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Memorial Day (Encyclopedia of American Studies) - CREDO Reference
Memorial Day (Encyclopedia of American Studies) - CREDO Reference
The carnage of the Civil War gave birth to Memorial Day, which was not one holiday but two: one for Union troops and one for Confederate. Although previous wars had produced no such holiday, romantic ideas of death demanded some ritual of mourning.
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