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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.
The Southern Cross of Honor was a commemorative medal established by the United Daughters of the Confederacy for members of the United Confederate Veterans. It was proposed at a meeting in 1898, with 78,761 crosses issued by 1913. [32] [33] The medal was never authorized to be worn on the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps uniform. [34]
United Daughters of the Confederacy was founded in 1894 and is open to membership by female descendants of individuals who served in the Confederate military or who “gave Material Aid to the ...
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. Because of her zeal in designing the Cross of Honor, she became one of the most conspicuous women in the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC).
United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument (Cleveland, Tennessee) This page was last edited on 8 October 2024, at 18:02 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
During the American Civil War, the Confederate States Congress authorized President Jefferson Davis to "bestow medals, with proper devices, upon such officers of the armies of the Confederate States as shall be conspicuous for courage and good conduct on the field of battle, and also to confer a badge of distinction upon one private or non-commissioned officer of each company after every ...
above the bas-relief logo of the United Daughters of the Confederacy — a wreath encircling the first national flag of the Confederate States of America ("Stars and Bars") and a figure of the interlocking letters "D" and "C." The Confederate national flag depicted is the 13-star version, adopted by the Confederacy on 28 November 1861 and in ...