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Hope everyone is having a fine day feasting with family and friends. Let’s take a moment to remember that it was Abe Lincoln who proclaimed Thanksgiving to be a national holiday in 1863. The idea, however, came from a tireless agitator named Sarah Josepha Hale, whose other accomplishments included writing the children’s poem “Mary Had […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 25th, 2010 · No Comments
Categories: Anecdotes · Civil War Individuals · Civil War Memory · Civil War Reenacting · Social History
Tags: · abraham lincoln, Sarah Josepha Hale, Thanksgiving
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