Monday Is Confederate Memorial Day In SC
All state agencies, 10 counties and one school district in South Carolina are observing Confederate Memorial Day. The state holiday is officially May 10, but employees get Monday off.
Published: May 11, 2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - All state agencies, 10 counties and one school district in South Carolina are observing Confederate Memorial Day.
The state holiday is officially May 10, but employees get Monday off.
The holiday marks the death of Confederate commander Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
South Carolina is among several Southern states that designate a state holiday to honor Confederate soldiers, although they do so on different days. Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi observed Confederate Memorial Day on April 27th. Texas honors Gen. Robert E. Lee’s birthday, Jan. 19, as Confederate Heroes Day.
May 10 was renewed as an official holiday in South Carolina in 2000 as part of a compromise that also made Martin Luther King Day a permanent holiday.
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