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Your Price: $ 145.00
Item Number: 63549
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Best described by the accompanying illustrations as to condition and eye appeal, this Order of the Golden Cross device measures approximately 1 inch square. It remains in fine condition, complete with its original T-back fastening pin and a period inscription to E. R. Fairfield. This piece was acquired from among the North Carolina descendant keepsakes of Erasmus R. Fairfield, who served with the 33rd North Carolina Infantry.
Entering military service in 1861 'for the duration of the war’, Fairfield served with the 33rd N.C. through many of the Civil War’s most significant engagements, including New Bern, the Seven Days Battles, Cedar Mountain, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. By the time the remnants of the 33rd NC surrendered on April 9, 1865, only 11 officers and 108 men remained.
In the decades following the war, Fairfield became a pillar of his community, most notably recognized by the establishment of the E. R. Fairfield Masonic Lodge, No. 520. He was also an active member of the Order of the Golden Cross, a fraternal benefit society founded in 1876. While this device is certainly post-Civil War, it remains a desirable Confederate veteran-related item and a scarce piece of fraternal history in its own right.
Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!
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