KENNA'S WEB GENEALOGY

Begun in 1868, Memorial Day was set aside to honor the those who died in the American Civil War. In 1971 Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress, though it is still often called Decoration Day.

I have uploaded a compiled list of Civil War soldiers for common surnames on this site here:

Averett
Kenna

The photograph below was taken at cemetery in Alexandria, VA between 1860 and 1870.