In a message dated 4/30/2003 3:57:58 PM Central Standard Time, kenbelc@attbi.com writes: > Does anyone know what a "Cross of Honor" was. > In the late 1890's and early 1900's, the United Daughters of the Confederacy awarded the Southern Cross of Honor medal to ex-Confederate soldiers who were members of the United Confederate Veterans in recognition of their devotion to the southern cause.  It was strictly honorary, granted upon request. My great-grandfather had one. This Virginia site has a picture of a Southern Cross of Honor. Scroll down a little past halfway to see it. <A HREF="http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/hearts/end.html">Hearts at Home: End of an Era</A> Nelda

Nice website. I'll get back. The URL is http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/hearts/end.html I hope this helps. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: <TennCookie@aol.com> To: <SCSPARTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [SCSPARTA] Honors for Some Spartan Confederates > In a message dated 4/30/2003 3:57:58 PM Central Standard Time, > kenbelc@attbi.com writes: > > > Does anyone know what a "Cross of Honor" was. > > > > In the late 1890's and early 1900's, the United Daughters of the Confederacy > awarded the Southern Cross of Honor medal to ex-Confederate soldiers who were > members of the United Confederate Veterans in recognition of their devotion > to the southern cause. It was strictly honorary, granted upon request. My > great-grandfather had one. This Virginia site has a picture of a Southern > Cross of Honor. Scroll down a little past halfway to see it. <A HREF="http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/hearts/end.html">Hear ts at Home: > End of an Era</A> > Nelda > > > > > ==== SCSPARTA Mailing List ==== > Newcomers: Please introduce yourself to the list and tell us about your Spartanburg County interests. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.473 / Virus Database: 271 - Release Date: 4/17/03

Hi Nelda and Don Thanks so much for the info. on what a Confederate cross of Honor was. The University of VA web site had excellent information of the Cross and Confederate Memorial Day. Looked at the UDC web site and apparently they are still involved in marking graves for their members. This certainly put the list and ceremony into perspective. Thanks again for your prompt rersponse and help. Ken Belcher ----- Original Message ----- From: TennCookie@aol.com To: kenbelc@attbi.com ; SCSPARTA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [SCSPARTA] Honors for Some Spartan Confederates In a message dated 4/30/2003 3:57:58 PM Central Standard Time, kenbelc@attbi.com writes: Does anyone know what a "Cross of Honor" was. In the late 1890's and early 1900's, the United Daughters of the Confederacy awarded the Southern Cross of Honor medal to ex-Confederate soldiers who were members of the United Confederate Veterans in recognition of their devotion to the southern cause. It was strictly honorary, granted upon request. My great-grandfather had one. This Virginia site has a picture of a Southern Cross of Honor. Scroll down a little past halfway to see it. Hearts at Home: End of an Era Nelda