On April 26, 1865 Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to Union Gen. William Sherman at Bennett Place near present day Durham, North Carolina. This effectively closed all major action of the war. Georgia chose this date to honor their war dead and classified this day as Confederate Memorial Day. I have sat long and pondered what to say about this but came to the conclusion that I cannot say anything that could measure up to what the stones in the picture below say on their own. The stones at Oakland, as well as the unmarked graves, represent about 7000 (3000 unknown) of the approximately 300,000 Confederates that did not survive the war. Regardless of any of our thoughts, opinions or motivations, these men gave everything they had.
I can add nothing to that.
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| The Confederate Section of Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia |
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