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United Daughters of the Confederacy Application

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United Daughters of the Confederacy Application
<B>United Daughters of the Confederacy Application For A "Southern Cross of Honor" Signed by Confederate Surgeon Major Samuel H. Caldwell.</B></I> The United Daughters of the Confederacy instituted a "Southern Cross of Honor" medal that they would award to Confederate veterans, to be owned and worn only by them. Applications for the medals had to be made and certified as to the service of the soldier. <BR><BR>This 8” x 10” document is an application for a Southern Cross of Honor for A. V. Clark, a Confederate private who served in the 20th Tennessee Cavalry during the Civil War. His daughter, Mrs. Carrie Clark Crockett, made the application on September 2, 1907. Confederate Surgeon Major Samuel H. Caldwell signed the application endorsing the eligibility of A. V. Clark in receiving the cross.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)