Southern cross of honor, 1895 ca.

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Southern cross of honor, 1895 ca.

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Cross-shaped medal, ca. 1895, presented by the Daughters of the Confederacy "to the U.C.V." (i.e., the United Confederate Veterans), and awarded to William Lewis Beasley of Company C, 4th Virginia Cavalry. On the verso of the medal are engraved the name of the manufacturer, Charles W. Crankshaw, Atlanta, Ga., and the legend, "Southern Cross of Honor - Deo vindice, 1861-1865."

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