🥇 BANNER A Southern Cross of Honor !!!!!!

[GB1]

hello all i went. To mu Great grandmother's house it was built in 1910. When I got there the i started to find some wheats (not pictured) and a silver plated spoon (also not pictured) then i got this weird signal i thought it was going to be a pull tab when i dug it. A first i thought it was a watch fob when i wiped some the dirt off.I saw the Confederate flag and the word Confederacy my started to pound when i got back i cleaned it off some more on the back it said: The Southern Cross of Honor. DEO VINDICE. Which meant: With God As Our Vindicator. 1861-1865. It was given to the veterans of the Confederacy. On the front it says: United Daughters Confederacy To The U.C.V. They were given out i think from 1880's-1900's. I'm really happy finding this thanks for looking Happy Hunting

 

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[sataro]

Congrats on a fantastic find!!’

 

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[H-2 CHARLIE]

Thats a odd ball piece .
Pretty neet too .

 

[A2coins]

well done wow

 

[Blak bart]

Looks real nice up at the top !! Great work GB.

 

[RTR]

Glad you made the Banner list !!

 

[GB1]

Hey golden boy Is it the size of a quarter or a half?

P.S. I know it’s gold boy, but since you found this your golden boy to me [emoji4]

Congratulations on Banner [emoji1360]

half size

 

[Ammoman]

WOW! Stunning find...and you didn't have to go far to find it!

 

[RTR]

Hey GB
What do you figure the finish on it was, when it was new ?

 

[GB1]

Hey GB
What do you figure the finish on it was, when it was new ?

i think it was shiny it was made out of copper

 

[Sooper Dave]

What a great find and such a neat piece of history! I found a United Confederate Veterans Medal at my Great Aunts house years ago. It was from the UCV reunion that was held at Louisville, KY in May 30th-June 3rd 1900. Congrats on an awesome find!

 

[fongu]

Great recovery, gold boy. WTG....

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Made it!! Congrats on your banner, cetainly deserved..Ddf.

 

[dirtlooter]

congrats on the awesome banner find. it ranks super high on the super cool. to find it where you found it only adds even more to the charm. center piece of your collection now.

 

[GB1]

congrats on the awesome banner find. it ranks super high on the super cool. to find it where you found it only adds even more to the charm. center piece of your collection now.

its definitely the center piece now

 

[UnderMiner]

It was hardly a long time ago as trees that grew in the active battlefields still grow today with the bullets and shrapnel still inside. The memory of the Civil War has faded but the scars are still fresh and the proof of its occurrence lay still scattered all around us waiting to be found.

 

[devldog]

Gold Boy, Congrat's on not only a fantastic find, but a true piece of Southern History. The Southern Cross was a prized possession of those old Confetrit' Veterans. My great, great grandfather was one of many who had earned the right of ownership of this true badge of honor. I always felt that a great many of the old vets were probably buried with their crosses. I have seen a few pic's of ones found, but not that many at all. To find one of these would truly be a Thrill and a great addition to any collection. This will undoubtedly have a place of Honor in your collection. A Banner Find indeed. Well Done and Thanks for sharing this with us. This could have been worn by one of Gen. Hood's men.

 

[Radon]

Awesome find! Congrats

 

[GB1]

Gold Boy, Congrat's on not only a fantastic find, but a true piece of Southern History. The Southern Cross was a prized possession of those old Confetrit' Veterans. My great, great grandfather was one of many who had earned the right of ownership of this true badge of honor. I always felt that a great many of the old vets were probably buried with their crosses. I have seen a few pic's of ones found, but not that many at all. To find one of these would truly be a Thrill and a great addition to any collection. This will undoubtedly have a place of Honor in your collection. A Banner Find indeed. Well Done and Thanks for sharing this with us. This could have been worn by one of Gen. Hood's men.

it may have been only if this thing could talk

 

[devldog]

Yes sir, the stories they could tell.

 

[Davers]

Just saw this amazing find , a true piece of Southern & US History.

& Found by a Super Nice Guy.