Bibb-Burnley Family papers : letters, news clippings, poetry, 1837-1916.

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Bibb-Burnley Family papers : letters, news clippings, poetry, 1837-1916.

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This is a collection of 23 items relating to the Bibb and Burnley families of Kentucky. The collection's content consists mainly of letters to various family members in Kentucky and surrounding states. Topics of these letters include family, economic conditions, hunting, and cooking. Other items in the collection include original poetry, a printed list of amendments to the constitution of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, newspaper clippings, and a family genealogy.

23 items.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7389745

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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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...

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