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Decoration Day
By Tammy Derouin
As we approach Memorial Day, I
wanted to revisit the history of the holiday. What began as a look
back, quickly turned into hours of reading. I began to get
sidetracked as one date and event led to another.
History provides answers and reminds us of the reasons we are
free. Had it not been for those who came before us, and those who
sacrificed their lives, we would not have the freedom we have today.
Memorial Day was originally known
as Decoration Day. It began in the years following the end of Civil
War. The Civil War began when the Confederates attacked Fort Sumter,
South Carolina on April 12, 1861. It ended when Robert E. Lee
surrendered the Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox
Courthouse on April 9, 1865.
A great divide was taking place
in the years leading up to the War Between the States. Several issues
such as the moral conflict over slavery, the argument of states'
rights and the authority of the federal government over the states,
as well as the feeling that the South's 'way of life' was being
infringed upon, were all coming to a head. Families and friends
became enemies as tensions mounted. The great divide would cause
brother to stand against brother, neighbor against neighbor and
countrymen against countrymen.......
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