Iron Cross of Honor Traditional Geocache

A fun cache in Historic Burgess Cemetery. Please cache with care and remember that you are a visitor to a place where people who were rich and poignant to their families are buried. Come along and celebrate life through one of the remarkable people buried here. 
Cache placed with permission. 

Another form for the Southern Cross of Honor is a cast iron reproduction of the medal. It is usually atop a medal rod and placed in the ground at the Confederate soldier's grave. This cross is often placed on Confederate graves by local chapters of Sons of Confederate Veterans. This form of the Southern Cross of Honor is sometimes referred to as the "Iron Cross of Honor" or "SCV Iron Cross."

As you walk through this cemetery you will notice many iron crosses for this very purpose. The cache is placed to honor the officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates for their valor in the armed forces of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.