[DOC] [TLE] Confederate Memorial Day - Wikipedia [PAR] Confederate Memorial Day, also known as Confederate Decoration Day (
Tennessee) and Confederate Heroes Day (Texas), is an official holiday or 
observance day in a number of states in the Southern United States as a day to 
honor those who died fighting for the Confederate States of America ... She chose 
April 26, the first anniversary of Confederate General Johnston's... [DOC] [TLE] Memorial Day History - Office of Public Affairs [PAR] Jul 20, 2015 ... There, a ceremony on May 5, 1866, honored local veterans who had fought in the 
Civil War ... In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of ... 
Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day on the last Monday of April, 
Alabama on the fourth Monday of April, and Georgia on April 26... [DOC] [TLE] Confederate Memorial Day in the United States - Timeanddate.com [PAR] It gives people a chance to honor and remember the Confederate soldiers ... 
Confederate Memorial Day is a state holiday in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia 
on the fourth Monday in April. In Mississippi it is observed on the last Monday in 
April. ... In North and South Carolina, May 10 marks the anniversaries of the 
death of... [DOC] [TLE] History - Memorial Day [PAR] The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate 
days until ... on the last Monday in May with Congressional passage of the 
National Holiday Act of ... day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 
19th in Texas; April 26th in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10th 
in South... [DOC] [TLE] Confederate Memorial Day still recognized in Alabama and across ... [PAR] Apr 27, 2015 ... Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia name the last Monday in April as Confederate 
... be closed Monday in a holiday, that some call a day to honor the dead and ... 
The ceremonies became a celebration of the Confederacy with... [DOC] [TLE] Confederate Memorial Day - CSA History - angelpig.org [PAR] Sep 3, 2016 ... WHEREAS, the Legislature has designated the last Monday of April ... of Section 
3-3-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is a legal holiday in the State of Mississippi; ... 
Many Southern states also have their own days for honoring the Confederate 
dead. Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day on the last... [DOC] [TLE] The True Story Behind the 1st Memorial Day - Live Science [PAR] May 28, 2016 ... The Memorial Day celebration on April, 26, 1866, in Columbus, Georgia. ... 
Columbus, Mississippi, celebrated the holiday first, on April 25, 1866, but ... On 
May 1, 1865, workmen honored and buried dead soldiers from the Union ... 
Mondays, and made Memorial Day the last Monday in May, Gardiner said. [DOC] [TLE] Mississippi joins other Southern states in observing confederate ... [PAR] Mar 3, 2016 ... The last Monday of the month traditionally observed as Confederate ... Only 
former confederates states celebrated the day, but Memorial Day, established by 
Gen. ... The holiday quickly became a day to honor the dead of both sides, but the 
... Bryant named April as the most important month for confederate... [DOC] [TLE] Memorial Day [PAR] Poster Sived Version ... It is now celebrated in almost every State on the last 
Monday in May (passed by Congress with the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 
90 - 363) to ensure a three day weekend for Federal holidays), though several 
southern ... day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19 in Texas, 
April 26 in... [DOC] [TLE] Mississippi Governor Declares April 'Confederate Heritage Month ... [PAR] Feb 24, 2016 ... It adds that the state celebrates Confederate Memorial Day on April 25 to ... in 
Mississippi had also signed on to honoring Confederate heritage. ... the last 
Monday of April asa state holiday, "Confederate Heritage Day. ... instead of "
Confederate Heritage Month" for Mississippi's version of the celebration. [DOC] [TLE] 8 Things You May Not Know About Memorial Day - History in the ... [PAR] May 24, 2013 ... One of the first known public tributes to war dead was

Question: Mississippi celebrates a version of this holiday the last Monday in April to honor Confederate dead
Answer: Memorial Day