Dick from NC
New member
I haven't been doing any relic hunting for about 2 years, but I'm getting everything dusted off and back into relic hunting. I went out in northern South Carolina for a short hunt on Shermans route of march and picked up something interesting. Its the "Southern Cross of Honor". I looked it up and found out that only Confederate veterans could wear the Southern Cross of Honor, and it could only be bestowed through the UDC "United Daughters of the Confederacy". Money could not buy the Cross: they were bought by loyal, honorable service to the South and given in recognition of this devotion. The first Cross ever bestowed was upon Mrs. Erwin's husband, Captain Alexander S. Erwin, by the Athens Ga. Chapter on April 26, 1900. Each metal that was given is recorded and numbered so if one has a number you can find out who it was issued to. The one if found does not have a number so the only thing I can do is contact the UDC and tell them where I found it and see if a soilder lived in this area. My guess is that the number was on the pin part that is missing. I'll post any information that I get. Maybe return it to the family if possible. I'll post the other side when I reduce the file size.
