wartimecollectables.com Posted January 13, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 13, 2011 I collect veterans material from the Mexican War 1847 / Civil War / Indian Wars era and thought I'd share this pair. Charles J. Wever served in Company B of the 1st Virginia Cavalry. (Capt. John Blair Hoge's Co. B of Berkeley Co.) He was wounded in 1861 and subsequently captured and held at Camp Chase, Ohio for over two years. His son, George L. Wever, served as a Major in the 1st Battalion of the 150th Infantry in WWI. Charles Wever's Southern Cross of Honor is an excellent condition Crankshaw pinback with ornate two line engraving Charles J. Wever Co. B. 1st VA CAV His son's UDC Cross of Military Service is a Medallic Arts strike numbered 390 is attributed to Major George L. Weaver, 1st Battalion, 150th Infantry, 42nd Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohn#3RD Posted January 13, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 13, 2011 Andrew, That is a pretty cooling grouping, father and son, you do not see that very often. Thanks for sharing. Regards, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason G Posted January 14, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 14, 2011 Sweeeeeet! Lee Jackson day celebration is Saturday, BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B. Posted January 15, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 15, 2011 Sorry, but what does UDC stand for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBeyer Posted January 15, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 15, 2011 http://www.hqudc.org/ Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted January 15, 2011 The UDC awarded the Southern Cross of Honor to surviving Confederate Veteran's of the American Civil War. On occasion they were presented to a widow. The medals were not 'officially' named however often the UDC Chapter would have them engraved before presentation or the veteran would have his medal engraved. So engraving styles vary but considering these were done some 100-125 years ago now it becomes easy to spot original engraving with experience. The UDC also awards the Cross of Military Service to the direct descendants of Confederate Veterans for their military service. These have been awarded for the Span Am War, Phil. Ins., WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and SW Asia. These medals are seldom named but are all numbered. Many of the WWI numbers are published, the other numbers can sometimes be verified through the UDC records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B. Posted January 15, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 15, 2011 http://www.hqudc.org/ Kevin Aha! Thank you! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBeyer Posted January 16, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 16, 2011 wartimecollectables.com said: ...The UDC also awards the Cross of Military Service to the direct descendants of Confederate Veterans for their military service. These have been awarded for the Span Am War, Phil. Ins., WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and SW Asia. These medals are seldom named but are all numbered. Many of the WWI numbers are published, the other numbers can sometimes be verified through the UDC records. From their website, these are the UDC crosses for WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Global War on Terrorism I am not sure why they don't have the earlier ones. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1perazzi Posted January 18, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 18, 2011 Very nice I think these are underappreciated :thumbsup: Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted December 29, 2022 Bump.... I sold this group a few years ago. I your the buyer, contact me regards a wartime letter from Wever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now