Confederate Memorial Day

[emike123]

Having grown up in the North as the descendent of many Southerners, there were a couple of events in my life that caught me unawares. One was when, about ten years ago, I attended my Uncle's funeral and a eulogist explained why my Uncle had volunteered for the Navy at the start of WWII because "we had been invaded before."

(A couple other revelations came to me during my time spent in Germany particularly on seeing that Buchenwald under Soviet occupation did not close until 1954 (I thought the last two digits were reversed initially) and accidentally being in Dresden on the 50th anniversary of the firebombing, but that is a different story.)

Another time, about 6 or 8 years ago, I called my Dad in SC on Memorial Day and asked him what he did on the holiday. He was quick to let me know that Memorial Day was a "Yankee Holiday."

So, here's a link to "Confederate Memorial Day" which for many Southern states has already come and gone. For all but the most rigid of us, of course, this is complementary to the more widely adhered to "Federal" Memorial Day, which initially I understand neglected CS soldiers. Still, it is an interesting tidbit, at least in my opinion.

http://home.att.net/~mysmerelda/confederate.html

 

[CC68]

I'm a native of Columbus, MS which has always claimed to be the birthplace of memorial day.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslownde/Frien ... dship.html

Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, has been called "Where Flowers Healed A Nation"? On April 25, 1866 the ladies of Columbus, Mississippi decided to decorate both Confederate and Union soldiers' graves with garlands and bouquets of beautiful flowers. As a direct result of this kind gesture, Americans celebrate what has come to be called MEMORIAL DAY each year.

Having grown up in the North as the descendent of many Southerners, there were a couple of events in my life that caught me unawares. One was when, about ten years ago, I attended my Uncle's funeral and a eulogist explained why my Uncle had volunteered for the Navy at the start of WWII because "we had been invaded before."

(A couple other revelations came to me during my time spent in Germany particularly on seeing that Buchenwald under Soviet occupation did not close until 1954 (I thought the last two digits were reversed initially) and accidentally being in Dresden on the 50th anniversary of the firebombing, but that is a different story.)

Another time, about 6 or 8 years ago, I called my Dad in SC on Memorial Day and asked him what he did on the holiday. He was quick to let me know that Memorial Day was a "Yankee Holiday."

So, here's a link to "Confederate Memorial Day" which for many Southern states has already come and gone. For all but the most rigid of us, of course, this is complementary to the more widely adhered to "Federal" Memorial Day, which initially I understand neglected CS soldiers. Still, it is an interesting tidbit, at least in my opinion.

http://home.att.net/~mysmerelda/confederate.html