How Thanksgiving Began as a Civil War Declaration | October 3, 1863

On October 3, 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday. In the midst of the Civil War, with the Union fractured and fields of Gettysburg still red with blood, Lincoln called for a day of gratitude and healing.

Inspired by the decades-long campaign of Sarah Josepha Hale, Thanksgiving became a permanent tradition — a holiday of unity born in America’s darkest hour.

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