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Rogers-Palfrey-Brewster-Stilwell Cross
The Southern Face
The Southern face of the cross is a fanciful depiction of Excalibur, the Sword of King Arthur.
The first image on the scabbard is the heraldic helmet, in the style usually used by the family of a knight.
Then follows a raised hand. The white hand (the badge of Ulster), when displayed on the arms of someone of knight’s rank, indicates the arms of a baronet. A baronet is a hereditary knighthood, passed along like a peerage.
The final symbol on this side is actually set behind the sword. It is a depiction of the Confederate battle flag, wreathed in laurel. Inside the angles of the flag’s cross are the letters “LA� on the left and “DIV� on the right. This would stand for “Louisiana Division,� but there is no indication of which specific “Louisiana Division� is being referenced here.
The bottom of the Southern face of the cross is a panel of dates associated with the names on the Western face.
