To: stainlessbanner
The first Memorial Day was for Confederates. It was shortly after the War of Nothern Aggression some yankee woman came by and noticed the people honoring the graves of those killed at Petersburg, VA during the seige. She thought it was a good idea and took it back up to the yankees.
11 posted on
04/18/2003 7:12:41 AM PDT by
putupon
(I smack Chirac and Robbins too w/ my shoe.)
To: putupon
They should really rename it to Sherman Day to honor someone victorious. Or else, just call it Dead Soldier of a Losing Army Day.
14 posted on
04/18/2003 7:26:49 AM PDT by
kaboom
To: putupon; yankhater; Mudboy Slim; FBD; cherry_bomb88; jla
"It was shortly after the War of Nothern Aggression some yankee woman came by and noticed the people honoring the graves of those killed at Petersburg, VA during the seige..."Very true. One of our town's claims to fame!
27 posted on
04/18/2003 7:46:53 AM PDT by
sultan88
("You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road...and it stinks")
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