Confederate Holidays/Historical Dates |
| January 8 |
This day in 1821 General James Longstreet was
born. |
| January 9 |
This day in 1861 Mississippi secedes from the
Union. |
| January 10 |
This day in 1861 Florida secedes from the Union. |
| January 11 |
This day in 1861 Alabama secedes from the Union. |
January 19 |
This day 1807 General Robert
E. Lee was born in Stratford, Virginia. |
January (3rd Monday) |
This day is Confederate Heroes Day. |
January 21 |
This day in 1824 General Thomas J.
"Stonewall" Jackson was born in West Virginia. |
| January 26 |
This day in 1861 Louisiana secedes from the Union. |
| January 28 |
This day in 1825 General George Pickett was born. |
| February 1 |
This day in 1861 Texas secedes from the Union. |
February 22 |
This day in 1862 President Jefferson Davis
Inaugurated President of the CSA. |
March 4 |
Flag Day for the Confederate States of
America. |
| March 16 |
This day in 1861 the Arizona Territory secedes from the Union. |
| April |
Confederate History Month - Texas. |
| April 9 |
This day in 1865 Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. |
| April 12 |
This day in 1861 The War Between the States begins. |
April 26 |
Confederate Memorial Day for Alabama,
Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. |
| May 6 |
This day in 1861 Arkansas secedes from the Union. |
May 10 |
This day in 1863 General Thomas J. Jackson
died and is buried in Lexington, Virginia.
Confederate Memorial Day in North and South Carolina. |
| May 20 |
This day in 1861 North Carolina secedes from the Union. |
| May 23 |
This day in 1861 Virginia secedes from the Union. |
May 30 |
Confederate Memorial Day in Virginia. |
June 3 |
This day in 1808 President Jefferson Davis
was born in Fairview, Kentucky.
Confederate Memorial Day for Kentucky, Louisiana and Tennessee. |
| June 8 |
This day in 1861 Tennessee secedes from the Union. |
| July 13 |
This day in 1821 General Nathan Bedford Forrest was born. |
| August 21 |
This day in 1821 General William Barksdale was born. |
| September 10 |
This day in 1836 General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler was
born. |
October 12 |
This day in 1870 General Robert E. Lee
died. He is buried in Lexington Virginia. |
| November 3 |
This day in 1813 General Jubal A. Early was born. |
| November 9 |
This day in 1825 General A. P. Hill was born. |
| November 28 |
This day in 1861 Missouri formally admitted to the Confederacy. |
| December 6 |
This day in 1889 President Jefferson Davis died. President Davis is
buried in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1893 he was interred in Richmond, Virginia. |
| December 6 |
This day in 1833 Colonel John S. Mosby was born. |
December 20 |
This day in 1860 South Carolina secedes from the Union. |
