Confederate Holidays

[donna]

At my chapter meeting for United Daughters of the Confederacy, the presenter of our program passed out list of Confederate Holidays that had been designated by Southern States shortly after the War. Just thought some of you might be interested. The list was from "The Confederate Colonel"

January 10 Robert E. Lee's Birthday Confederate Heroes Day (Tx.)

January 21 Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's Birthday

February 22 Founding of C.S.A./Jefferson Davis inaugurated.

March 4 Confederate Flag Day

March 27 Confederate Day of Prayer, designated by President Jefferson Davis in 1863 as a day of "fasting, humiliation, and prayer" in the Confederate States.

April 26 Confederate Memorial Day in Al., Fl., Ga., and Ms.

May 10 Confederate Memorial Day in N.C., and S.C.
also "Stonewall" Jackson died.

May 30 Confederate Memorial Day in Va.

June 3 Confederate Memorial Day in Ky., La.
and Tn.
Also Jefferson Davis Birthday.

October 12 Robert E. Lee died.

December 6 Jefferson Davis died.

She had presented program on her ancestor who fought for the Confederacy and added these dates as extra information. Just thought some of you be interested.

 

[Reb]

April 24th is Confederate Memorial Day in Arizona. I usually place a flag on the grave of Capt. Granville H. Oury,., b. Mar 12 1825, d. 11 Jan 1891, Judge - District court of New Mexico. Delegate to Confederate Congress. Arizona Mounted Volunteers CSA, Territorial legislator to U. S Congress, Pioneer-Soldier-Statesman. His grave is about 5 miles from my house.

 

[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

Fascinating list. I had no idea they had so many holidays in the south for the Confederacy. My dad told me about Robert E. Lee's birthday, but never mentioned the others. Besides the various memorials days in various states, are any of the holidays still celebrated? My father mentioned as a boy in the 1950s in VA Lee's birthday was still celebrated, wondered if that still went on at all.

 

[CSA Today]

Fascinating list. I had no idea they had so many holidays in the south for the Confederacy. My dad told me about Robert E. Lee's birthday, but never mentioned the others. Besides the various memorials days in various states, are any of the holidays still celebrated? My father mentioned as a boy in the 1950s in VA Lee's birthday was still celebrated, wondered if that still went on at all.

The First National flag flies atop the Capitol building, in Raleigh, N.C., on Robert E. Lee's birthday, Confederate Flag Day and Confederate Memorial Day.

 

[Reb]

The First National flag flies atop the Capitol building, in Raleigh, N.C., on Robert E. Lee's birthday, Confederate Flag Day and Confederate Memorial Day.

The Stars and Bars flies every day at the Lincoln County Tennessee Courthouse. Proper flag etiquette is followed, where Old Glory flies highest, then the State flag flies a little lower, and then the First National flies a liitle lower yet.

 

[Rebel_Giratina]

Why so many separate Confederate Memorial Days? Make your mind up, y'all.

 

[civilken]

Why would an American celebrate these days I have no idea especially after the death of these young Southern boys it should be a day of mourning.

 

[Reb]

Why would an American celebrate these days I have no idea especially after the death of these young Southern boys it should be a day of mourning.

It's a celebration of their lives, and remembrance. A person dies three times. First when they leave their corporeal existence, second when they are buried, and third, when the last person utters their name.

 

[JerseyBart]

It's a celebration of their lives, and remembrance. A person dies three times. First when they leave their corporeal existence, second when they are buried, and third, when the last person utters their name.

That's good stuff. I like to think that after that the party starts again, because every member of the family is back together.