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An unidentified Southern Cross of Honor. These were medals created by the United Daughters of the Confederacy for "loyal, honorable service" by Confederate servicemen. These were not the same as medals given for acts of distinction on the battlefield, but more like expeditionary or campaign medals today. This award was created in 1898 at a reunion of Confederate veterans in Athens, GA. Veterans or their descendants could then apply for the medal, providing their unit and dates of service. When the medal was received, they would have their names engraved on the top bar pin. Many failed to do this, including the owner of this medal. There are ten applications included, five from men in the 39th NC, and five from the 60th NC, about half of whom are not listed in the Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War Between the States, a notoriously incomplete listing (Company C of the 60th NC only lists two dozen men, for example, and other companies barely any more -Co. D lists 36. The Civil War database shows 1223 men serving in the 60th). The certificates of eligibility are for: 39th NC Vols.: J.W. Hall, Co. B, enlisted March 1864, discharged from Camp Douglas prison, 19 June 1865 (not listed in Roster, not in database) J.L. (John) McDowell, Co. B, enlisted October 19, 1861, transferred to 62nd Regt. (listed in Roster, not in database) T.F. (Theodore) Davidson, Co. C, enlisted 13 December 1861, discharged 10 Nov. 1862 [previous service in Bethel Regiment, Co. E, 1st NC Infy. served from May to November 1861] (listed in Roster, not in database) T.L. Yates, Co. D, enlisted 15 Oct. 1861, discharged from Camp Douglas 4 June 1865. (not listed in Roster, not in database) P.(Posey) C. Wild, enlisted 1 May 1862, promoted to 2nd Lieut., paroled from "northern prison" in May 1865. (listed in Roster, not in database) 60th NC Vols.: John Hashew Reynolds, Co. C, enlisted 16 May 1862, promoted to 1st Lieut., resigned for disability 16 April 1864. Wounded at Chickamauga (right hand amputated). (not in Roster, is in database) D.N. Frisby, Co. E, enlisted 1 May 1862, surrendered with Johnston, discharged 5 May 1865. (listed in Roster, not in database) A.N. Rodger (Rogers), Co. E, enlisted 1 May 1862, surrendered with Johnston, 8 March 1865 transfered to Veteran Reserve Corps, discharged 26 April 1865. (not in Roster, is in database with alt. spelling) Goodson M. Roberts, Co. F, enlisted 12 May 1861 as 2nd Lieut., left in 1863 with honorable discharge as Captain (Co. I) and QM. However, other sources show him as returning in October 1863 and remaining in service until April 1864. (not in Roster, is in database twice) N.A. (Noble Alexander) Penland, Co. K, enlisted 15 May 1862, discharged from Camp Douglas prison 19 June 1865 (captured at Smyrna, GA, 3 July 1864). (not in Roster, is in database) Both of these units fought primarily in the Western theater, focused primarily in Tennessee and Georgia. There are a few after battle reports for each, but no real comprehensive unit histories. The 39th North Carolina was organized at Camp Patton, Asheville, NC in July 1861 with five companies, increasing that number to eight in November. After being ordered to Knoxville, TN in February, it added two more companies. Most of the men were from Cherokee County (Cos. A, C, F, G, H), Macon Co. (Co. B, I), Buncombe County (Co. D) (most of the men here were from this county), and Clay County (Co. E); Co. K was known as Jackson Rangers from their county of origin. The 39th participated at Cumberland Gap, the Battle of Perryville, with the Army of Tennessee from Stone's River (Murfreesboro) to Atlanta, with Hood's winter campaign in Tennessee, at Vicksburg, Chickamauga, and in the Atlanta campaign, among many others. It surrendered 4 May 1865. The 60th North Carolina was organized at Greenville Tennessee in the summer of 1862 by adding four companies to the 6th NC State Militia. It had additional men from Buncombe County (Cos. A, C, E, F, K) (again, most of the men here