The United Daughters of
the Confederacy (U.D.C.) awarded the Jefferson Davis
Historical Gold Medal to the authors of these web pages on the CSS
Virginia. The objectives of the U.D.C. are historical,
benevolent, educational, memorial and patriotic. Among these is the
objective to collect and preserve the material for a truthful history
of the War Between the States. The Jefferson Davis Historical Gold
Medal is given for excellence in history, essay writing,
declamation and other points of special attainment in the
preservation of Southern history.
Sharron Martin, president of the Jefferson Davis Chapter #1637,
Houston, Texas, made the nomination to the national organization. On
June 7, 1998, she presented us with the award (a surprise to each of
us!) at the annual commemoration of the birthday of Jefferson
Davis.
We are very proud to have been chosen for this award and thank the
U.D.C. for this recognition. We feel especially grateful because our
objectives for these pages parallel the objectives of the U.D.C.
