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John A. Logan
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John A. Logan
John Alexander Logan
(February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886) was an
American
soldier and political
leader
. He served in the
Mexican-American War
and was a
General
in the
Union Army
in the
American Civil War
. He served the state of
Illinois
as a
State Senator
, a
Congressman
, and a
U.S. Senator
and was an unsuccessful candidate for
Vice President of the United States
with
James G. Blaine
in the
election of 1884
. As the
3rd Commander-in-Chief
of the
Grand Army of the Republic
, he is regarded as the most important figure in the movement to recognize
Memorial Day
(originally known as Decoration Day) as an official holiday.
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