Ash Wednesday begins the Christian observance of Lent for 1863

Ash Wednesday begins the forty days of Lent in 1863 in the western Christian calendar.  (By John Osborne) 
Source Citation
The Confederate States Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for 1863 (Augusta, GA: H.C. Clarke, 1863), 3. 
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    Exact
    Type
    Religion/Philosophy
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