UPSON COUNTY, GA - Southern Cross of Honor
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Copied from the Materials at the Upson County Courthouse
The Southern Cross of Honor
The following Men received The Southern Cross. Explanation below
Soldier Name Company Regiment
Abercrombie, J.T. I 32nd GA
Abercrombie, W. A. I 32nd GA
Adams, J. Arch C 3rd GA Cavalry
Adams, James K. G Ashby's Tennessee Calvary
Allen, S.B. A 5th GA
Arrington, Jesse A 46th GA
Atwater, James W. F & I 9th GA & 6th GA
Barker, E.M. A 46th GA
Bentley, James W. D 13th GA
Bentley, J. J. D 13th GA
Beall, Thomas D. K 5th GA
Beall, W.Y. K 5th GA
Berry, J. W. H 13th GA
Bethel, Benjamin F 9th GA
Beverly, Joseph T. A 46th GA
Birdsong, A. H. K 5th GA
Birdsong, Henry F. B 1st GA
Black, W. J. J 32nd GA
Black, C. A. A 46th GA
Black, J. F. J 32nd GA
Blalock, James M. A 1st TX Volunteers
Bland, John A 46th GA
Blassingname, J. S. L 54th GA
Blassingname, James P. B 46th GA
Blassingname, J. W. I 32nd GA
Boles, B. R. J 32nd GA
Bloodworth, J. M. B 3rd GA Battalion
Blount, J. B. A 46th GA
Blount, A. P. A 46th GA
Bond, Robert M. A 8th GA Battalion
Brooks, S. W. J 32nd GA
Britt, P. G. D 13th GA
Britt, Daniel H. A 14th GA
Bowers, H. C. E 6th GA
Brown, George A 46th GA
Brown, T.J. B 2nd GA Battalion SS
Bradley, R.F. B Blounts Battalion
Burkett, W. L. J 32nd GA
Burkett, E.V. A 5th GA
Burnette, W. P. J 32nd GA
Caraway, John D. I 32nd GA
Castten, B. G. H Cummings Battalion
Chakley, W. S. E 44th GA
Collier, Edwin L. A 4th GA
Crawford, C. C. A 2nd GA Battalion
Cotton, J. A. C & A 7th GA and Bouards Battalion
Daniel, T. H. D 4th GA
Daniel, James M. D 13th GA
Daniel, J.G. A 48th GA
Dallas, T. A. F 9th GA
Dallas, Edwin D 13th GA
Danielly, A. J. F 10th GA
Davidson, Davis C. D 13th GA
Davidson, E. S. B 55th GA
Davis, Wilson S. F 9th GA
Davison, W. J. A 46th GA
Dawson, Davis A. D 13th GA
Dawson, S. A. D 13th GA
Dawson, E.C. E 2nd GA Cavalry
Deloache, S. J. G 54th GA
Denham, George W. A 46th GA
Dickinson, John D. B 5th GA
Earl, J. R. G 28th Alabama Volunteers
Ellington, J.M. A 46th Ga
Farr, Arthur I 32nd GA
Fallin, W. C. E 32nd GA
Ford, Robert M. K 5th GA
Foster, J. J. D 2nd GA
Franklin, W. C. F 9th GA
Garside, O. R. I 45th GA
Gerald, W. R. A 46th GA
Gilliand, Hugh M. K 3rd GA
Gordy, W. L. D 13th GA
Graham, William J. D 13th GA
Grant, Isaiah K 45th GA
Gunn, W. C. B 32nd GA
Hall, G.W. F 17th GA
Hannah, G. W. T. F 19th TN
Hardy, James P. F 27th GA
Harrell, R. G. D 13th GA
Harris, B. R. I 46th GA
Harrison, George A. A 63rd GA
Harrison, J. L. A 8th GA
Harvey, M. J. K 12th GA
Hightower, J. W. F. H &B 37th GA & Blounts Battalion
Herring, J. W. A 3rd GA
Hickmon, Aaron A 46th GA
Holloway, T. P. A 46th GA
Howell, Henry H. F 9th GA
Howard, A. C. C. D 13th GA
Howell, J.B. A 46th GA
Hunt, George K 5th GA
Irby, J. H. E 6th GA
Irvin, E. C. A 46th GA
Jackson, John A. I 32nd GA
Jackson, R.T. C 37th GA
Jackson, Henry N. F 9th GA
Jenkins, B. S. B 6th GA
Jimmerson, W. K 5th GA
Jones, J.R. A 46th GA
Jordan, J. R. G 27th GA
Johnson, William F 9th GA
Kersey, A. W. K 3rd GA
King, A. J. K 5th GA
King, Jacob Scott K 5th GA
King, Peter C. K 5th GA
King, W. P. K 5th GA
Lee, B.F. B Battalion GA Cadets
Lewis, David W. I 32nd GA
Lewis, John F. I 32nd GA
Lewis, J. F. B 2nd GA
Mabry, James J. D 2nd GA
Mallory, John C S Navy
Mallory, J. M. A 46th GA
Mangham, J.W. B 2nd GA Battalion SS
Marchman, J. W. I 1st Arkansas
Matthews, T. F. G 6th GA
Mauldin, James M. D 13th GA
Melton, John K 55th GA
Middlebrooks, L. N. D 2nd GA
Middlebrooks, Thomas J. D 2nd GA
McDaniel, Joshanay E 45th GA
McDaniel, H. M. E 45th GA
McDaniel, J. T. B 32nd GA
McDaniel, W. J. B 32nd GA
McDonald, C. J. B 3rd GA
McFarlin, R.M. D 13th GA
McFarlin, J. W. A 46th GA
McGee, E. L. C 59th GA
McKenney, B. F. Blounts Battalion
McKenzie, William D. I 32nd GA
McKinley, J. R. I 2nd GA
Miller, W. A. 7th GA
Mitchell, George I 32nd GA
Mitcham, J. A. A 46th GA
Moncrief, R. J. A 3rd GA
Morgan, G. J. I 32nd GA
Moncrief, R. B. K 61st GA
McVey, T. J. A 46th GA
Nelson, T. J. I 6th GA
Newman, W.T. B 2nd Battalion SS
Ogletree, J. T. I 5th GA
Owens, Allen F. K 5th GA
Oxford, J. F. K 5th GA
Page, W. C. A 46th GA
Pasley, W. P. I 11th GA
Perryman, W. J. D 13th GA
Pierce, James B. I 32nd GA
Pierce, Thomas C. A 46th GA
Powers, John H. B 1st GA
Pounds, J.M. K 27th GA
Ray, J.C. I 32nd GA
Reeves, F. J. D 13th GA
Reeves, J. B. D 13th GA
Reeves, R.B. D 13th GA
Reeves, Johnathan C 37th GA
Riviere, J. F. Gibsons Battery
Rogers, F. R. B 31st GA
Ruffin, K. D. A 46th GA
Rutherford, William K 45th GA
Sanders, J. C. F 45th GA
Sealy, W. A. A 8th GA
Self, David D 13th GA
Simmons, John D. B 2nd GA
Singleton, A. E. B 2nd GA Battalion
Sharman, Thomas S. D 13th GA
Shaw, R. B. B 32nd GA
Shruptine, R.D. A 46th GA
Skelton, W. L. K 2nd NC
Smith, Gilbert M. A 46th GA
Smith, W. O. K 5th GA
Smoot, William K 3rd GA
Spain, W. B. E 6th GA
Stafford, J. A. E 3rd GA Battalion
Starling, Thomas E Blounts Battalion
Starling, J. W. E 3rd GA Battalion
Stewart, David A 46th GA
Stewart, John B. A 46th GA
Thompson, E.B. D 13th GA
Thompson, Jesse A 46th GA
Thurston, Hugh King K 5th GA
Tillman, J.D. I 32nd GA
Traylor, J.L. A 46th GA
Trice, R. L. I 32nd GA
Trice, John T. D 32nd GA
Trice, William B. I 32nd GA
Turner, J. P. I 32nd GA
Vining, F. J. K 5th GA
Vining, J. S. A 46th GA
Walls, Oliver F 9th GA
Walker, D. K. E Hamptons Calvary GA
Walker, A. W. K 3rd GA
Ward, R. C. K 5th GA
Warren, J. W. G 63rd GA
Watson, R. F. G 9th Alabama
Watson, W. W. A 5th GA
Weaver, W. J. D 2nd GA Battalion
Weaver, G. A. Sr. B 2nd GA
White, J. E. A 46th GA
White, Moses C 3rd GA Cavalry
White, W. S. F 9th GA
White, A. W. F 9th GA
Whitman, D. J. I 32nd GA
Whittington, F. M. A 46th GA
Williams, N. A. D 46th GA
Williams, B. R. B 32nd GA
Williams, A.J. C 37th GA
Willingham, T. J. B Blounts Battalion
Wilmot, G. D. D 13th GA
Wright, F. H. B 8th GA
Woodall, Jacob F 2nd GA
Womble, D. R. K 5th GA
Womble, D. W. D 2nd GA
Zorn, William G. K 5th GA
Zorn, John Calvin A & F 46th GA & 9th GA
The Confederate Congress approved an act on 13
October 1862 to honor the officers, noncommissioned
officers and privates for their valor in the armies
of the Confederate States. During the war, however,
there were shortages of metals, and many medals were
not minted or awarded. The names of these soliders
were, however, recorded in Honor Roll and preserved
in the Adjuntant Inspect General's records.
According to a form letter I recently received from
the UDC,(United Confederate Veterans) the story is
that the Southern Cross of Honor was conceived by
Mrs. Alexander S. Erwin in July of 1898 while
attending a reunion of Confederate Veterans in
Atlanta. She is credited with the design of the
medal, which was manufactured by Mr. Charles W.
Crankshaw of Atlanta. The design consists of a cross
with a Confederate battle flag surrounded with a
laurel wreath on the face of the medal, with the
inscription "The Southern Cross of Honor." On the
back of the medal is the motto of the Confederate
States of America, "Deo Vindice" (God Our
Vindicator), the dates 1861 1865, and the
inscription, "From the UDC to the UCV." (UCV stands
for the United Confederate Veterans.)
Applications were made by veterans and their
families and descendants for the medal.
Awarding of the Southern Cross of Honor
The UCV organizations helped members complete their
applications and certificates of eligibility for the
Southern Cross of Honor. Many local chapers of the
UDC worked with the UCVs to arrange grand ceremonies
for the awarding of the large groups of medals. In
some places, parades were arranged to commemorate
the service of the Confederate soliders and great
veterans' reunions were held. Later applicants
were awarded with their medals individually.
The UDC reports that 12,500 crosses were ordered and
awarded within the first eighteen months of their
existence, and that 78,761 had been delivered by the
UDC by the year 1913.
Who has the medals today?
The UDC maintains the records today for the Southern
Cross of Honor. If you wish to confirm that the
medal was awarded to your ancestor, you must
determine the name, the state, the company, the
regiment, of the individual. You can then send this
information to the UDC at the following address:
United Daughters of the Confederacy 328 North
Boulevard Richmond, VA 23220-4057
The UDC does not have copies of the applications
submitted for the Southern Cross of Honor. They do,
however, maintain books with the roll of the
recipients. These records may contain the UCV camp
to which your ancestor belonged, the UDC chapter
that awarded the Southern Cross of Honor, and the
date and place of the award. (Please note, however,
that not all records are this detailed.) To obtain a
copy of this information, you will need to send a
check in the amount of $5.00 and a SASE to the UDC
Business Office at the above address.
To learn more about the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, visit their Web site at:
http://www.hqudc.org/. You may also visit the Sons
of the Confederacy's Web site at:
htp://www.scv.org/ for more information about that
group.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy
Following the U.S. Civil War, many women in the
South worked hard to rehabilitate the country and
the economy, and most of all to help its Confederate
veterans. For three decades following the war, these
local women's groups did their utmost to
recognize the sacrifices made by their soliders.
Among their other efforts for veterans and their
families, they raised money to erect monuments, set
tombstones in cemeteries, and to maintain graves.
Two of the local organizations came into existence
as early as 1890, the Daughters of the Confedercy in
Missouri, and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Confederate Soliders Home in Tennessee.
On 10 September 1894, the United Daughters of the
Condederacy was organized. According to the book,
The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, its
members "are lineal or collateral descendants of men
or women who served in the military or civil service
of the Confederate States of America, or who gave
material aid to the cause."
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Lisa Graham