Collection : addition, 1910-1925, bulk, 1924-1925.

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Collection : addition, 1910-1925, bulk, 1924-1925.

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Consists of miscellaneous correspondence and receipts of the United Confederate Veterans dating from 1924 to 1925. Also contains a sketch on the organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, written in 1910 by Mrs. John P. Hickman.

42 items.

Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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SNAC Resource ID: 7267011

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Hickman, John P., Mrs.

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United daughters of the Confederacy

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The Southern Cross of Honor award, which later became the Cross of Military Service, originated on Oct. 13, 1862 as an act of the Confederate Congress to recognize the courage and good conduct of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Confederate army. However, due to wartime shortages, the medals were not made, but the recipients' names were recorded in an Honor Roll for future reference. The cross's design was created by Mrs. Alexander S. Erwin in July 1898. It featured a cros...

United Confederate Veterans

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Organized 1889. From the description of United Confederate Veterans scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172561 Henry Stewart formed a company nicknamed the "Hamilton Blues" for the Confederacy during the Civil War. After the war, this Florida native was elected as Camp Commander and namesake for Fort Stewart of the United Confederate Veterans located in Jasper, Florida. The organization was designed to orchestrate memorials to Confederate veterans and support...