Ash Wednesday begins the Christian observance of Lent for 1862

Ash Wednesday began the forty days of Lent for 1863 in the western Christian calendar.  (By John Osborne) 
Source Citation
The Confederate States Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for 1862 (Augusta, GA: H.C. Clarke, 1862), 7.
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    Religion/Philosophy
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