Confederate Dead Memorial Service; A memorial service to honor the Confederate dead buried at the University Cemetery
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Confederate Dead Memorial Service; A memorial service to honor the Confederate dead buried at the University Cemetery
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The Confederate Dead Memorial Service occurred on May 16, the birthday of the Confederate General Edmund Kirby-Smith. A newspaper account from 1918 relates that the event occurred annually. It is not known when it first or last was held. On this date in 1918, the General Edmund Kirby-Smith chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy led a procession from the University of the South library (Convocation Hall) to the cemetery, accompanied by the Sewanee Military Academy marching band. The memorial service included prayer, music and speeches.
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16 May 1918
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