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Southern Cross of Honor
Obverse and reverse of the medal
Awarded forHonorable service in the Confederate States army, navy, or marine corps
Date1899; 125 years ago (1899)
Presented byUnited Daughters
of the Confederacy

The Southern Cross of Honor was a commemorative medal established in 1899 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor Confederate veterans.[1]

  1. ^ United Daughters of the Confederacy. History Committee. (1956). The History of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Volume I and Volume II: 1894-1955. Raleigh, North Carolina: Edwards & Broughton Company. pp. 145–150. LCCN 94135238.

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