The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

2008-- Bicentennial of Jefferson Davis' Birth

Next year will mark the bicentennial of the only president the Confederate States of America ever had, Jefferson Davis.

So far, two major events have been planned by the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

On June 3rd, Davis' postwar home, Beauvoir, in Biloxi, Ms, will have a grand reopening. It was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina, as it sits right on the beach.

On June 7th, a bicentennial celebration will be held at Davis' birth place in Kentucky.

This year, 2007, is the bicentennial of Robert E. Lee's birth.

In 2009 the nation will be observing the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, and that will be a much larger one than for Lee or Davis.

And, don't forget, you Civil War buffs, the year 2011 will be the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the war.

I remember the centennial celebration as I was ten at the time. I was fairly-well hooked on the war by then, but this was the final blow, and I became a full-fledged fanatic.

Lots of Significant Anniversaries Comming Up These Days. --The Old Blockade-Runner

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