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Historical
Benevolent
Educational
Memorial
Patriotic
Memorial
By: Martha Sue Skinner
Treasurer
The UDC objective
for Memorial was and is to honor the memory of
those who served and those who fell in the service of
the Confederate states; to preserve, protect and mark
the places where Confederate valor made an historic
impact and significance.
The UDC Iron Cross
marker was patterned after the design on the Southern
Cross of Honor pin. Mrs. Alexander Erwin of
Athens, Georgia designed this pin in 1898, to give
survivors and families of the deceased soldiers of the
Confederacy a medal to honor their services in the War.
Shortly after 1900, this design became a marker for all
Confederate soldiers graves.
Southern Cross
of Honor
Crosses of Military Service and Medals
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