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Lee–Jackson Day in Commonwealth of Virginia

Name: Lee–Jackson Day in Commonwealth of Virginia
Start: 2026-01-16T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-16
Location: US Holidays

Lee–Jackson Day in Commonwealth of Virginia is held on January 16. Celebrated on the Friday before Martin Luther King Day. This event in the second decade of the month January is annual.

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16 January - Lee–Jackson Day in Commonwealth of Virginia

Robert Edward Lee was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Northern Virginia—the Confederacy's most powerful army—from 1862 until its surrender in 1865.

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern Theater of the war until his death, and had a key part in winning many significant bat.

Lee–Jackson Day was a state holiday in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia, commemorating Confederate commanders, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Its observation was eliminated in 2020, replaced by Election Day as a state holiday.