Hi Miles, What a nice find. Are you related to the Lipfords? I guess my best suggestion would be to post your question to the Chester Mail list or the Chester query board to see if you can find someone related that may have some history on him. All I know was that he is listed as a Private in Co. H 24th SCV (see http://www.rootsweb.com/~scchest2/scchestermil.html )and he seems to have relatives (brothers?) that were listed as officers in the same Company. In Eugene Jones' history of the 24th Regiment, he simply lists WW Lipford as: Pvt. Co. H enlisted at Dalton, Ga April 16, 1864, wounded. Paroled at Greensboro, (NC) May 1, 1865. This would indicate he joined the regiment during Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, and stayed with the regiment on harrassment of Sherman through South Carolina under the command of General Joe Johnson, and was paroled after Johnson surrendered in NC (much later that Gen'l. Lee's surrender at Appomattox). I am forwarding this email to the Chester List... perhaps some of his relatives will see the post and get back to you with more information. Mike McGarity Chester Admin. -----Original Message----- From: Miles Huskey [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 11:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: SC Southern Cross I have acquired a Southern Cross of Honor bestowed on "W.W. Lipford" of the 24th SC Infantry (CSA). Any suggestions as to where I could find more info on him specifically? Thanks. Miles