Did you know? 🤔 And for others a reminder. ❤️#Repost @hilaryswank ・・・ The earliest account of what would later become Memorial Day, was organized in a former Confederate Prison Camp in Charleston, S.C. on May 1, 1865. The celebration was established by thousands of newly freed African Americans and U.S. Colored Troops regiments. This group came together to honor the 257 Union soldiers that died as a result of the poor conditions of the Confederate Prison Camp during the war. They removed the soldiers from a mass grave that the Confederates made and created proper burial grounds for Union soldiers. Together they sang hymns, set flowers, and gave readings in honor of the soldiers’ sacrifice. #MemorialDay #MilitaryAppreciationMonth #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory . . 📸: Company E, 4th US Colored Troops at Fort Lincoln, November 17, 1865, Library of Congress. #Repost @nmaahc