Confederate Memorial Day

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Confederate Memorial Day is observed in North and South Carolina on May 10 – the day that Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson died in 1863 at the age of 39. If ever there is a day on which to fly the Confederate flag, Confederate Memorial Day is it.

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi observe Confederate Memorial Day on April 26. Virginia has May 30 as their day, and Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee set aside June 3 as Confederate Memorial Day.

For a list of Confederate holidays, refer to the Confederate Colonel holidays page.

About Stephen Clay McGehee

Born-Again Christian, Grandfather, husband, business owner, Southerner, aspiring Southern Gentleman. Publisher of The Confederate Colonel and The Southern Agrarian blogs. President/Owner of Adjutant Workshop, Inc., Vice President - Gather The Fragments Bible Mission, Inc. (Sierra Leone, West Africa), Webmaster - Military Order of The Stars and Bars, Kentucky Colonel.
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4 Responses to Confederate Memorial Day

  1. vdobler says:
    May 9, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    We fly the Confederate Flag just about every day. Only lately did I find your web site. I enjoy it a great deal Thank You .

    Sincerely: Vin Dobler

  2. Stephen Clay McGehee says:
    May 9, 2012 at 9:26 pm

    Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Vin – and thank you for keeping the Confederate flag flying!

    We have a 25′ flagpole in the front yard that flies the Confederate flag (or sometimes the Florida state flag) 365 days a year. That’s the flag and pole shown on the photo on this post.

  3. Mark says:
    May 13, 2012 at 10:16 pm

    I rotate through the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd national flags along with the 4th Kentucky Orphan Brigade and 5th Kentucky Infantry Regiment flags through out the year.

  4. Stephen Clay McGehee says:
    May 13, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Thank you, sir, for doing your part!

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