Description
This is a fine original Southern Cross of Honor as awarded by the Dauthters of the Confederacy to W.W. Lipford, a Confederate Civil War veteran. Lipford served in Company H, 24th SC Infantry for the duration of the entire War. The top bar is engraved with his name.
W. W. Lipford
Enlisted on 11/1/1861 as a Private.
On 11/1/1861, he mustered into “H” Co. South Carolina 24th Infantry.
Mustered out: 4/26/1865
Officers killed or mortally wounded: 33
(Source: Fox, Regimental Losses)
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| Apr ’62 | Jun ’62 | James Island, SC | Dept of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida | |||
| Jun ’62 | Jun ’62 | 2nd Military Dist SC | Dept of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida | |||
| Jun ’62 | Jan ’63 | 1st Military Dist SC | Dept of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida | |||
| Jan ’63 | Feb ’63 | Colquitt’s | Dist of Cape Fear | Dept of North Carolina | ||
| Mar ’63 | May ’63 | 3rd Military Dist SC | Dept of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida | |||
| May ’63 | Jun ’63 | Gist’s | Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana | |||
| Jun ’63 | Jul ’63 | Gist’s | Walker’s | Dept of the West | ||
| Jul ’63 | Sep ’63 | Gist’s | Walker’s | Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana | ||
| Sep ’63 | Sep ’63 | Gist’s | Walker’s | Reserve | Army of Tennessee | |
| Sep ’63 | Nov ’63 | Gist’s | Walker’s | Longstreet’s | Army of Tennessee | |
| Nov ’63 | Jul ’64 | Gist’s | Walker’s | 1st | Army of Tennessee | |
| Jul ’64 | Apr ’65 | Gist’s | Cheatham’s | 1st | Army of Tennessee |
