General Logan Monument (Chicago, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Chicago / Chicago, Illinois
 memorial, monument, sculpture, equestrian statue

Logan is responsible for the founding of Memorial Day. He helped to establish the Grand Army of the Republic, a veteran's group, and while serving as its President proclaimed the observance of a "Remembrance Day" holiday on May 30, 1868

General John Logan Memorial.
Sculptor: August Saint-Gaudens with the assistance of Alexander Phimster Proctor
Unveiled: 1897.
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Coordinates:   41°52'14"N   87°37'24"W
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