Certificate, U.D.C. Eligibility for Cross of Honor
Certificate, U.D.C. Eligibility for Cross of Honor
Certificate, U.D.C. Eligibility for Cross of Honor
Object number2010.037.22
Date1904
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions10 13/16 x 8 3/8 in. (27.5 x 21.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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DescriptionU.D.C. Certificate of Eligibility for the Cross of Honor for John T. Overton. The certificate states that Overton, residing in Georgia, enlisted in the Confederacy May 1, 1861 as a private in 1st Arkansas Infantry, Co. B and was held as a POW in a Union prison. He left the war as a sergeant.