Confederate Roll of Honor

Confederate Roll of Honor
TypeRoll of honor
Awarded for"Courage and good conduct on the field of battle"
Country Confederate States
Presented bythe President
EligibilityArmy personnel only
Campaign(s)American Civil War
EstablishedOctober 3, 1863

The Confederate Roll of Honor, officially the Roll of Honor, was an award of the Confederate States Army created by Adjutant and Inspector General Samuel Cooper on October 3, 1863 (authorized by act of Congress, October 13, 1862), to recognize "courage and good conduct on the field of battle."[1]

  1. ^ Confederate States of America. Adjutant and Inspector-General's Office. "General orders. No. 131". U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved January 22, 2019.