An Important Day, Unmarked

This morning, multiple BlueSky accounts informed me that today is Confederate Surrender Day.

@andrewpaul.bsky.social pointed out that the fact that it isn't a federal holiday tells us "pretty much all you need to know about the U.S."

Jonathan Ladd shared this historic ad:


And Peggy Flanagan, my preferred candidate for U.S. Senate here in Minnesota, shared a post by John Moe, who wrote:

Happy Confederate Surrender Day from Minnesota where we still have your goddamn flag and we’re not giving it up:

That's the Confederate battle flag that belonged to the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment. It was captured by the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg. Virginians periodically ask Minnesota to return the flag, and Minnesota always says...

No.

Were you taught to celebrate April 9? I was not. It seems as important as July 4 to me. But we don't notice it at all.