Victorian Civil War Memorial Day
Happy Memorial Day and Thank You to all who have served and are serving now!! After the American Civil War the troops participated in the “Grand Review” in Washington DC, May 23, 1865. On May 5, 1868, the Union veterans organization, the "Grand Army of the Republic" (GAR) — established Decoration Day. A time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that "Decoration Day" should be observed on May 30. The first large
