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The Cross of Honor is in the form of a cross pattée suspended from a metal bar with space for engraving. It has no cloth ribbon. The obverse displays the Confederate battle flag placed on the center thereof surrounded by a wreath, with the inscription UNITED DAUGHTERS [of the] CONFEDERACY TO THE U. C. V. (the UCV is the United Confederate Veterans) on the four arms of the cross.
Gabbett in 1911. Sarah E. Gabbett (née Richardson; 1833–1911) was an American medal designer. She was the first Custodian of the Southern Cross of Honor, [1] and later, she became the honorary custodian for life.
'in part: "SOUTHERN / CROSS / OF / HONOR" " DEO / VENDICI /1861 / 1865" " COMRADES / "TO OUR / CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS", "LEST WE FORGET / ERECTED BY / U.D.C. CHAPTER 217, / JEFFERSON, GA. 1911" The statue was accidentally badly damaged and removed in 1940 at which time a cross was placed atop the monument. [44] Bibb County Confederate Memorial ...
[1] [11] She later served as the UDC's honorary president general and as the Custodian of the Southern Cross of Honor. [ 1 ] [ 12 ] She and Goodlett were known to have a staunch rivalry, and both considered themselves to be the original founder of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Detroit Collaborative Design Center is an outreach of University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture in response to the decline of Detroit, Michigan, with changes in the auto industry. It uses participatory community design to enhance the appearance and functionality of residential, business, and recreational areas as well as community ...
Detroit’s Fox Theatre has gotten an update nearly a century in the making. For the first time since it opened in 1928, all-new seats have been installed inside the grand, historic downtown venue ...
Southern Cross of Honor Confederate Medal of Honor Richard William Dowling (baptized 14 January 1837 – 23 September 1867) was an Irish-born artillery officer of the Confederate States Army who achieved distinction as commander at the battle of Sabine Pass (1863) , the most one-sided Confederate victory during the American Civil War . [ 1 ]
DETROIT — Ford’s latest project out of the Motor City is the restoration and reopening of an abandoned train station, for decades a symbol of Detroit’s downfall and now the automaker’s new ...