Central in Denver in Denver County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Logan’s Memorial Day Order

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, July 2, 2011

1. Logan’s Memorial Day Order Marker

Inscription. General Orders, No. 11, Headquarters Grand Army of the Republic, Washington D.C. May 5, 1868. I. The 30th day of May, 1869, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and those bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land. In this observance no form or ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances my permit. We are organized, comrades, as our regulations tell us, for the purpose among other things of soldiers, sailors, and marines, who united to suppress the late rebellion. What can aid more to assure this result than by cherishing tenderly the memory of our heroic dead who made their breasts a barricade between our country and its foes? Their soldier lives were the reveille of freedom to a race in chains and their deaths a tattoo of rebellious tyranny in arms. We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance. All that the consecrated wealth and memory of her slain

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defenders. Let no wanton food tread rudely on such hollowed grounds let pleasant paths invite the coming and going of reverent visitors and found mourners. Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time testify to the present or to the coming connections that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic.

If other eyes grow dull and other hands slack, and other hearts cold in the solemn trust, ours shall keep it well as long as the light and warmth of life remains to us.

Let us then, at the time appointed, gather around their sacred remains and garland the passionate grounds above them with the greenest lowers of springtime. Lt use raise above them the dear old flag they saved from dishonor. Let us in this solemn presences renew our pledges to aid and assist those whom they have left among us sacred charge upon the nation’s gratitude. The soldier’s and sailors’s widow and orphan.

II. It is the purpose of the commander in chief to inaugurate this observance with the hope that it will be lift up from year to year while a survivor of the war remains to honor the memory of his dead comrades he desires

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the public press to call attention to this order and lend its friendly aide and bringing it to the notice to comrades in all parts of the country in time for simultaneous compliance therewith. III. Department commanders will use every effort to make this order effective.
By command of-
John Logan, Commander in Chief
N.F. Chirman, Adjutant General.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1781.

Location. 39° 44.326′ N, 104° 59.092′ W. Marker is in Denver, Colorado, in Denver County. It is in Central. It can be reached from E. 14th Avenue. Located on the south side of the Colorado State Capitol Building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Denver CO 80203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Irving Hale (here, next to this marker); USS Colorado BB-45 (within shouting distance of this marker); Colorado Soldier's Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Armenian Genocide (about 300 feet away); Sand Creek Massacre (about 300 feet away); Colorado State Capitol Time Capsule (about 300 feet away); Colorado State Capitol (about 400 feet away); Colorado State Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Denver.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,646 times since then and 35 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 14, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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