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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.
This category is a list of all recipients of the Southern Cross Medal (1975) and Southern Cross Medal (1952) on Wikipedia. This list is added to automatically, so some entries will be pages about the medal.
It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients. The main article for this category is Orders, decorations, and medals of South Africa . This category is a list of all recipients of the Southern Cross Decoration on Wikipedia.
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 1968, the Sons of Confederate Veterans passed a resolution to issue a "medal of honor" and began minting them in 1977. [2] According to past executive director Ben Sewell, "[t]he SCV created their own Confederate Medal of Honor simply because there were some incredible acts of valor that had received little or no recognition during and after the war". [3]
"Medal of Honor recipients". American Medal of Honor recipients for World War II (A–F). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008 "Medal of Honor recipients". American Medal of Honor recipients for World War II (G–L). United States Army Center of Military History.
The Union soldiers came under enemy fire immediately and were pinned down in the ditch they were to cross. Despite repeated attacks by the main Union body, the men of the forlorn hope were unable to retreat until nightfall. Of the 150 men in the storming party, nearly half were killed. Seventy-nine of the survivors were awarded the Medal of Honor.
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Joseph Frantz, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company E, 83d Indiana Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.