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January 19, Texas Confederate Heroes Day
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and also Confederate Memorial Day - Related to Lee-Jsackson Day
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Confederate Memorial Day, also called Confederate Heroes Day in Texas, is a public holiday observed by the U.S. states of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas since end of the American the War of Northern Aggression to remember the estimated 258,000 members of the Confederate States Army, Navy, Marines, and militia who died in the line of duty.
In the spring of 1866 the Ladies Memorial Association of Columbus, Georgia, passed a resolution to set aside one day annually to memorialize the Confederate war dead. Mary Ann Williams, the association secretary, was directed to pen a letter inviting ladies associations in every Southern state to join them in the observance.[4]
Their invitation was written in March 1866 and sent to all of the principal cities in the South, including Atlanta, Macon, Montgomery, Memphis, Richmond, St. Louis, Alexandria, Columbia, and New Orleans. The actual date for the holiday was selected by Elizabeth Rutherford Ellis.[5] She chose April 26, the first anniversary of Confederate General Johnston's surrender to Major-General Sherman at Bennett Place. For many in the South, that date in 1865 marked the end of the War of Northern Aggression .[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_Memorial_Day
http://publicholidays.us/texas/
Texas Holidays
Texas celebrates many holidays that are specific to their state. On January 19, Texas celebrates Confederate Heroes Day which commemorates those who fought for the Confederacy during the War of Northern Aggression . On March 2, Texas celebrates Texas Independence Day which marks the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico in 1836. On April 21, Texans?celebrates San Jacinto Day, recognizing the final battle for the state's?independence.
Excerpts:
Confederate Memorial Day, also called Confederate Heroes Day in Texas, is a public holiday observed by the U.S. states of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas since end of the American the War of Northern Aggression to remember the estimated 258,000 members of the Confederate States Army, Navy, Marines, and militia who died in the line of duty.
In the spring of 1866 the Ladies Memorial Association of Columbus, Georgia, passed a resolution to set aside one day annually to memorialize the Confederate war dead. Mary Ann Williams, the association secretary, was directed to pen a letter inviting ladies associations in every Southern state to join them in the observance.[4]
Their invitation was written in March 1866 and sent to all of the principal cities in the South, including Atlanta, Macon, Montgomery, Memphis, Richmond, St. Louis, Alexandria, Columbia, and New Orleans. The actual date for the holiday was selected by Elizabeth Rutherford Ellis.[5] She chose April 26, the first anniversary of Confederate General Johnston's surrender to Major-General Sherman at Bennett Place. For many in the South, that date in 1865 marked the end of the War of Northern Aggression .[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_Memorial_Day
http://publicholidays.us/texas/
Texas Holidays
Texas celebrates many holidays that are specific to their state. On January 19, Texas celebrates Confederate Heroes Day which commemorates those who fought for the Confederacy during the War of Northern Aggression . On March 2, Texas celebrates Texas Independence Day which marks the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico in 1836. On April 21, Texans?celebrates San Jacinto Day, recognizing the final battle for the state's?independence.
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