Confederate Memorial Day
noun
a day set aside in the South to pay tribute to those who served with the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. It is observed on April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; on May 10 in North Carolina and South Carolina; on May 30 in Virginia; and on June 3 in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee.
Origin of Confederate Memorial Day
1First recorded in 1895–1900
Words Nearby Confederate Memorial Day
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