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THB[CIVIL WAR] 9th Georgia UCV Medals incl. Southern Cross of Honor
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LiveApr 25, 2026
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A group of badges and souvenirs identified to William K. Griffin of Company C, 9th Georgia Infantry, including an engraved Southern Cross and ladder badge. Items listed below.
William Kougley Griffin (1845-1931) was only 15 years old when he enlisted as a private into Company C, the "Hillyer Rifles," of the 9th Georgia Infantry on 13 June 1861. He fought the entirety of the war in some of the fiercest and bloodiest battles. After fighting in the Seven Days Battles and the Second Battle of Manassas, they were brutalized on the Bloody Lane at Antietam. At Gettysburg, they were bloodied at the Wheatfield.
The rest of the year brought no respite, with the 9th fighting at Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Knoxville. In 1864, they moved to Virginia to fight in the devastating battles of Grant's Overland Campaign. It was here that Griffin was wounded during the Battle of Cold Harbor. He concluded the war, surrendering at Appomattox Court House with his regiment on April 9th.
After the war, he relocated to Lamar County, Texas, where he farmed and was an active member of the United Confederate Veterans.
Items include:
1. Southern Cross of Honor two-piece bronze badge. Clutch to reverse. Newark, New Jersey: Whitehead & Hoag, [circa 1917?]. Maker's mark to clutch. Upper pin bar engraved "W.K. GRIFFIN."
Suspended cross pattée obverse features the Confederate battle flag and wreath with the legend: "UNITED / DAUGHTERS / CONFEDERACY / TO THE U.C.V." Reverse reads: "SOUTHERN / CROSS / OF / HONOR / DEO / VINDICE / 1861 / 1865".
The Southern Cross of Honor was a medal conceived of and issued by the United Daughters of the Confederacy beginning in 1900. The medal was given to living Confederate veterans in recognition of their faithful service and could not be purchased. Records show that Griffin was awarded his Cross of Military Service on 4 January 1917.
2. Co. C, 9th Georgia ladder badge. 4-piece metal badge, original pin and hook to verso.
Badge reads: "CO.C. / 9 / GEORGIA / VOL. / INF. C.S.A." featuring crossed bayonetted rifles on the lower suspend.
3. 1911 Little Rock UCV Annual UCV badge. 2-piece gilt and enameled metal badge. Original pin and hook to reverse. Milwaukee: Schwaab S. & S. Co., [1911].
Suspension badge reads "SOUVENIR" and medal features enameled Confederate battle flag with the legend: "REUNION / MAY / 16-18 / 1911 / UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS LITTLE ROCK, ARK."
4. 1925 Dallas UCV Annual Reunion UCV badge. 2-piece brass and enamel badge. Newark, New Jersey: Whitehead & Hoag, [1925].
Suspension bar features a panoply of arms. Badge features a portrait of Robert E. Lee, the Dallas Confederate monument, an enameled Confederate battle flag, and the legend: "35th ANNUAL REUNION DALLAS 1925".
5. UCV red silk printed ribbon. Reads "Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No. 70, Paris, Texas"
[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [Relics, Militaria] [Medals, Corps Badges, Badges] [Veterans, Veterans’ Organizations, Fraternal Organizations] [GAR, Grand Army of the Republic] [UCV, United Confederate Veterans, UDC, United Daughters of the Confederacy]
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