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Dates in CSA History
CONFEDERATE
BIRTHDAYS
05/22/1819
Brigadier General Richard Lee Turberville Beale Is Born
05/24/1811
Brigadier General Charles Clark Is Born
05/25/1816
Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley Is Born
05/26/1835
Brigadier General Edward Porter Alexander Is Born
05/27/1836
Brigadier General Edwin Gray Lee Is Born
05/27/1837
Major General Robert Frederick Hoke Is Born
05/28/1818
General Pierre Gustave Toutant "P.G.T." Beauregard Is Born Is Born
05/28/1828
Brigadier General Alpheus Baker Is Born Is Born
05/28/1838
Brigadier General Basil Wilson Duke Is Born Is Born
05/29/1827
Brigadier General Reuben Lindsay Walker Is Born Is Born
05/30/1832
Brigadier General George Doherty Johnston Is Born Is Born
05/31/1837
Major General William Henry Fitzhugh "W.H.F. Rooney" Lee Is Born
05/31/1837
Major General Stephen Dodson Ramseur Is Born
06/01/1806
Major General John Buchanan Floyd Is Born
06/01/1825
Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan Is Born
06/01/1827
Brigadier General James Edwin Slaughter Is Born
06/01/1829
Brigadier General Cullen Andrews Battle Is Born
06/01/1831
Lieutenant General John Bell Hood Is Born
06/02/1831
Brigadier General Benjamin Hardin Helm Is Born
05/23/1862
Battle of Front Royal Virginia
Other Names: Guard Hill, Cedarville
Confederate Victory
05/23/1864 - 05/26/1864
Battles of North Anna Virginia
Combats At: Telegraph Road Bridge, Jericho Mill (May 23)
Ox Ford, Quarles Mill, Hanover Junction (May 24)
Inconclusive
05/24/1864
Battle of Wilson's Wharf Virginia
Other Name: Fort Pocahontas
Union Victory: Damn Yankees
05/25/1862
Battle of First Winchester Virginia
Other Name: Bowers Hill
Confederate Victory
05/25/1864 - 05/26/1864
Battle of New Hope Church Georgia
Confederate Victory
05/26/1864 - 06/01/1864
Battle of Dallas Georgia
Other Names: New Hope Church, Pumpkinvine Creek
05/26/1865
The Army of Trans-Mississippi Surrenders
Damn Yankees
05/26/2013
Confederate Memorial Day Observed In Some Texas Communities
Texas' official holiday is named Confederate Heroes Day and is celebrated on January 19. However, many local communities
and Southern historical organizations within the state also observe a separate "Confederate Memorial Day" on April 26.
05/27/1862
Battle of Hanover Courthouse Virginia
Other Name: Slash Church
Union Victory: Damn Yankees
05/27/1864
Battle of Pickett's Mill Georgia
Other Names: New Hope, New Hope Church
Confederate Victory
05/28/1864
Battle of Haw's Shop Virginia
Other Name: Enon Church
Inconclusive
05/28/1864 - 05/30/1864
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek Virginia
Other Names: Bethesda Church, Crumps Creek,
Matadequin Creek, Shady Grove Road, Hanovertown
Inconclusive
05/28/1908
General Stephen Dill Lee Passes Away In Vicksburg Mississippi
05/29/1861 - 06/01/1861
Battle of Aquia Creek Virginia
Inconclusive
05/30/1864
Battle of Old Church Virginia
Other Name: Matadequin Creek
Union Victory: Damn Yankees
05/31/1862 - 06/01/1862
Battle of Seven Pines Virginia
Other Names: Fair Oaks, Fair Oaks Station
Inconclusive
05/31/1864
Battle of Cold Harbor Virginia Begins
Other Name: Second Cold Harbor
Richmond, Virginia - May 31, 1893
Richmonders lined the streets to watch the procession and over twenty thousand gathered at Hollywood Cemetery to witness the burial
12/06/1889
President Jefferson Davis Is Laid To Rest
At Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia
06/01/2013
Confederate Memorial Day Observed In Maryland