Happy Confederate Memorial Day 2021!
Apr 26, 2021 12:57:31 GMT -5
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Post by Graveyardbride on Apr 26, 2021 12:57:31 GMT -5
Old City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
Confederate Memorial Day 2021
Today, Monday, April 26, state offices in Alabama and Mississippi are closed in honor of Confederate Memorial Day.
In the year 2021, when the governments of most former Confederate states have totally capitulated to the demands of “woke” liberals, who have succeeded in brainwashing younger generations into believing the War of Northern Aggression was about slavery and nothing else, a few brave men, women and children still celebrate their heritage and honor the courageous men who fought to defend their homes and families against an invading army. And while Confederate Memorial Day is no longer a legal holiday in other states, Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) chapters, the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and other loyal Southerners throughout the South continue to honor their Confederate dead.
Dates of celebration vary. For example, in Texas, Heroes Day is celebrated on January 19, the birth date of Robert E. Lee. Tennessee marks Confederate Celebration Day on June 3, the birth date of President Jefferson Davis, and South Carolina’s memorial services are held on May 10.
In Florida and Georgia, SCV chapters in numerous counties are holding celebrations, primarily in cemeteries where numbers of Confederate soldiers are buried. In Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida, a celebration is planned for Saturday, May 1, at 10:30 a.m., just inside Gate 5 at the Martha Reid Plot.
The practice of honoring our Confederate dead began in the spring of 1866 when the Ladies Memorial Association of Columbus, Georgia, passed a resolution to set aside a day to remember their husbands, sons, fathers, brothers and other loved ones who died in the service of what was at that time, their country. Mary Ann Williams, the association’s secretary, was directed to write a letter inviting women’s associations in every former Confederate state to join in the observance. The invitation was penned in March 1866 and sent to principal cities throughout the South. These dedicated women led other communities all over the Untied States to set aside days of remembrance in honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
According to the American Battlefield Trust, the Civil War is the bloodiest in American history, with a total of 620,000 men – Union and Confederate – having lost their lives. This number is greater than the numbers of men and women lost in World War I (116,516), World War II (405,399) and Vietnam (58,209) combined. Of the Confederate states, Virginia and North Carolina had the greatest losses, with approximately 31,000 each, and Alabama lost approximately 27,000 patriots.
Sources: Dan Scanlon, The Florida Times-Union, April 26, 2021; The Trumbull Times, April 26, 2021; WJXT, April 26, 2021; The Augusta Journal, April 19, 2021; and The American Battlefield Trust.
