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization representing our Civil War veterans, established Decoration Day, or Memorial Day as we now know it, for the purpose of honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice during our Nations bloodiest conflict…….It was originally on May 30th, until recently………..We have many Civil War vets in our family and I will always be grateful for their service to our country, as well as all of our American veterans who served us through the years……Hats off!!……….. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Civil War Vets in our Family: Private Francis McKimmy, 6th West Virginia - Private Marion McKimmy, 15th West Virginia - Private Benjamin McKimmy, 6th West Virginia - Private Corp, Thomas N. Morris, 5th Ohio - Corp. John Cornwell, 100th Ohio - Private James Henry Norman, 6th West Virginia - Private Chauncey Evans, 17th Michigan - Private Lewis Henry Williams, 96th Ohio - Private Leonard Williams,88th Ohjio - Harvey Williams, 11th Michigan - William T. Williams (Unknown) - Private Augustus Jesse Calkins, 144th Ohio National Guard - Private Henry Tichenor, 4th Michigan……... Donna Ritter-BoydRonald McKimmy Joanna Finster-Whitesel Lee Norman Carol Alford Sabrina Pierce Stewart Williams Jess Mckimmy
Posted on: Sun, 25 May 2014 14:33:33 +0000
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