Confederate Holidays & Special Events
Here are some important dates for all you Proud Confederates & Southerners out there. Since we are an Occupied Nation, we're not allowed to officially celebrate our Nat'l Hollidays, but we still have our Pride... and it's killin' em! Deo Vindice!
January 8, 1821 General James Longstreet was born.
January 9, 1861 Mississippi secedes from the Union.
January 10, 1861 Florida secedes from the Union.
January 11, 1861 Alabama secedes from the Union.
January 19, 1807 General Robert E. Lee was born in Stratford, Virginia.
January (3rd Monday), is Confederate Heroes Day.
January 21, 1824 General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was born in West Virginia.
January 26, 1861 Louisiana secedes from the Union.
January 28, 1825 General George Pickett was born.
February 1, 1861 Texas secedes from the Union.
February 22, 1862 President Jefferson Davis Inaugurated President of the CSA.
March 4th, is Flag Day for the Confederate States of America.
March 16, 1861 the Arizona Territory secedes from the Union.
April Confederate History Month - Texas.
April 9, 1865 Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
April 12, 1861 The War Between the States begins.
April 26 Confederate Memorial Day for Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi.
May 6, 1861 Arkansas secedes from the Union.
May 10, 1863 General Thomas J. Jackson died and is buried in Lexington, Virginia.
May 10 Confederate Memorial Day in North and South Carolina.
May 20, 1861 North Carolina secedes from the Union.
May 23, 1861 Virginia secedes from the Union.
May 30 Confederate Memorial Day in Virginia.
June 3, 1808 President Jefferson Davis was born in Fairview, Kentucky.
June 3, Confederate Memorial Day for Kentucky, Louisiana and Tennessee.
June 8, 1861 Tennessee secedes from the Union.
July 13, 1821 General Nathan Bedford Forrest was born.
August 21, 1821 General William Barksdale was born.
September 10, 1836 General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler was born.
October 12, 1870 General Robert E. Lee died. He is buried in Lexington Virginia.
November 3, 1813 General Jubal A. Early was born.
November 9, 1825 General A. P. Hill was born.
November 28, 1861 Missouri formally admitted to the Confederacy.
December 6, 1889 President Jefferson Davis died. President Davis is buried in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1893 he was interred in Richmond, Virginia.
December 6, 1833 Colonel John S. Mosby was born.
December 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from the Union.
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raves +2 posted Aug 20, 2008 04:00PM GMT
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More reasons to celebrate, especially Tennessee's secession and our Memorial Day! Thanks Dixiebred! -
raves +1 Aug 21, 2008 06:00AM GMT (edited)You're welcome slug d! ... Glad I could be of some service... I think they should give us all of them back.
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raves +1 posted Aug 18, 2008 09:57PM GMTwhat a coincidence- Confederate Heroes Day (3rd monday in January) falls on the same day as MLK jr day... talk about your cultural diversity!
very informative- thanks for this post! all the different memorial days get confusing- so it's good to have a reliable source (you) lol -
raves Aug 18, 2008 10:11PM GMT (edited)LOL! I get most of my info from tons of research, and the holiday dates came from the Official Cofederate States of America website...
http://www.confederatestateso...
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raves +1 -1 Aug 19, 2008 02:43AM GMThaha i wonder if they planned it so that African Americans wouldn't be the only ones celebrating that day... i've always been glad to get out of school that day, but now i have an even better reason to celebrate!
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raves +1 Aug 19, 2008 02:51PM GMT (edited)So this list you've posted is a list of HOLIDAYS? You mean kids get off school for these days? All of them? Some of them? Please, for your friends North of the Mason-Dixon Line friends, do list any of these holidays that result in "no school" for the kids of all ethnic backgrounds.
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raves +1 Aug 19, 2008 08:41PM GMTNo my friend. The US no longer recognizes any of these as Holidays. I have heard that certain states allow their students a day off of school for Confederate Memorial Day... however, if this is true, I am most certain the Ffederal Government is unaware. These are HOLIDAYS lost along with many other aspects of TRUE SOUTHERN HERITAGE.
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raves +1 Aug 21, 2008 01:21AM GMTsorry i didn't make that too clear- we get out of school because of martin luther king jr., one of these holidays just happens to fall on that day.
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raves Aug 21, 2008 06:03AM GMTNo, no... I know dixie girl... It's a shame that todays youth is allowed to take the day off for *that* reason and not our heritage... but I remember hearing that in Texas and, I think it was Virginia, certain school districts allow their students time off for Confederate Holidays... this may or may not be true, with a little more research, I can get back to you on it, if you'd like.
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raves +1 Aug 22, 2008 08:50PM GMTreally? i've never heard of schools doing that.. ive heard of kids in virginia getting out for the begining of deer season, so hopefully they can realize the importance of Southern heritage like they did deer hunting lol (of course i think the confederacy would rank wayyyy up above deer hunting). if you find out let me know though! i wish they did that here in tennessee..
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raves +3 posted Aug 18, 2008 04:34PM GMTYup, you are still fighting the civil war. Did you know that Lincoln approached General Lee to lead the Union forces? Lee replied he would like to but as a Virginian, could not. What a difference that would have made.
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raves Aug 18, 2008 06:13PM GMT (edited)As a Matter of Fact, I did know that! And you're right... Lee was the most able man for the job and the Yanks knew it! I think if he had accepted, we may not have lasted as long.... HOWEVER, the spirit with which the South fought was so strong and determinated, we might as well lasted just as long as we did. But his Tactics were so far advanced, most likely we would've been beaten a lot sooner.
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raves Aug 18, 2008 06:27PM GMT (edited)Well, yeah, if you take out Antietam (where Lee withdrew and more American blood was shed on both sides than any other day in history), and that 3-day event at Gettysburg, Lee was the General who rose above the rest. I agree with your assessment about how the war may have gone had he been able to command the Union troops.
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raves +1 Aug 18, 2008 09:59PM GMTthank God he was born in the South! he sure would've been a force to be reckoned with!
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raves +1 Aug 18, 2008 10:08PM GMTYes he would have! Isn't it nice to have such a rich heritage? Too bad we are consantly forced to stand up for it.
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raves +1 Aug 18, 2008 10:12PM GMTit's great. and hopefully we won't have to constantly defend it all the time.
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raves +1 Aug 21, 2008 04:54AM GMTI think intelligent people who study the Civil War do understand your heritage, better than you think. Economics, and a different life made your early colonies evolve in a way very foreign to the North. But even the Founding Fathers (many of whom owned slaves) understood that. As abhorrent as slavery is to me, it may be to you also. I have no way of knowing. But we did hang together through the Revolution to become a nation of our own and eventually, alas including a Civil War, worked it out. The North has a rich heritage as well and here, in 2008, I do think North and South have appreciation of each other.
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raves +1 Aug 21, 2008 06:09AM GMT (edited)I think you are right... I lived in NJ/NY for a few years, and my dialect drew different reactions. Some treated me like just another dumb hick, while others actually listened to the words, and not the 'twang' and found me to be quite intellectual. I have also met many people in the North that honestly believe the war was never about slavery, but industrialism, money, and of course, central government. Don't worry my friend, overall, my issues are not with where a person comes from in regards to the Mason-Dixon line, but rather the corruption of the Government, and all the crap that we as Americans have been lied to about over the many years. You are right, most founding fathers did own slaves, but by the time of the start of the war (For Southern Independence), slavery was dying out, both because of furthered technology in the South, and believe it or not, popular opinion on humanity.
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raves +1 Aug 21, 2008 04:44AM GMT (edited)He certainly was a force to be reckoned with! I live near Gettysburg and have seen celebrations of his birthday that are quite moving. He WANTED to serve Lincoln but could not. As glad I am that I was born in the North, I see Lee as a Patriot, and think Lincoln did as well.
The Feds (Republicans) are running out of space at Arlington National Cemetary and want to continue the graveyard right up to Mrs. Lee's beautiful, still existing, rose garden at the Custis-Lee Mansion. I am against that. The mansion is part of the direct line between itself and the Capitol.
Mind you, I am no Confederate. But I do respect intelligence and honor personified in General Lee. I don't want to see graves leading up the hill to the mansion. -
raves posted Aug 18, 2008 10:49AM GMTWhat's going on, Dixiebred? I saw you posted a secession chronology and now a list of holidays. Is that all. Where's the message in this? I could guess but this is a your blog.
