John Alexander Logan

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John Alexander Logan was a prominent 19th-century American Civil War general and influential Republican politician who served as a U.S. Congressman and Senator from Illinois.

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instanceOf American politician
Union Army general
United States representative
United States senator
author
human
lawyer
allegiance United States of America
alsoKnownAs John A. Logan
birthDate 1826-02-09
birthPlace Jackson County, Illinois, United States
burialPlace United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
child John Alexander Logan Jr.
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1886-12-26
deathPlace Washington, D.C., United States
familyName Logan
fullName John Alexander Logan
givenName John
honor Fort Logan in Colorado named after him
Logan Circle in Washington, D.C. named after him
ideology Radical Republican
knownFor Advocacy for Memorial Day as a national day of remembrance
Leadership of volunteer troops in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
Prominent role in the Grand Army of the Republic
militaryBranch Union Army
militaryRank major general
movement Unionist
notableWork The Great Conspiracy: Its Origin and History
officeEnd U.S. Representative from Illinois: 1862
U.S. Representative from Illinois: 1871
U.S. Senator from Illinois: 1877
U.S. Senator from Illinois: 1886
officeStart U.S. Representative from Illinois: 1859
U.S. Representative from Illinois: 1867
U.S. Senator from Illinois: 1871
U.S. Senator from Illinois: 1879
partySwitch Switched from Democratic Party to Republican Party during the Civil War
politicalParty Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
United States Representative from Illinois
United States Senator from Illinois
representedDistrict Illinois 13th congressional district
Illinois 9th congressional district
residence Murphysboro, Illinois, United States
signature Signature of John A. Logan
spouse Mary Simmerson Cunningham Logan
stateRepresented Illinois

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John Alexander Logan ("John A. Logan")
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John Alexander Logan
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Oak Ridge Cemetery
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Logan Circle ("John A. Logan")
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