The United Daughters of the Confederacy raised the money for the monument that presides on Court House Square.
She served as president of Knoxville's chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and one term as state secretary of the UDC.
The most important was the United Daughters of the Confederacy, which grew from 17,000 members in 1900 to nearly 100,000 women by World War I.
On the back of the medal is the motto of the Confederate States of America, "Deo Vindice" (With God As Our Vindicator), the dates 1861 1865, and the inscription, "From the UDC to the UCV." (UDC stands for the United Daughters of the Confederacy; UCV stands for the United Confederate Veterans.) The Southern Cross of Honor could only be bestowed through the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
During World War I, the organization supported 70 hospital beds at the American Military Hospital at Neuilly-sur-Seine, France and contributed $82,069 for French and Belgian orphans.
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In 1899, Annie Berry Trousdale, daughter-in-law of William Trousdale, deeded the home to Clark Chapter #13 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor all veterans and in particular, veterans of the Confederacy.