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Clinton in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Southern Cross of Honor

Deo Vindice

— 1861 - 1865 —

 
 
Southern Cross of Honor Marker, Side One image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 13, 2026
1. Southern Cross of Honor Marker, Side One
Inscription.
A Tribute of Love to the Confederate Soldiers of 1861 - 1865

Gloria Victis; Deo Judice
 
Erected 1909 by Clinton Chapter U.D.C.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 30° 51.957′ N, 91° 1.101′ W. Memorial is in Clinton, Louisiana, in East Feliciana Parish. It is at the intersection of Saint Helena Street and Bank Street, on the right when traveling west on Saint Helena Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11315 Bank St, Clinton LA 70722, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Florida Parishes and in Greater Baton Rouge. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: East Feliciana Parish Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Clinton Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Courthouse and Lawyers' Row Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Lawyers' Row (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Battle of Jackson Crossroads (approx. 10.2 miles away); Centenary State Historic Site (approx. 11.4 miles away); a different marker also named Centenary State Historic Site (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.
 
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Southern Cross of Honor Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 13, 2026
2. Southern Cross of Honor Marker, Side Two
Southern Cross of Honor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 13, 2026
3. Southern Cross of Honor Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 21 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 2, 2026