South Carolina chose May 10 because it is the day when Confederate
Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson died in 1863 after he was wounded by his
own troops and the day Union soldiers captured fleeing Confederate
President Jefferson Davis in Georgia in 1865.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Confederate Memorial Day: South Carolina closes government offices in observance
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