Brig.Gen.
John
Alexander
Logan
Born in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States
Son of John Logan
and Elizabeth (Jenkins) Logan
Brother of
Louisa Villars (Logan) Cummings [half], Dorothy Adeline (Logan) Thomas, Margaret Caroline Logan, Darthulia Angeline (Logan) Blanchard, William Henry Logan, Philip Benton Logan, George Marion Logan and Solomon J. Logan
Husband of
Mary Simmerson (Cunningham) Logan
— married
27 Nov 1855 in Gallatin, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Alexander Logan II
Died
at age 60
in Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Biography
| Preceded by Richard Yates Preceded by Richard J. Oglesby |
John A. Logan US Senator (Class 2) from Illinois 1871—1877  from Illinois[1] 1879—1886 |
Succeeded by David Davis Succeeded by Charles B. Farwell |
John Logan is Notable.
Brig.Gen. John Logan served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Army of the Tennessee/31st Illinois Infantry/134th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Army of the Tennessee/31st Illinois Infantry/134th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Brig.Gen. John Logan was Wounded in Action during United States Civil War.
- "He entered the Union Army as Colonel of the 31st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which he organized."
- "promoted to Brigadier General in the Volunteers."
- "In Grant's Vicksburg Campaign, Logan commanded the 3rd Division of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps, which was the first to enter the city of Vicksburg in July 1863 after its capture."
Son of Dr. John Logan and Elizabeth Jenkins.
- Four U.S. states have named counties in Gen. Logan's honor. They are: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Oklahoma. There's a county named after his father in Illinois, as well. He was also named John Logan.
He married Mary Simmerson Cunningham on 27th day of November, 1855 in Gallatin, Illinois, USA. (Daughter of Capt. John M Cunningham and Elizabeth Hicks La Fontaine)
Memorial Day
In 1868, Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic issued General Order Number 11 designating May 30 as a memorial day "for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land."[2]
Sources
- ↑ Died in office, vacant December 26, 1886 – January 19, 1887 when successor elected.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day
- Find A Grave: Memorial #1653
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Journal of the Sons of Union Veterans, The Banner Vol. 122, Number 3, Spring 2018 p. 5
- Marion Illinois History Preservation, Saving Marion's History Today for Tomorrow (Data extracted from 1905 Souvenir History, WCHS; photos are historical and public domain; Edited by Sam Lattuca on 02/17/2013), https://www.mihp.org/2013/02/logan-john-a/
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