Murphysboro in Jackson County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Major General John A. Logan

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 26, 2020

1. Major General John A. Logan Marker

Inscription. John A. Logan was born here in 1826. He fought in the Battle of Bullrun as a Democratic U.S. Congressman. Logan joined the Union Army and before the Civil War's end he earned the rank of Major General. Experiences in the war changed Logan from a supporter of slavery to a champion of equal rights for African Americans. After the war Logan returned to Congress as a Republican. He served three terms in the U.S. Senate and was a Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in 1884. Logan died in Washington, D.C. in 1886. His greatest legacy is the creation of Memorial Day as a national holiday.

Erected 2014 by General John A. Logan Attendance Center, the General John A. Logan Museum & the Illinois State Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Illinois State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.

Location. 37° 45.728′ N, 89° 20.477′ W. Marker is in Murphysboro, Illinois, in Jackson County. It is on Edith Street east of South 17th Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the grounds of John A. Logan Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1613 Edith St, Murphysboro IL 62966, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt

and in Shawnee Hills.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Pat's Prairie (a few steps from this marker); 1914 Logan Day Cornerstone (within shouting distance of this marker); The Logan Home (within shouting distance of this marker); The S.S. General Lyon Disaster (within shouting distance of this marker); Dalton House (within shouting distance of this marker); 1914 Logan Day Relic (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Deal Brothers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elizabeth Jenkins Logan (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murphysboro.

More about this marker. Marker was dedicated on May 24, 2014, along with five other markers from the ISHS.

Also see . . .
1. John A. Logan on Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 28, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
2. Murphysboro makes history with markers. Published by The Southern: on May 24, 2014, six historical markers were dedicated in Murphysboro. All were erected by the Illinois State Historical Society (this one, Israel Blanchard, Logan Day 1914, Company H 27th Illinois Infantry, Colonel Lindorf Osborn and Major General John A. Logan). (The Colonel Lindorf Osborn marker was not there as of November 2020.) (Submitted on November 28, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 26, 2020

2. Major General John A. Logan Marker

Marker is on the far right, in front of the white door of the John A. Logan Museum.

John A. Logan image. Click for full size.

Dewitt C. Pratt (public domain), c1877

3. John A. Logan

By Pratt, Dewitt C., photographer, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10201934

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.