The First Decoration Day | Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina
About this episode
This episode explores the origins of Memorial Day and its connection to Beaufort National Cemetery.
The Grim is opening the gate into an American holiday that isn't as old as time. Memorial Day feels timeless, as though it has always existed on the American calendar. But the holiday is younger than most realize, and its true origins are far stranger and more powerful than the version history chose to remember. This episode opens the gate to Beaufort National Cemetery, a forty-four-acre Civil War cemetery in Beaufort, South Carolina, established by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, where more than 29...
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