Day for April
Confederate Heritage Month and Memorial
There is a little-known fact about the law that made Confederate Heritage Month and Memorial Day a law for April. It was made law by the Legislature but never has been repealed. Governor Deal can change the name on the calendar, but cannot change law. Here is how GA Law 1-4-20 reads:
(a) The General Assembly hereby finds and determines that tourism is a great economic resource in Georgia; and historical, heritage, and cultural inheritance are among the tourism industry's most popular attractions. Georgia's Confederate heritage, physical artifacts and battle sites, and historic events and persons not only attract visitors, they are potentially of even greater importance and benefit to our state's economy. Increased development of our state's Confederate history and heritage as part of the tourism industry will be enhanced through recognizing, celebrating, and advertising that heritage and history.
(b) The month of April of each year is hereby designated as Confederate History and Heritage Month and shall be set aside to honor, observe, and celebrate the Confederate States of America, its history, those who served in its armed forces and government, and all those millions of its citizens of various races and ethnic groups and religions who contributed in sundry and myriad ways to the cause which they held so dear from its founding on February 4, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama, until the Confederate ship CSS Shenandoah sailed into Liverpool Harbor and surrendered to British authorities on November 6, 1865.
(c) Officials and departments of state, county, and municipal governments, boards of education, elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, businesses, and all citizens are encouraged to participate in programs, displays, and activities that commemorate and honor our shared history and cultural inheritance throughout each April during Confederate History and Heritage Month.
- See more at: http://codes.findlaw.com/ga/
A resolution was introduced this year to have the names put back on the state calender. It didn't pass because it was introduced too late in the session, but it will be up front next legislative session.
This year once again the City of McDonough the county seat for Henry County, GA will recognized Confederate Heritage Month and Memorial Day on the square in McDonough with a Proclamation by Mayor Billy Copeland. This by far makes the City of Stockbridge look bad as McDonough has more clout and more class than they will ever have.
The Spalding County Board of Commissioners recently voted unanimously to recognize Confederate History Month and Memorial Day with a Proclamation on April 3, 2017. The Harlason County Board of Commissioners recently voted to recognize Confederate History Month and Memorial Day with a Proclamation.
There have already been several Confederate Memorial Day events in Georgia and many more to come. The list below covers some, but not all of them.
United Daughters of the Confederacy®
Alfred Holt Colquitt Chapter 2018
cordially invites you, your family and friends to attend an observance of
Confederate Memorial Day
Saturday, the twenty-second of April Two thousand seventeen
at two o’clock in the afternoon
Awarding of Crosses of Military Service Guest Speaker
Michael K. Shaffer
A Confederate Memorial Day observance has been held at Historic Oakland every year since 1866. Our ceremony is held at the base of the Confederate Obelisk, as it has been since the Obelisk was built in 1873. A reception, hosted by the Alfred Holt Colquitt Chapter 2018, United Daughters of the Confederacy®, will follow near the Confederate Obelisk.
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GA-Griffin Confederate Memorial Day - Saturday, April 15, 10:00 am, Stonewall Confederate Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Griffin GA. The purpose of this observance is to honor the men who are buried here. Keynote speaker is Curtis Harris Collier III, from Athens, GA. FREE admission. 770-412-1646, barrowscv@inbox.com
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April 1, 2017
16th Annual Stone Mountain Memorial Service
16th Annual Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Day Celebration
The annual Confederate Memorial Day celebrations will be on April 1st this year. The lodging will be the same as years past at the Stone Mountain Days Inn. Most will arrive on Friday night for a social evening at the Hotel and leave out for home Saturday afternoon after the celebrations or Sunday morning. As last year we will collect the park entrance fee Friday night and early Saturday morning to speed up going through the gate. When you line up Saturday morning please make sure you have paid the fee. A picnic lunch will be provided for $6 (burger, chips and a drink) at the picnic area by the bike parking area before the celebration begins.
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April 8, 2017, the SCV Camp 141 hosted Confederate Memorial Day in Albany, GA at the CSA Memorial Park with Herman Crain as the guest speaker who writes the historical column for the Lee County Ledger.
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Lt. James T. Woodward Camp # 1399 Warner Robins Confederate Memorial day Services:
Friday April 21, 2017 at 6:00pm - 211 Stevens Street in Warner Robins at the Bason Family Cemetery
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Friday April 21, 2017 at 7:00pm -Cliett Cemetery Byron Ga. The Cliett Cemetery is located two miles west of I-75 on the Georgia 247 Connector
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Lt. James T. Woodward Camp #1399
Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 9:00am Confederate Monument, Macon Ga. At the Corner of 2nd Street and Cotton Ave.
Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 10:00am Rose Hill Cemetery Macon Ga. 1071 Riverside Drive Macon Ga.
Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 12:00 noon. Lt. James T. Woodward Cemetery -Hartley Bridge Rd, Bibb County, Ga.
Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 2:00pm Byron City Cemetery, 101 Murdock Ln. Byron Ga.
Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 4:00pm Oaklawn Cemetery in Ft. Valley Ga. Hwy 49 south side of Ft. Valley
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General E. Porter Alexander Porter # 158, Confederate Memorial Day Service:
Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Our annual Confederate Memorial Day ceremony at Magnolia Cemetery in Augusta, Georgia will feature Mrs. Betty Jean Miller of Kline, S.C. a prominent member of the S.C. UDC. This event will be on Saturday April 22nd starting at 11:00 a.m. featuring black powder salutes and time to honor your ancestors.
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GA-Augusta Confederate Memorial Day Commemoration - Saturday, April 22, downtown Augusta GA. Parade leaving at 11:00 am from the Confederate Veterans Monument in the 700 block of Broad Street, arriving at the Confederate veterans section of Magnolia Cemetery (702 3rd Street) where a memorial service will begin at approximately 11:45 am. Included will be a black powder salute, cannon firing and honor guard. Mrs. Betty Jean Miller of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will be the featured speaker. FREE admission. http://eporteralexander.
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GA-McDonough Confederate Memorial Day Observance - Saturday, April 22, 2:00 pm, McDonough City Square, downtown McDonough GA. You are invited to Henry County’s annual Confederate Memorial Day Observance. Mayor Billy Copeland will be onhand to give a proclamation for Confederate History Month and Memorial Day. The keynote speaker will be Sons of Confederate Veterans Georgia Division Commander Scott Gilbert. FREE admission. 770-296-5139, zachrycamp108@gmail.com
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GA-Resaca Confederate Memorial Day Service - Sunday, April 23, 2:00 pm, Resaca Confederate Cemetery, Resaca GA. An observance of Confederate Memorial Day will be held at the Resaca Confederate Cemetery, approximately seven miles north of Calhoun on U.S. Highway 41. Turn east on Confederate Cemetery Road. Writer/Historian Ken Herron will be the keynote speaker. Music will be provided by the Company G, 28th Georgia Fife & Drum Corps and Laney House. FREE admission. In the event of bad weather this event will be held at Oakleigh, 335 South Wall Street in downtown Calhoun, the home of the Gordon County Historical Society.706-629-1515, http://exploregordoncounty.
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GA-Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Service - Sunday, April 23, 3:00 pm, Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Cemetery, West 6th Street @ Jones Avenue, Waynesboro GA. You are invited to the annual Confederate Memorial Day service to honor Burke County’s Confederate soldiers. Featured speaker is David Hollingsworth. FREE admission. tdlively@hotmail.com
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GA-Marietta Confederate Memorial Day Service - Sunday, April 23, 3:00 pm, Marietta Confederate Cemetery
395 Powder Springs Street, Marietta GA. You are invited to the annual Marietta Confederate Cemetery Confederate Memorial Day Service at the cemetery’s gazebo. FREE admission. 770-427-4662, henrylamonsmith@bellsouth.net
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GA-Brunswick Confederate Memorial Day Service - Saturday, April 29, 10:30 am to 12:00 noon, Newcastle Street and Hanover Park, Brunswick GA. A procession down Newcastle Street from G Street begins at 10:30 am. Meet at Hanover Park, site of Brunswick’s Confederate Monument, for the service beginning at 11:00 am. FREE admission. 912-571-8657
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GA-Bainbridge Confederate Memorial Day - Saturday, April 29, 7:00 pm, Willis Park, downtown Bainbridge GA. Bainbridge’s annual Confederate Memorial Day program will be held at Willis Park, on the square in Bainbridge. FREE admission. 404-456-3393, timfpilgrim@yahoo.com
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GA-Appling County Confederate Memorial Day Ceremony - Sunday, April 30, 3:00 pm, Holmesville, 6 miles south of Baxley on Georgia Highway 15, Appling County GA. The public is invited to the annual Confederate Memorial Day Ceremony at the Holmesville monument site, six miles south of Baxley on Georgia Highway 15 in Appling County. FREE admission. info@applinggrays.org
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It is good to see these localities exercise their right to celebrate Confederate Heritage Month and Confederate Memorial Day. There are many people here in the state who lost family members in that war and they never owned a slave. They went because they wanted to protect their homes. Many people are trying to rewrite history as though the Civil War never existed, but it did. It is part of the history of Georgia and cannot be whitewashed away to suit certain parties who are no more than racist groups trying to destroy the history of Georgia and the good people of the state. Please never forget your ancestors to make a group happy.
Deo DeVince
It is good to see that our ancestors will be remembered in many areas across Georgia again this year as they should be.
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