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General John Alexander Logan
Facts and Events
| Name |
General John Alexander Logan |
| Gender |
Male |
| Alt Birth[6] |
1824 |
Franklin, Illinois, United States |
| Birth[1][2] |
9 Feb 1826 |
Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
| Marriage |
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to Mary Simmerson Cunningham |
| Census[4] |
1 Jun 1850 |
Jackson, Illinois, United States |
| Military? |
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1st Illinois Infantry, Mexican-American War |
| Military? |
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31st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Civil War |
| Military[3] |
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Iowa, United StatesGrand Army of the Republic |
| Death[2] |
26 Dec 1886 |
District of Columbia, United StatesColumbia Heights |
| Burial[1][2] |
27 Dec 1886 |
US Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| Alt Burial[5] |
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Murphysboro City Cemetery, Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United StatesCenotaph, not a burial |
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
John Alexander Logan (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and politician. 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 Representative, 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.
His likeness appears on a statue at the center of Logan Circle, Washington, D.C. He is also honored with a statue in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois. Memorial Park in Houston, Texas was formerly Camp Logan named after him. He is the honoree of Logan County, Kansas; Logan County, Oklahoma; Logan County, Colorado; Logan County, North Dakota; and Logan Square, Chicago, which is the neighborhood chosen to mark Illinois' centennial. Logan is one of only three people mentioned by name in the Illinois state song. Upon his death, he lay in state in the United States Capitol rotunda. He is the father of U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient John Alexander Logan Jr. (1865–1899).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Alexander Logan, in Find A Grave.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 District of Columbia, United States. District of Columbia Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964. (FamilySearch Record Search)
FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7T5-88S : 30 December 2014), John Alexander Logan, 26 Dec 1886; citing Washington, D. C., reference 54691; FHL microfilm 2,135,789.
- ↑ Iowa, United States. Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949
FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23F-BN3R : 2 June 2016), John Alexander Logan, 1861-1949; citing Iowa, United States, Military Service, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,205,525. .
- ↑ Jackson, Illinois, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432)
NARA microfilm publication M432, Roll 110, the Northern District, Jackson, Illinois, United States, Pg 463 (& 464), Dwelling 605, Family 611, Lines 36-42 (& 1).
- ↑ Gen John Alexander Logan, in Find A Grave.
- ↑ Portrait and Biographical Record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Monroe Counties, Illinois: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the Counties: Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents of the United States, and the Governors of the State of Illinois. (Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1894)
Pg 202-204.
- John A Logan Museum
The Family of John A Logan.
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