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Front description: Stephen Dill Lee, September 22, 1833, May 28, 1908, Lieutenant General, Confederate States of America, President 1878-1897 of Mississippi A&M College, Commander 1904-1908 United Confederate Veterans.

Back description: “To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit the vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier’s good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish.” ~ Lt. Gen. Stephen Dill Lee, Commanding General United Confederate Veterans New Orleans Louisiana, April 25, 1896