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Columbus was spared the Civil War destruction suffered by many other towns; although it housed a Confederate arsenal and briefly became the state capital in 1863, it was never attacked by Union forces. Both Confederate and Union soldiers who died in the 1862 Battle of Shiloh are buried in Friendship Cemetery, 14th Avenue and Fourth Street. On Apr. 25, 1866, war widows noticed the forgotten graves of the Union soldiers. The women, joined by their friends and families, decided to decorate the graves of soldiers on both sides. This impartial gesture of compassion later evolved into the observance of Memorial Day. Learn More...