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Freiendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi

https://www.battlefields.org/visit/heritage-sites/friendship-cemetery

This location is the burial site of four Confederate generals, more than two thousand Confederate soldiers, veterans from every war the United States has fought, as well as distinguished authors, legislators, and people from all walks of life. It is the site of America's first Decoration Day (1866), inspiring the writing of the poem "The Blue and the Gray." This site also represents the reconciliation after the Civil War, as the Ladies of Columbus put flowers on the graves of both Confederate and Union soldiers who had been buried there.

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