A
veteran of the Mexican-American and Civil wars, as well as a congressman, Logan is credited with the creation of Memorial Day as an designated holiday.
Timeline
Birth- 9/02/1826
Murphysboro, Illinois
1846 - 1848Mexican-American War- Ages: 22 - 21 years
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Service Start Date
1/01/1847
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1/01/1848
Conflict Period
Mexican-American War
Unit
1st Illinois Infantry
Served For
United States of America
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: 36 - 35 years
Unit
31st Infantry
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
State
Illinois
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
Service Start Date
1/01/1861
Service End Date
1/01/1862
Enlistment
Col
Discharge
Col
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: 39 - 36 years
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Service Start Date
1/01/1862
Service End Date
1/01/1865
Branch
Army
Commands held
3rd Division, XVII Corps; Military governor of Vicksburg; XV Corps
Rank
Major General
Rank
Brigadier General
Served For
United States of America
Employment: Years
1871-1877; 1879-1886
Employment: Years
1852-1853; 1856-1857
Employment: Position
Illinois State Senetor
Employment: Start Date
1/01/1868
Employment: Employer
Grand Army of the Republic
Employment: Position
Commander-in-Chief
Employment: End Date
1/01/1871
Employment: Start Date
4/03/1867
Employment: Position
Representative from Illinois
Employment: End Date
4/03/1871
Employment: Place
Washington, DC
Employment: Employer
US House of Representatives
Employment: Position
Senator from Illionois
Employment: Employer
US Senate
Death- 26/12/1886-Age: 61 years
Washington, D.C.
Burial
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery. Washington DC
Other Facts
Full Name
John A Logan
Full Name
John Alexander Logan
Marriage
Mary Simmerson Cunningham
