Southern Cross of Honor

Southern Cross of Honor
Southern Cross of Honor
	Obverse and reverse of the medal
Awarded for	Honorable service in the Confederate States army, navy, or marine corps
Date	1899; 125 years ago
Presented by	United Daughters; of the Confederacy

The Southern Cross of Honor was a commemorative medal established in 1899 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor Confederate veterans.^[1]

^ United Daughters of the Confederacy. History Committee. (1956). The History of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Volume I and Volume II: 1894-1955. Raleigh, North Carolina: Edwards & Broughton Company. pp. 145–150. LCCN 94135238.