The PalmeTTo PaTrioT

2009 Issue 2 Summer 2009 Organized April 1889

The SouTh Carolina SoCieTy of the SonS of The ameriCan revoluTion

1775 1783

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WOODRUFF, SC 29388 PERMIT NO 62

The 119th NSSAR Annual Congress in Atlanta is drawing near. The Congress begins on Saturday, July 4, and concludes on Wednesday, July 8. This is the closest that the Congress has been to South Carolina since the 1983 Atlanta Congress. It will not be any closer until 2011 when it will be in Win-ston-Salem, N.C.

Based on the SCSSAR’s beginning 2009 mem-bership total of 667 members, the Society has been allowed up to 17 voting delegates. The fol-lowing seven compatriots have been approved as delegates to the Congress:

l Rick Corbett — National Trusteel Doug Doster — State Presidentl Ted Morton Jr. — Senior Vice Presidentl Mark C. Anthony — State Secretaryl Paul Grier — National Trustee Nominee

SCSSAR elects delegates for NSSAR Annual Congress in Atlanta

l Richard Johnson — Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter President

l Bill Allgood — Past State President

The Congress will take place at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel just below Marietta, at the intersec-tion of I-75 and I-285 northwest of Atlanta. Rooms are listed at $95 per night plus tax. (State Secretary Mark Anthony has reserved a double room and will be able to accommodate a roommate beginning Sunday, July 5. The first interested member who wants to split the cost of the room for the Congress should contact Compatriot Anthony.)

Registration information for the Congress can be found on the National website and at the fol-lowing address: www.frogsncats.com/html/SAR/congress/congress_index.htm.

SANTEE, S.C. —The following compatriots were elected to office at the 2009 Annual State Meeting in Santee.

President: Douglas B. Doster, Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter.

Senior Vice President: Rev. Ted R. Morton Jr., Cambridge Chapter.

Low Country Vice President: Francis W. Lachicotte IV, Maj. Gen. William Moultrie Chap-ter.

Midlands Vice President: Jim Wyrosdick, Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter.

Piedmont Vice President: Pierce Stockman, Cambridge Chapter.

Pee Dee Vice President: Frederick Kellogg, Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter.

Upstate Vice President: Stephen L. Black-well, Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter.

Vice President for Chapter Renewal & Revi-talization, J. Michael Farr, Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter.

Vice President for Chapter Formation & De-velopment: Dr. Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III, Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter.

Secretary: Mark C. Anthony, Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter.

Treasurer: Greg Ohanesian, Gen. Francis Marion Chapter.

Genealogist: Miles Gardner, Col. Joseph Ker-shaw Chapter.

Registrar: John T. Smith, Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter.

Historian: Rhett Adams, Col. Joseph Kershaw Chapter.

Chaplain: David Johnson, Col. Robert Ander-son Chapter.

Chancellor: Glenn Ohanesian, Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter.

Auditor: A. Daniel Patten Jr., Col. Robert An-derson Chapter.

Endowment Trust Treasurer: Lawrence Harry Mixson III, Maj. Gen. William Moultrie Chapter.

Endowment Fund Trustee (three years): Er-nest J. Sifford Jr., Maj. Gen. William Moultrie Chapter.

Endowment Fund Trustee (two years): Wil-liam Allgood,** Gen. Andrew Pickens Chapter.

Endowment Fund Trustee (one year): Victor Brandt III,** Maj. Gen. William Moultrie Chapter

**Continuing Term

The following compatriots were nominated for positions with elections that will take place at the National Congress in Atlanta.

National Trustee: Paul L. Grier, Dr. George Mosse Chapter.

Alternate National Trustee: Dr. Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III, Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter.

SC Society elects new slate of officers

PRESIDENTS — Incoming SCSSAR President Douglas Doster (left) and outgoing Presi-dent Paul Gier at the Annual State Meeting April 18. [Photo by J.D. Magruder]

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President: Douglas B. DosterSenior Vice President: Rev. Ted R. Morton Jr.Low Country Vice President: Frank LachicotteMidlands Vice President: Jim WyrosdickPiedmont Vice President: Pierce StockmanPee Dee Vice President: Fred KelloggUpstate Vice President: Steve BlackwellVice President for Chapter Renewal and Revitalization: J. Michael FarrVice President for Chapter Formation and Development: Redding I. “Rick” Corbett IIISecretary: Mark AnthonyTreasurer: Greg OhanesianRegistrar: John SmithGenealogist: Miles GardnerHistorian: Rhett AdamsChancellor: Glenn OhanesianAuditor: Dan PattenChaplain: David Johnson National Trustee: Paul L. GrierAlternate National Trustee: Redding I. “Rick” Corbett IIIEndowment Trustee (three years): Ernest J. SiffordEndowment Trustee (two years): William AllgoodEndowment Trustee (one year): Victor Brandt IIIEndowment Treasurer: Lonnie Mixson

Palmetto Patriot

Publisher

Steve Blackwell

Editor

Thomas C. Hanson

Web master: www.scssar.org

Victor Compton

Send articles and photos to Thomas C. Hanson (tom.hanson@SouthCarolinaConservative.com), or mail to Hanson Communications, 2004 Old Parker Rd., Greenville, SC 29609-1237, phone 864-704-3453.

My Fellow Compatriots,Thank you for the honor of serving as president

of the South Carolina Society of S.A.R. for the year 2009-2010. I pledge to you to keep the pattern of growth, involvement and support in all areas of S.A.R. that my predecessor, Paul Grier, did this past year.

The job of president has many responsibilities. I will accept mine and do the best I can in meeting them. I ask that you also accept your responsibili-ties as a member of your local, state and national society. Support your officers. Be an officer. Don’t leave all the work to the few. Keep new faces com-

ing to your meetings. Get your children, grandchil-dren, that next generation, into C.A.R.

Your support and participation in the conven-tion at Santee, S.C., this past April was a posi-tive sign to me. The convention left me tired but charged at the same time. The young faces of our different award recipients were refreshing and the words of our older honorees inspiring. It was a fine annual meeting. Thanks to my fellow Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter members for hosting and making it a success.

Keep me informed by way of our website cal-endar or contact me directly concerning your

From the President’s Deskmeetings and activi-ties. I hope to attend at least one meeting/event of each chapter during my year as president. Keep in mind I am still in public education and thus have limits on my travel schedule dur-ing the school months. However, if I’m invited, I’ll make every effort to attend.

Again, I thank you and look forward to working and socializing with you this year.

Patriotically,Douglas B. Doster

PresidentSCSSAR

SCSSAR Americanism UpdateSince the previous report in the last issue of The Palmetto Patriot, the National Society’s Americanism

Committee has announced a major revamping of the Americanism and President General’s Streamer contests.

While both awards will still be made, what they recognize and how they are calculated has been changed. Point values for some categories have been changed and, some new categories have been added. In the past there were only 19 categories. Today, there are 32. This increase is primarily due to some categories being split up by the National Committee.

l The Americanism Award will now recognize the Patriotic, Historical, and Educational outreach for each chapter and state society.

l The President General’s Streamer will now recognize the completion of the administrative func-tions of the each chapter and state society.

l There will no longer be any overlap in points for these two awards.The President General’s Cup will still be awarded and be based on a adding the total number of

points generated for both the Americanism Award and President General’s Streamer and that sum then being divided by the number of members in the respective chapter or state society.

The major change to this award is that no category can account for more than 20 percent of the final point total. To be eligible for this award, the chapter or state society still needs to score points in 70 percent of the categories listed. This means that points must now be scored in 23 of 32 categories as opposed to 15 out of 19.

At the next Board of Governors Meeting, the Americanism Committee will be available to distribute new score sheets and discuss the new format of the contests.

The following chart reports the standings for Chapter of the Year based on the new reporting for-mat:

The SC Society currently has 7,152 Americanism Points, 2,157 President General’s Streamer Points, 175 USS Stark Points, and an 11.35 score for the President General’s Cup with points recorded in 20 categories.

These point totals are based on information that has been supplied to me through the National Of-fice, the various chapters or direct observation. Please be sure to contact the chairman if you have any questions or need copies of the spreadsheets that are used.

The categories reported above include points generated for the USS Stark Service to Veterans Award and the average points per member for the PG Streamer. The final column reports the number of cat-egories in which each chapter has recorded points.

Mark C. AnthonyChairman, SCSSAR Americanism Committee

Chapter Americanism PG Streamer Stark PG CupGen. Daniel Morgan 1,846 415 115 28.62 12Cambridge 650 240 5 24.90 6Gen. James Williams 595 160 20 27.96 11Col. Robert Anderson 475 285 15 14.02 7Col Matthew Singleton 185 160 0 11.04 6Col. Thomas Taylor 140 200 0 3.24 6Henry Laurens 140 120 0 14.22 7Battle of Eutaw Springs 135 180 5 7.37 7Col. Joseph Kershaw 110 125 10 12.07 6Dr. George Mosse 60 210 5 4.70 5Gov. Paul Hamilton 60 160 0 4.14 5Gen. Andrew Pickens 60 120 0 6.64 6Col. William Bratton 45 160 0 11.13 6Maj. Gen. William Moultrie 30 170 0 1.39 4Gen. Francis Marion 20 165 0 9.92 6Col. Lemuel Benton 20 125 0 2.48 6

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The deadline for the Fall Edition of The Palmetto Patriot is Aug. 17.

Douglas B. Doster

Two Patriot Ancestors of Three S.C. Compatriots~ William Goldsmith & Daniel R. Roundtree ~

June 24, 1762 — March 21, 1835

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Grave Marking Ceremony for Patriot William Goldsmith at the family plantation graveyard conducted by the Daniel Morgan Chapter SCSSAR in 2002. The Pa-triot marker was unveiled by his then 12-year-old descendant William Goldsmith X (foreground). [Photo by Mrs. Eldon Bullington]

Howard E. Trent III, a member of the Cam-bridge Chapter, died March 2.

Joseph C.M. Goldsmith, a member of the Gen. James Williams Chapter, died April 3.

Roll Call of the Departed

My Patriot

By the late Joe GoldsmithMember, Gen. James Williams Chapter

Three South Carolina compatriots are descended from William Goldsmith, son of Richard Goldsmith, a Presbyterian minister from Richmond, Va.

On reaching the age of 16 (the age of majority in Colonial North America), he joined the Virginia Continental Line as a horseman in the regiment of Col. Henry “Lighthorse Harry” Lee. His unit served as the cavalry arm of Francis Marion’s troops across much of our state.

Wounded in battleLate in the war he found himself a member of a detachment guarding the

crossing of the Tyger River across from Blackstock’s Plantation, where Gen. Thomas Sumter planned to ambush the British Legion under “Bloody Ban” Bannistre Tarleton. He caught a musket ball in the knee during that battle and was taken to the nearby home of Daniel Richardson Roundtree on Fair-forrest Creek in modern Union County to recover. He was granted a medical discharge from his Virginia unit.

Marriage and back in actionWhile there he fell in love with and married Roundtree’s daughter Eliz-

abeth, who was nursing him and several others. Once he regained enough strength to walk and ride, he joined his father-in-law’s South Carolina Militia outfit, the Tygers, as a ranger for the balance of the war.

Settling in Fountain Inn area After the war ended, he was granted 350 acres (more or less), on the Durbin

Creek east of what is now Fountain Inn in Greenville County, a large part of which is now the Fox Run Golf Club. The three S.C. compatriots descended from him are the Rev. G.B. Goldsmith, Joe Goldsmith and George Goldsmith III, all members of the Gen. James Williams Chapter.

NSSAR Secretary General Ed Butler asked Ste-phen Renouf, Past President, California Society, SAR to send the following article to state editors about an SAR trip to Spain in May.

The National Society SAR is planning a trip to Spain in May 2010 to honor the contributions that Spain made during the Revolutionary War.

Our travel agent is obtaining group rates for air travel from Washington, D.C., on May 10, with arrival in Madrid on May 11. We will stay at the InterContinental Hotel.

While in Madrid, we will tour the Royal Palace, the Armory, the Plaza Mayor and the Old Quar-ter – and visit the U.S. Embassy. We will travel to El Escorial, the palace from which King Philip II ruled the Spanish Empire, and view the tombs of Spanish monarchs interred there, including King Carlos III, who assisted the Americans in their rev-olution against England. Plans are being made for an audience with the Royal Family.

From Madrid, we will make a day trip to To-ledo, a former capital of Visigothic Hispania and the Spanish Empire. In Toledo we will see its ca-thedral and the Jewish Quarter.

On May 16, we will take a train to Granada, the last of the Moorish kingdoms to be re-conquered by the Spanish. While there we will tour the Al-hambra, before continuing on to Malaga, on the Costa del Sol.

On May 17, we will take a day trip to Machara-viaya, the home town of Spanish Gen. Bernardo de Galvez, and visit the monument to Galvez. On May 18, we will have a reception with the Malaga Town Council, and then tour the town.

On May 19, we will visit the shipyard where a replica of the brig Galveztown is being built. The original ship was commanded by Gen. Galvez when he captured Pensacola from the British in 1781. We will continue on to Ronda, the birthplace of modern bullfighting 300 years ago. In Ronda, we will tour the historic quarter.

For those who want to stay longer, an optional post tour trip is available for three days to Mar-bella, including a day trip to Gibraltar and an op-tional tour to Tangiers, Morocco.

For more information, see the flyer at www.cal-iforniasar.org/events/ or contact David Eld, Magic Meetings and Incentives, (703) 379-8071 or deld@magicglobal.com.

NSSAR plans trip to Spain in Mayto honor Spanish contributions

SC Society Board of Governors Meeting

July 18, 10 a.m.

North Main Branch Richland County Library

5306 N. Main St., Columbia

This is a change in location because of a conflict at the normal site

All members are invited to attend. Each chapter is allowed two voting members.

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Did you know that past issues of The Palmetto Patriot are avail-able on the SC Society website? Did you know that you can also receive the Patriot by e-mail?

In an effort to reduce costs associated with the production and mailing of The Palmetto Pa-triot, the Board of Governors ap-proved the issuance of the state newspaper by e-mail at the Jan-uary meeting.

For those SCSSAR members who wish to receive the Patriot by e-mail, please e-mail Mark Anthony, the state secretary, at mark.c.anthony@suntrust.com and say that you would like to re-ceive the newspaper by e-mail.

Palmetto Patriot available on website and by e-mail

Beginning with the next issue, these members will the Patriot at their e-mail account.

Please note that a printed edi-tion will still be produced and mailed to those who do not ask to receive it by e-mail.

The printed edition will not end.

Members who want to contin-ue to receive the hardcopy edition do not need to do anything.

The online edition is being made available to those members who would prefer to receive it in this manner full of color pictures and at least two or three days be-fore the mailed edition would ar-rive at their mailing address.

Final Results in 2008 SC Society SAR Americanism Contest

Congratulations to all the members and chapters that made for an extremely successful 2008. The SC Society generated 23,843 points (compared to 15,545 in 2007) for the President General’s Streamer and 15,358 points (compared to 9,155) for the Grove’s Americanism Contest. For the USS Stark Award, the SC Society generated 12,242 points as compared to 699 in 2007.

With respect to the Americanism and President General’s contests, the SC Society recorded points in 18 out of 19 categories. A minimum of points being recorded in 15 of 19 categories is required for consideration in the President General’s Cup contest. The SC Society, General Daniel Morgan Chapter, and General James Williams Chapter are eligible for consideration of this additional award.

The following chart contains the final point totals for each chapter:

Mark C. AnthonyChairman, SCSSAR Americanism Committee

Chapter PG Streamer Groves Stark Avg/MemberGen. Daniel Morgan 5,947 4,662 4,639 110.13 15Gen. James Williams 4,234 3,574 4,384 151.21 16Dr. George Mosse 2,341 706 385 55.74 9Cambridge 2,155 480 75 63.38 11Col. Robert Anderson 1,969 1,424 761 49.23 11Maj. Gen. William Moultrie 1,716 896 1,630 15.19 9Col. Thomas Taylor 1,626 756 25 22.27 11Gen. Andrew Pickens 1,323 1,028 28 55.13 10Col. Lemuel Benton 1,172 652 0 28.59 8Battle of Eutaw Springs 792 497 80 24.00 10Gov. Paul Hamilton 752 342 135 17.49 9 Gen. Col. William Bratton 633 313 55 33.32 6Henry Laurens 577 347 0 30.37 7Francis Marion 574 329 155 44.15 10Col. Joseph Kershaw 542 257 15 38.71 9Col. Matthew Singleton 361 121 0 10.62 3

SCSSAR 12th Largest Society in NSSARAs of April 15, the SC Society had 705 members, or 2.7 percent of the total NSSAR membership. This

made the SCSSAR the 12 largest society out of the 56 recognized societies. The SCSSAR was only 18 members out of a tie for 11th with Maryland and 129 out of a tie for 10th with Tennessee.

As of April 15, the NSSAR had 26,277 members. Mark C. Anthony.

By J.D. MagruderAIKEN, S.C. — Cadet Joshua Caleb Morris of

the South Aiken High School NJROTC program was selected as the Outstanding Cadet of the Year by the Henry Laurens Chapter of the South Caro-lina Society of the Sons of the American Revolu-tion (SCSSAR).

Cadet Morris was also awarded the State JROTC Outstanding Cadet medal and certificate, along with a $500 cash award for winning the SCSSAR State Society’s JROTC contest. The chapter and state awards were presented to Cadet Morris by Robert Johnson, president of the Henry Laurens Chapter, at a South Aiken High School NJROTC awards ceremony April 28.

The Sons of the American Revolution ROTC/JROTC Medal is approved by the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force.

The medal endeavors to foster the principle of citizen-soldier exemplified by the Minutemen of the Revolutionary War. Recipients are selected for a high degree of merit with respect to leadership qualities, military bearing and general excellence.

Cadet Morris’s many accomplishments include: Awards and Activities Officer, Assistant Team Commander of the Orienteering Team, and active member of the Relay for Life Team as a leader in the South Aiken High School NJROTC program.

Cadet Morris is also a section leader for the South Aiken High School band, assistant senior patrol leader for the Boy Scouts of America.

He is active in the community, participating in events such as Holly Days and the Special Olym-pics as a NJROTC member and participating in highway cleanup and environmental awareness events as a senior member of the Boy Scouts of America.

Cadet Morris is an active participant with Liv-ing Fire Ministries and earned First Chair in the South Carolina All State Honor Band from 2006 to 2009.

As a chapter awardee, Cadet Morris was se-lected from a field of all eligible cadets in partici-pating high school NJROTC programs in Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield counties to be nominated by the Henry Laurens Chapter for the SCSSAR State award. Cadet Morris was selected by the SC Society of the SAR from a field of nominees from 16 SAR chapters across South Carolina.

As the first SCSSAR JROTC award winner for Aiken County, Cadet Morris reflects the excellence of cadets in the South Aiken High School NJROTC program, as well as ranking Aiken County cadets among the best in South Carolina.

Henry Laurens Chapter Outstanding JROTC Cadet Wins State Award

OUTSTANDING CADET — Joshua Morris (left) receives the Outstanding Cadet of the Year award from Robert Johnson, president of the Henry Laurens Chapter, at a South Aiken High School NJROTC awards ceremony April 28. [Photo by J.D. Magruder]

“Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers. And it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.” John Jay, first U.S. chief justice, Feb. 28, 1797.

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The South Carolina Society and the Col. Robert Anderson Chapter announce a grave marking Fri-day, July 3, at 11 a.m., at the South Carolina Wel-come Center on I-85 on the shore of Lake Hartwell near the South Carolina - Georgia state line.

This grave marking ceremony represents an op-portunity for those compatriots who are traveling south along I-85 to the 2009 National Congress or those who wish to drive up from Atlanta to partici-pate in a ceremony honoring the memory of:

l Captain Jeremiah Cleveland, Continental Linel Ensign John Cleveland, Continental Linel Lt. Larkin Cleveland, North Carolina Militial Captain Isbell Pendleton Sr. The Welcome Center is about 80 miles north

of the I-285 Perimeter Highway around Atlanta. I-85 is about 12 miles east of the National Con-gress site. Travel time from I-285 is about one and a quarter hours.

The grave marking ceremony is being conduct-ed in cooperation with the South Carolina Depart-ment of Transportation, which set the date and time of the ceremony.

Please note that this ceremony is not an official event of the National Congress.

Compatriots and Societies wishing to place a wreath or render honors should contact Mark Anthony SC Society state secretary, at manthony.psy90@gtalumni.org or at 864-255-7442.

Color guard members are not required, nor are they requested, to participate in uniform because of heat and humidity normally present in July, and because the gravesite is on top of a hill that partici-pants will need to climb. Wearing a uniform is a

personal choice that should be made with respect to the individual’s health and stamina. If you wish to wear a uniform, militia without a top coat is highly recommended.

Also, while the restroom facilities will be avail-able for changing, the actual Welcome Center may be closed because of budget cuts. It is closed one day a week. Vending machines are available, and the SC Society will provide bottled water.

Numerous restaurants and fast food facilities are located at Exit 173 in Lavonia, Georgia.

Directions: South Carolina Welcome Center: Latitude N 34 30.259 by Longitude W 82 82.651

Traveling south on I-85: Proceed into Georgia across Lake Hartwell from South Carolina. Take the first exit, which is Exit 177 - GA Hwy 77 (this exit is about 1.5 miles into Georgia).

Turn left and cross over I-85. Turn left back onto I-85 North. Proceed back into South Carolina to Exit 1 – SC Hwy 11 immediately past the bridge to the Welcome Center

Traveling north on I-85 from Atlanta: Proceed

into South Carolina across Lake Hartwell from Georgia. Take Exit 1 – SC Hwy 11 immediately past the bridge to the Welcome Center.

To return to I-85 South toward Atlanta: Leave the Welcome Center and immediately merge onto egress ramp to Highway 11. Turn right to go to Westminster and cross back over I-85 (this is the only turn you can make as Hwy 11 dead ends at I-85).

Turn left onto entrance ramp onto I-85

Mark C. AnthonySecretary, SC Society SAR

Grave-marking ceremony set for SC Welcome Center on I-85

Speakers and Writers Bureau List of Available Speakers

Disclaimer: This is a list of members (Compa-triots) of the South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution (SCSSAR) who have indi-cated that they are willing to speak on given top-ics. The SCSSAR does not act as a clearing house for presentations and thus is not responsible for the content of any presentation including histori-cal accuracy. This list is for convenience only. It does not imply endorsement by the SCSSAR nor is the SCSSAR responsible for individual speakers in any way.

Arrangements must be made directly with speakers.

Name of Speaker: Compatriot Mark C. An-thony

Geographical Area: Upstate of South Caro-lina (primary) — willing to go to the Midlands if needed.

Topics: History of the Revolution as told by its Flags.

Battle of Kings MountainBattle of CowpensType of Audience: All Availability: Upstate — weeknights, lunch meet-

ings (30 mile radius of either Greenville or Spar-tanburg); Midlands — weekends.

Contact Information: manthony.psy90@ gtalumni.org

Name of Speaker: Compatriot H. Wayne Cope-land

Geographical Area: Travel within 75 miles ra-dius of Clinton, S.C.

Topics: Gen. James Williams: The Unsung Hero of the Revolution in South Carolina.

Type of Audience: Any, but the topic is prob-ably a little deep for children.

Availability: Not available on Sunday morn-ings.

Contact Information: Office phone (864) 833-5879.

Name of Speaker: Miles GardnerTopics: “Finding a Home in the Carolina Back-

country” — College age or older. (Focuses on the first decades of settlement along the Great Wagon Road and how the Revolution affected colonists’ ties to the new land).

“Andrew Jackson, Child of the American Revo-lution” — any age from middle school up.

Availability: 75 miles of my Kershaw home. Not available from Dec. 15 to March 15 each year.

Contact Information: E-mail preferred: milesdgardner@yahoo.com.

Phone: (803) 475-5127

Name of Speaker: Compatriot Greg Ohane-sian

Geographical Area: Marlboro, Florence, Rich-land, Lexington and Charleston counties.

Topics: Life and Times of George WashingtonLife and Times of Gen. Francis Marion

Type of Audience: Children and adults of all ages.

Availability: Weekday evenings and weekends.Contact Information: P.O. Box 1373, Bennetts-

ville, S.C. 29512; 843-479-7193.

Name of Speaker: Compatriot Joel E. Rex-ford.

Geographical Area: Will travel 100 miles from Clinton, S.C.

Topics: The American Revolution in Laurens County.

The role the Christian Faith Had in the Found-ing of Our Country

Type of Audience: High school or adult.Availability: Prefer evenings.Contact Information: Home phone: (864) 833

-1686.

Name of Speaker: Compatriot Frank Wyman.Geographical Area: Will travel anywhere in the

Carolinas if wife and children can come. Other-wise within 75 mile radius of Clinton.

Topics: The Battle of Hayes Station.Type of Audience: Junior high school and up to

senior citizens.Availability: Not available during normal school

hours.Contact Information: Home phone: (864) 833-

6003.

SCSSAR Speakers and Writers Bureau

By Compatriot Jim Livingston

Nothing is more comforting to those of us with high self notions than to discover notable valida-tion of that we hold so sacred! Such was my dis-covery when reading Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriotic Past by Ray Raphael. In the book we find documented to the contrary many examples of elegant and of course desirable em-bellishments of what might have been.

Each chapter of the book deals with a separate and well known person or event, the first such be-ing Paul Revere’s Ride, on pages 13 and 14.

Revere’s version — in simple prose, not verse — differed considerably from Longfellow’s.

“I proceeded to Lexington, thro Mistick,” Re-vere stated flatly, “and alarmed Mr. Adams and Col. Handcock.” That was it. Revere devoted only one short sentence to the ride that would later make him so famous.

So often and so easy is the historian given to assign historian license by folksy embellishment to those bare bones that past occurrences have left us. One wonders, is this to exercise flight of imagination to include most likely occurrences at a time and place unknown but felt to be most likely? Perhaps an honest wrong doing? Or maybe it is fashioned to generate interest for circulation in the name of history or — most outrageous of all — to make notoriety for the writer-poet-phi-losopher who somehow magically has discovered some smooth or even remarkable reckoning of the event being re-told, almost always guaranteed to provide the author great prominence for all who are careless in acceptance of historical facts — a great majority of readers.

Still no cause to cease the wonder and reckoning with the extraordinary events our remarkable past has left us. Let’s do and while so doing make sure imagination is not put forth as fact and to be doubly sure when imparting notions of our distant past, let’s not fail to site our sources of information, because unconditional acceptance as fact is most destructive of history, which on its own, under the most ideal cir-cumstances, seems to have a way of rewriting itself.

Exacting fact from fiction

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Application for Colonial Ball Presentation

Full Name of Debutante Name called

Address

Debutante CAR or DAR Number(s) and Chapter (if applicable)

Parents Full Name, Address and Telephone Number

Parents SAR/DAR Numbers and Chapter(s)

Grandparents Full Name and Address

Grandparents SAR/DAR Number(s) and Chapter(s) if applicable

Birth Date of Debutante

Schools attended or presently attending Present Grade Level

Name and Unit of Revolutionary Ancestor (only one needed)

Full Name and Relationship of Gentleman Who Will Present Debutante

Full Name of Escort and Address

Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Submitting This Information

Charleston host to Colonial Ball with debutante presentation

Please submit a non-refundable $50 application fee along with a recent photo to Greg Ohanesian, Colo-nial Ball Chairman, P.O. Box 1373, Bennettsville, SC 29512-1373.

I certify that the information above is true, except to the names of the Presenter and Escort, which may change.Signature of Debutante, Parent, Grandparent or responsible adult submitting this information on behalf of debutante.

By Greg Ohanesian SCSSAR Treasurer

CHARLESTON — The SCSSAR’s 19th Colonial Ball with debutante presentation will take place Dec. 19 at the Charleston Place Hotel at 205 Meeting St. A reception honoring debutantes will take place the evening before.

After the debutante presentation, a formal din-ner will be served with wine, followed by dancing to music provided by the Swingtime Orchestra. Citadel cadets will again take part in the debutante presentation. Dress is white tie, black tie and tartan optional. Participants are required to wear white tie, tartan optional.

Qualified debutantes must be at least 17 years old and prove lineage to an ancestor who participat-ed in the American Revolution. Daughters, grand-daughters and nieces of SAR and DAR members and CAR members are eligible for presentation.

When returning the debutante presentation ap-plication below, please enclose a recent photo of the prospective debutante and a $50 check made payable to SCSSAR — Colonial Ball.

The total debutante presentation fee is $950 (in-cluding application fee of $50) if received by Sept. 1). Persons interested in sponsoring a debutante should return the application along with the appli-cation fee to the SAR Colonial Ball Chairman, P.O. Box 1373, Bennettsville, S.C. 29512-1373.

In the event of an applicant’s cancellation be-fore Sept. 1, 50 percent of the presentation fee and

all of the application fee are nonrefundable. After Sept. 1, no part of the presentation fee or applica-tion fee will be refundable.

The presentation fee includes dinner for the debutante and her escort, flowers and a gift for the debutante.

Arrangements have been made with the Charles-ton Place Hotel for Colonial Ball participants and guests. Well-appointed rooms with two double beds are available at $159 a night for Friday, Dec. 18, and Saturday, Dec. 19. This rate applies if res-ervations are made by Dec. 4. Please let the hotel know you are with the SAR Colonial Ball. Reserva-tions may be made by calling (800) 831-3490 or by e-mail at groupres@charlestonplace.com

The Colonial Ball, a formal affair, has in re-cent years presented debutantes from New York to Florida. The debutantes will wear long white gowns (with at least half-inch-wide straps—no strapless gowns) and long white gloves (either cot-ton or kid). All other women will wear evening at-tire of any color other than white.

Escorts, presenters and others having a part in the program will be attired in white tie (black shoes, black pants and tailcoat, white vest, white shirt with wing collar, white tie and gloves), or white tie tartan (black shoes, white vest, white shirt with wing col-lar, white tie and gloves). Other men will wear white tie, or tuxedo black tie or tartan.

For more information call Greg Ohanesian at (843) 479-7193.

By The Late Compatriot Joe Goldsmith

Until a few years ago there were four “lost” Revolutionary battles sites in what is now the Gen. James Williams Chapter service area of Laurens, Newberry and Saluda counties.

In 2003 the Cambridge Chapter found the site of the Battle of Indian Creek, east of Joanna, S.C., on the Laurens - Newberry county line.

Then we found the site of Mine Creek, and on March 21 we found Clarke’s Ford, leaving only Camping Creek to complete the set. That may prove more difficult as most of the creek is under Lake Murray. Still, that’s three out of four, not at all a bad performance by a chapter less than a year old!

Seventeen hardy souls set out on a chilly first day of spring to locate the site of the Revolution-ary Battle of Clarke’s Ford on the Enoree River. Not only was this listed as a lost site, but the clos-est date we could find is spring 1781.

Some fine research by Compatriot Chris Prince of Whitmire produced an account of the battle (An-nals of Newberry County, pp. 159-160) and a nice surveyor’s plot from 1833 showing the Clarke’s Ford Road crossing the Enoree as well as the spring and family grave yard. The GPS location for the ford is 34.42027034585763 x -81.48573517799377.

The exploration crew included members of the Gen. James Williams Chapter, SCSSAR, Cub Scout Pack 333 of Saluda, and Boy Scout Troop 316 of Newberry, plus Mike Harmon, a National Forest Service archaeologist.

The bonus was that we located not only the springs but an old cemetery containing the graves of two Patriots who had not been previously re-ported. And having Scouts there, an Eagle candi-date has agreed to install the Veterans Administra-tion stones for them that we order.

Trip to find battle site produces a bonus

BATTLE SITE — Name to come (left) and name to come at the Clarke’s Ford on the Enoree River.

Grave of Patriot William Gilliam

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Focus On

The Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter By Richard JohnsonChapter President

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Someone once said, “If it is that we can see further than before, it is because we have stood on the shoulders of men greater than ourselves.”

The Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter would like to thank all the dedicated state-level compatriots who have helped and encouraged our chapter to achieve a remarkable year of growth and success. We had five new members and several prospective applicants with papers pending.

To reaffirm this effort in growth, we have imple-mented several new ideas, one of which was to estab-lish a membership committee with chairman Virgil Johnson, Fred Oakes (genealogist) and George How-ard (registrar). They have been booking speaking en-gagements locally on such topics as Francis Marion, highlights from the Revolutionary War and geneal-ogy, all with an eye to introducing the NSSAR as a living history.

Born out of a necessity to continue growth, the CLB Chapter had to find an inexpensive way to great-ly enhance its presence in our community. The an-swer seemed to be establishing a new way for smaller chapters to work together, hence the CLB Award for Excellence in Patriotic Endeavors.

The award is from a South Carolinian to a South Carolinian and consists of a framed document with a vignette of “Washington and Tarleton Dual at Cow-pens” by William Ranney, courtesy of the South Car-olina Senate, the poem “I’m Your Flag” by Ronald J. Horton, and a spiritual motto Matthew 25:21: “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faith-ful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!”

The award has lines left and right of a gold seal with flashing for the appropriate signatures. A brass nameplate highlighting the co-supporting chapter is affixed to the frame.

On May 16, a delegation from the Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter along with the Col. Joseph Kershaw Chapter led by President Rhett Adams, made the presentation of the award to Headmaster Col. Eric Jeffrey Boland of Camden Military Academy for ex-cellence in patriotic endeavors on a daily basis. Both

chapters can receive newspaper coverage about the SAR in their respective communities, all for half the work and half the price.

Twelve ROTC awards and certificates were con-veyed to honor the leadership and accomplishments of our high school cadets. Several flag awards were handed out including one to the Conway Lions Club citing President Carl Applewhite, and another to the Lions district governor, George O’Neal, for starting an annual flag vigil commemorating Sept. 11, 2001 which has spread to many parts of the nation.

At an SAR luncheon, Phillip Thompson, the 34th sheriff of Horry County, was presented with the Law Enforcement Commendation Medal. Our very own Wilma Horton received her fifth oak-leaf cluster, Daughters of Liberty Medal, with Ron Hor-ton receiving the President Generals Certificate of Patriot Service for his leadership regarding the 225th anniversary, which included the first SAR recognition of Buford’s Massacre and the monu-

From left: Fred F. Kellogg Jr., Richard K. Johnson, Rhett Adams, Douglas B. Doster, SCSSAR State President, Col. Eric J. Boland, Frank Lachicotte, Ronald J. Horton and Miles Gardner.

Award for Excellence in Patriotic Endeavors

ment ceremony. Several framed historical documents were placed

into the public’s eye, certificates of appreciation were awarded to speakers, and numerous newspaper ar-ticles were published in several area papers.

Richard Johnson, the new chapter president, is interested in the future of CLB along with several new members who are actively assisting him.

Just as the Gen. Francis Marion Chapter, Buford’s Massacre is close to our hearts as well. The Buford’s Massacre Memorial was founded by Ronald J. Hor-ton in 2005, with more than 380 compatriots from all over the country in attendance and nearly 60 wreaths laid in honor of our fallen patriot.

The Buford’s Massacre Memorial was established to remind Americans that even in our darkest hour of loss and despair, our spirit to embrace freedom does not fail. You are invited to be with us, and take part in the 2010 service, as we rededicate the memorial every five years.

Kellogg elected Governor General of Colonial Governors order

Frederick F. Kellogg Jr., SCSSAR vice presi-dent for the Pee Dee Region, was elected Gover-nor General of the Hereditary Order of the De-scendants of Colonial Governors in Washington, D.C., April 17.

Kellogg is a descendant of Robert Treat, gov-ernor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1683 to 1698. Gov. Treat was known as the Charter Oak Governor because during his term of office, King

George sent emissaries to retrieve Connecticut’s charter, which Gov. Treat had hidden in an oak. Connecticut never surrendered the charter.

Kellogg is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology and did graduate work at Columbia University in New York. His wife, Dyane, is South Carolina state president of the Colonial Dames of America, Chapter XXXI. The Colonial Dames of America was founded in 1890.

As Benjamin Franklin noted in his 1787 pamphlet for those in Europe thinking of relocating to America: “To this may be truly added, that serious religion, under its various denominations, is not only tolerated but respected and practiced. Athe-ism is unknown there.”

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SANTEE, S.C. – The highlight of the Saturday, April 18, session of the 120th Annual State Meet-ing was the awards presentation ceremony.

Doug Doster, master of ceremonies read the nu-merous citations, while President Paul Grier and Vice President General Lindsey Brock (of the Jack-sonville, Fla., Chapter) made the formal presenta-tions.

The following compatriots, chapters and others that were recognized:

Patriot Medal: Steve Blackwell, Victor Comp-ton.

State Medal of Distinguished Service: Rick Corbett.

Meritorious Service Medal: Mark Anthony (Oak Leaf Cluster), Tom Hanson, Col. Harvey Dick, Greg Ohanesian, Joe Goldsmith (posthumously), Don Wilder.

Silver Good Citizenship Medal: Brig. Gen. John Geiger of Aiken.

Bronze Good Citizenship Medal: Dr. Baxter McLendon.

Service to Veterans Medal: Steve Blackwell.Military Service Medal: Charles M. Satterfield.Bronze CAR Medal of Appreciation: Bill

Clement.Bronze Color Guard Medal: Will Flint, Ralph

Welton.Daughters of Liberty Medal: Mrs. Cindy An-

thony.SAR Medal of Appreciation: Mrs. Janice Lee.Distinguished Service Certificate: Bryan Cas-

key, Mark Starnes.Certificate of Appreciation: Charles Ayers,

David Johnson, Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter, Norm Pigeon.

SC Society Chapter of the Year Winner: Gen. Daniel Morgan ChapterFirst Runner-Up: Gen. James Williams Chap-

ter.Second Runner-Up: Dr. George Mosse Chapter.Americanism RecognitionBlue Ribbon (at least one event for Patriot-

ic, Historic and Educational Goals): Col. Robert Anderson Chapter, Gen. Francis Marion Chapter, Col. William Bratton Chapter, Gen. James Wil-liams Chapter, Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter.

White Ribbon (one event for at least two of Patriotic, Historic and Educational Goals): Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter, Gen. Andrew Pickens Chapter, Col. Joseph Kershaw Chapter, Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter, Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter, Maj. Gen. William Moultrie Chapter, Dr. George Mosse Chapter.

Red Ribbon (one event for a Patriotic, His-toric, or Educational Goal): Cambridge Chapter, Col. Matthew Singleton Chapter, Col. Lemuel Ben-ton Chapter, Henry Laurens Chapter.

CAR Certificate of Recognition: Colonel Thomas Taylor Chapter. (Given to the chapter that gave the greatest support to the CAR President’s State Project).

The following awards were made within the SC Society’s youth programs:

Americanism Elementary Poster Contest: Micah Griffith of Hickory Hill Elementary, spon-sored by the Gen. James Williams Chapter.

Outstanding JROTC Cadet: Cadet Joshua C. Morris of South Aiken High School, sponsored by the Henry Laurens Chapter.

Knight Essay Contest Winner: Christine Fielder of Columbia.

SC Society Recognizes Many at Annual State Meeting

First Runner-Up: Megha Oenmetsa from Elgin.

Second Runner-Up: Ashley Burrows of Georgetown.

Eagle Scout Award: Eagle Scout Michael Green of Spartanburg, sponsored by the Gen. Dan-iel Morgan Chapter.

SC Society Scholarship: Austin Layden of A.C. Flora High School in Columbia.

Bronze Good Citizenship Medal (right): Dr. Baxter McLendon. President Paul Grier (left), and Lindsey Brock South Atlantic District vice president general.

Rick Corbett (right): State Medal of Distinguished Ser-vice. President Paul Grier (left), and Lindsey Brock South Atlantic District vice president general.

Mark Anthony (right): Meritorious Service Medal. Pres-ident Paul Grier (left), and Lindsey Brock South Atlantic District vice president general.

Col. Harvey Dick (right): Meritorious Service Medal. President Paul Grier (left), and Lindsey Brock South Atlantic District vice president general.

Brig. Gen. John Geiger: Silver Good Citizenship Medal. President Paul Grier (left), and Lindsey Brock South At-lantic District vice president general.

Bronze CAR Medal of Appreciation. From left, President Paul Grier, Lindsey Brock, South Atlantic District vice president general, Thomas Bennett and William Clement.

William Allgood (right) accepts Bronze Color Guard Medal on behalf of Ralph Welton, president of the Gen. Andrew Pickens Chapter. President Paul Grier (left), and Lindsey Brock South Atlantic District vice presi-dent general.

Victor Compton: Patriot Medal

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Bryan Caskey (second from right), and Mark Starnes (right): Distinguished Service Certificate. President Paul Grier (left), and Lindsey Brock South Atlantic Dis-trict vice president general.

Photos by J.D. Magruder

Charles Ayers: Certificate of Appreciation: President Paul Grier (left), and Lindsey Brock South Atlantic Dis-trict vice president general.

David Johnson: Certificate of Appreciation: President Paul Grier (left), and Lindsey Brock South Atlantic Dis-trict vice president general.

Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter, Certificate of Appre-ciation: Jim Wyrosdick receives. President Paul Grier (left) and Lindsey Brock South Atlantic District vice president general.

Norm Pigeon: Certificate of Appreciation: President Paul Grier (left), and Lindsey Brock South Atlantic Dis-trict vice president general.

SC Society Chapter of the Year: Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter. William Clement, chapter vice president, re-ceives the award (second from right). From left: Presi-dent Paul Grier, Lindsey Brock South Atlantic District vice president general, Clement and Mark Anthony.

SC Society First Runner-Up Chapter of the Year: Gen. James Williams Chapter. Norm Pigeon (second from right). President Paul Grier (left), Lindsey Brock South Atlantic District vice president general (second from left) and Mark Anthony, state secretary (right).

SC Society Second Runner-Up Chapter of the Year: Dr. George Mosse Chapter. From left: President Paul Grier, Lindsey Brock South Atlantic District vice president general and Mark Anthony, state secretary.

Americanism RecognitionBlue Ribbon (at least one event for Patriotic, Historic and Educational Goals): Col. Robert Anderson Chap-ter, Gen. Francis Marion Chapter, Col. William Bratton Chapter, Gen. James Williams Chapter, Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter.

Americanism RecognitionWhite Ribbon (one event for at least two of Patriot-ic, Historic and Educational Goals): Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter, Gen. Andrew Pickens Chapter, Col. Joseph Kershaw Chapter, Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter, Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter, Maj. Gen. William Moult-rie Chapter, Dr. George Mosse Chapter.

Americanism RecognitionRed Ribbon (one event for a Patriotic, Historic or Educational Goal): Cambridge Chapter, Col. Matthew Singleton Chapter, Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter, Henry Laurens Chapter.

CAR Certificate of RecognitionColonel Thomas Taylor Chapter

Knight Essay Contest: First Runner-Up Megha Oenmetsa from Elgin.

Eagle Scout Award: Eagle Scout Michael Green of Spartanburg, sponsored by the Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter.

Scholarship Winner: Austin Layden (far right) of A.C. Flora High School in Columbia. From left: SCSSAR President Paul Grier, Lindsey Brock South Atlantic Dis-trict vice president general, Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III and Austin Layden.

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Janice Lee (right): SAR Medal of Appreciation. Presi-dent Paul Grier (left), and Lindsey Brock South Atlantic District vice president general.

SCSSAR Annual State Meeting

NEW OFFICERS — From left: Doug Doster, President, Ted Morton, Jim Wryosdick, Pierce Stockman, Frank Lachicotte, Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III, Mike Farr, Mark Anthony, Miles Gardner, David Johnson and Dan Patten.

Photos by J.D. Magruder

Dr. Edward Lengel

Color Guard

“It has ever been my hobby-horse to see rising in America an empire of liberty, and a prospect of two or three hun-dred millions of freemen, without one noble or one king among them. You say it is impossible. If I should agree with you in this, I would still say, let us try the experiment, and preserve our equality as long as we can.”

John Adams, letter to Count Sarsfield, Feb. 3, 1786.

HEAD TABLE — From left: Paul Grier, outgoing SCSSAR president, Jane Grier, Dr. Edward Lengel, Lindsey Brock South Atlantic District vice president general, and Thomas Bennett , CAR president.

Carroll Logan Crowther (left), president of the Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter, and C. Dean Cullison, registrar, Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter and former SCSSAR president.

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SC Society Neckties Available

The SC Society has received a new shipment of neckties and bow ties. These regular neckties are available in both long and regular sizes at a cost of $55, which includes shipping. The bow ties are available at a cost of $48.50, which in-cludes shipping as well.

The ties can be ordered from webmaster Vic-tor Compton at P.O. Box 105, Starr, SC 29684-0105. Checks should be made payable to “Trea-surer SCSSAR” with the type of tie that you are ordering being listed in the Memo line of the check.

Please note that quantities are limited, and orders are fulfilled as they are received. It should take two weeks for orders to be filled.

Details are also available on the Online Store page of the SC Society’s website at www. scssar.org. While on that web page, please view the other items that are on available for purchase as well.

CANEBRAKE PLANNING COMMITTEE — The Battle of Canebrake Commemoration Committee of the Robert Ander-son Chapter met with John and Agnew Hopkins of Hopkins Farm May 29. From left: Agnew Hopkins, Robert Krause, Charles Porter, Tom Weidner, John Hopkins, Fred Payne and Michael Barnes. Photo by Julia Barnes

SCSSAR Color Guard Marches in Armed Forced Day parade

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The South Carolina So-ciety Color Guard received many compliments for its participation in the eighth annual Greenville Armed Forces Day Parade, Saturday, May 16.

Members of the Col. Robert Anderson Chapter helped plan and marshal this event.

The parade marched down Main Street from its intersection with Spring Street past City Hall over the Reedy River and through the historic West End until it ended at Fluor Field, home of the Green-ville Drive baseball team.

The parade featured members of the U.S. Army, the SC National Guard, the American Legion, the Marine Corp League, veterans of World War II, JROTC units from area schools and a massed band from Greenville County high schools.

Participating in the Color Guard were Compa-triots Tom Weidner (drummer); Bob Krause, rifle; Mark Anthony, National Colors; Ralph Welton, SAR Colors; James Norris, Regimental Colors; and Hal Johnson, rifle.

Also participating in the parade were SC Soci-ety Past President Charlie Porter, State Chaplain David Johnson, and Col. Robert Anderson mem-bers Michael Barnes and William Ouvry. Mark An-thony.

By Julia Barnes

One of the hidden treasures of South Carolina’s Upstate history is the Anderson County Museum, which has exhibits of great interest to members of the SAR and DAR.

The museum is open to the public, and is free of charge, so there is no reason to not go see it and encourage your teacher friends to take classes there for field trips.

On June 6, the museum sponsored a demon-stration on doing archeological digs. Many people think of a dig as something done in places like the Egyptian pyramids. But right here in the Upstate, you can go out into your back yard or into the woods, and find artifacts from Revolutionary War times.

Mike Barnes, member of the Robert Anderson SAR chapter, attended the session. He noted that the skills learned there could be easily applied by members to help plan preservation efforts in the area. Barnes lives on Hwy 20, and his house is di-rectly on the old Cherokee/Keowee path traveled by the Indians for hundreds of years. It is also the route taken by British militia in their travels to quell the insurrectionists, Indian and Patriot.

The George Hunter map of 1730 shows the route traveled by early settlers. The 1766 treaty with the Cherokee was signed at Dewitts Corner, located at the trading post at Corner Creek on the Indian trail, near the modern Ander-son-Abbeville county line. At that time, all of the modern Anderson County was Chero-kee country.

Col. Grant’s British expe-ditionary map of 1762 shows the route taken by the troops going past the modern loca-tion of the Barnes home, and is supported by a journal kept

by Capt. French, detailing the trip. This path was wide enough for two to walk abreast, and was later widened to ac-commodate wag-ons as they went from Charleston, up to Ninety Six, and then to the Oconee-Keowee tribal villages in the Upstate.

A demonstra-tion at the mu-seum by the Foothills Chapter of the Archeologi-cal Society of South Carolina showed how any of us could find arrowheads, musket balls and other Revolutionary era artifacts lying in the ground in our home areas.

Another exhibit of interest to SAR members is the display of family possessions of Gen. Andrew Pickens. His sword, some leather-bound books and china are in a display case. One of the newest additions to the museum is the rope bed and secre-

tary belonging to the Pickens family. The exhibit display for this furniture is a work in progress — it is open for viewing but will be enhanced in the future. A white hand-made coverlet belonging to the family is also on display in a clear case.

The Anderson County Museum is open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is open until 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Their web-site www.andersoncountysc.org/web/Museum_00.asp

Anderson County Museum has exhibits of interest to SAR and DAR members

Mike Barnes at Anderson Museum

Pickens display [Photos by Julia Barnes]

MILITARY SERVICE AWARD — Compatriot Charles M. Satterfield (left) receives the SCSSAR Military Service Award April 25 at the regular monthly breakfast meeting of the Col. Robert Anderson Chapter. Victor Compton, senior vice president of the Col. Robert Anderson Chapter, made the presentation.

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By J.D. Magruder SecretaryHenry Laurens Chapter

SANTEE, S.C. — Brig. Gen. John Geiger, South Carolina State Guard, was presented with the Sil-ver Good Citizenship Award by the South SCS-SAR) at the Annual State Convention April 18 in Santee.

The Henry Laurens Chapter, serving Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield counties, nominated Gen. Geiger, a resident of Aiken, for the award.

The Silver Good Citizenship Medal, authorized by the National Society of the Sons of the Ameri-can Revolution in 1939, recognizes outstanding and unusual patriotic achievement and service at the state level. The medal is presented to people of prominence in the areas of government (includ-ing military service), religion, education, business and the professions, and other appropriate fields of endeavor.

Gen. Geiger earned this award for his long and dedicated service to his country as well as exten-sive volunteerism and service to the State of South Carolina. His experiences include past service as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, retiring as a colonel, as well as continued

Aiken Brigadier General receives Citizenship Award from SCSSAR

CITIZENSHIP AWARD — Brig. Gen. John Geiger (right) is awarded Silver Good Citizenship Award by Paul Grier, then president of the SCSSAR (left), and Lindsey Brock, National Society vice president general [Photo by J.D. Magruder]

service as an exemplary leader in the South Caro-lina State Guard.

Gen. Geiger has served with the South Caro-lina State Guard for more than four years, as Com-mander, Fifth Civil Affairs Brigade, Chief of Staff, and currently commands the First Brigade (Mid-lands) headquartered in Columbia, S.C.

In civilian life, he worked for the U.S. Depart-ment of Energy (DOE), at the Savannah River site and was involved in the design and construction of the Defense Waste Processing Facility. Later, he was a program manager, Subsurface Contami-nants Focus Area, a national program to clean up nuclear and chemical groundwater contamination across the DOE and Department of Defense com-plex, before his retirement from Federal service in 2003.

Gen. Geiger also volunteers his time with the National Association of Active and Retired Fed-eral Employees (NARFE), and presently serves as the president of the South Carolina Federation. He is the past president of the Aiken Chapter of NARFE, is the immediate past president of the Department of South Carolina, Reserve Officers Association for 2007-2009, and currently is the vice president, Eastern Region, for the Civil Af-fairs Association.

By Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III PhDScholarship ChairmanSouth Carolina Trustee National Society Sons of the American Revolution

Austin Layden of A.C. Flora High School in Co-lumbia was awarded a scholarship by the South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution (SCSSAR) at its annual meeting April 18 in San-tee.

Austin graduated in June with an International Baccalaureate Diploma. This is a rigorous curricu-lum that involves academics, athletics and service hours.

Each year the SCSSAR awards a scholarship to a high school senior. It is not awarded solely on academic achievement, but also on demonstra-tion of those characteristics that best reflect the principles and beliefs of the SAR, such as charac-ter, good citizenship, patriotism, school- and non- school-related extra-curricular activities, and well articulated, achievable goals.

In addition to an outstanding academic record in a demanding curriculum, Austin has completed more than 150 service hours and was the first stu-dent in his IB class to do so. He was a delegate to Palmetto Boys State and was a participant in the YMCA Youth in Government program. He was a volunteer at Pets Inc. and the Columbia Music Festival Association. He completed the significant journey to earn the Eagle Scout award and then as an Eagle Scout he actively supported friends in their quest to earn this award.

At St. Martins-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, Austin has served as an acolyte for the past sev-en years. This last year he was senior acolyte and the recipient of the senior silver cross award. He participated in junior varsity and varsity soccer at A.C. Flora and cross country. Among other school activities he was a member of the Young Explorers Challenge team, the Fellowship of Christian Ath-letes and the Junior Class Council. He is a Richland One Scholar and received the IB Middle Years Cer-tificate. He was a member of the National Society of High School Scholars and the National Honor Society. He was selected as a Presbyterian College Fellow, a Newberry College Junior Scholar, a Wof-ford Scholar, a Capstone Scholar and a Collegiate Scholar at the University of Alabama. In addition he received the Dean’s Engineering Scholarship at the University of Alabama.

This fall Austin will attend Clemson Univer-sity where he will major in mechanical engineer-ing. After graduation he plans to attend graduate school and study aeronautic engineering. Austin is the son of Pat and Greg Layden.

Austin Layden:Scholarship winner

SCSSAR SCHOLARSHIP — Austin Layden: Scholarship Winner (second from left), with from left: Paul Grier, Red-ding I. Rick Corbett III, and Pat Layden, Austin’s mother. [Photo by J.D. Magruder]

“Judges, therefore, should be always men of learning and experience in the laws, of exemplary morals, great patience, calmness, coolness, and attention. Their minds should not be distracted with jarring interests; they should not be dependent upon any man, or body of men.” John Adams, Thoughts on Government, 1776

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228th anniversary Battle of Guilford Courthouse commemorated despite heavy rain

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The morning of the 228th anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Court-house broke with the gray skies and heavy rain. While the weather precluded ceremonies on the battlefield, nearly 100 SAR, DAR, CAR and other lineage societies gathered in the auditorium at the National Park Service headquarters.

This year’s event marked the largest represen-tation of the SC Society at Guilford Courthouse with six members present.

The SC Society Color Guard participated in the presentation of colors while the SC Society, Col. Robert Anderson, Gen. Daniel Morgan, and Gen. James Williams chapters presented wreaths.

Chapter CapsulesNews items from SCSSAR chapters

BUFORD’S DEFEAT COMMEMORATION — Top: Doug Doster, SCSSAR state president, speaks at the May 23 commemoration of Buford’s Defeat at Buford’s Cross-roads, S.C. Left: retiring the colors [Photos by Charles B. Baxley]

Buford’s Defeat Commemoration

Bethel Grave Marking, Clover, S.C.

Monument listing Patriots buried in the cemetery

From left: Lee Benjamin, Miles Anthony, Mark Anthony, Phillip Adair, Hal Johnson. [Photo by Cindy Anthony]

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Center for Advancing American Heritage needs your support

By Mark Anthony SCSSAR Secretary

The SCSSAR continues to show its support of the NSSAR’s Center for Advancing American Heri-tage.

The following chart details this progress:

At the 2008 National Congress, three specific benchmarks were established for the Capital Cam-paign:

1) Each state society will have at least 20 per-cent of its membership become donors to the Cen-ter for Advancing American Heritage.

2) Each state society will meet an average gift of $250 per member within the state society.

3) 100 percent of the recognized SAR Societies will meet these benchmarks by Dec. 31, 2013.

To help in meeting these two benchmarks, all previous gifts and donors who contributed before 2008 will count toward the goals. Obviously the SC Society has a long way to go to meet these bench-marks. The question now becomes how the SC So-ciety will meet these established benchmarks.

The participation rate benchmark is the easiest one to meet. Based on current membership levels, a total of 134 members must be donors, which equates to an additional 37 donors.

To meet the average donation benchmark, the SCSSAR would have to have total donations of $166,750 (based on current membership levels).

If you have not donated to the Center for Ad-vancing American Heritage, please consider do-ing so. If you do decide to donate, please keep the $250 per member benchmark in mind — though any amount is welcomed and will help drive up the participation rate.

Please note that a $250 donation can be spread out over a five year period with an annual pledge of $50 per year. Also, for proper credit to be giv-en with respect to the established benchmarks, all donations need to be sent directly to The SAR Foundation along with the completed donor form that can be found on the National Society website under the Foundation tab, which is located on the top right of the page.

The following lists the 97 SCSSAR Compatriots who have already donated to the Center for Ad-vancing American Heritage. As a member of the Task Force that is currently working to design the educational space within the Center, let me say thank you for your support that has brought the Sons of the American Revolution to this exciting moment in time.

$1,000 plus Mark C. AnthonyPaul L. GrierAbner P. Stockman Jr.William B. Ten Eyck

$999 - $500Ladson A. Barnes Jr.Eldon D. BullingtonJ. Michael Farr

Society Membership Total Donors Participation RateTotal Amount DonatedDonation per Member

*Does not include nearly $600 that was donated as part of members’ dues payments. These will be acknowledged in the report for the first quarter of 2009.

July 28, 2008 Sept. 30, 2008 Dec. 31, 200860578

12.9%$10,200$16.86

60578

12.9%$11,200

$18.51

60583

13.7%$11,960 $19.77

March 31, 200966797

14.5%$12,672 $19.00

$499 - $250

Capt. C. Dean CullisonErnest Leon Hatchell Jr.Capt. Dean J. Hewitt Jr.Edward P. King

Ted Morton Jr.Greg OhanesianSouth Carolina Society SAR**Evelyn P. Tollison**

$249 - $100James C. AntisdelMajor Gassiway H. BerryWarren W. CarothersDr. James R. CarrollFurman F. ColeDr. Samuel P. Davis Sr.Lt. Col. Harvey M. DickGeorge W. Dudley Jr.Harold R. Gault Sr.James H. Gressett Jr.George B. HartnessJohn P. JenningsFrancis W. Lachicotte IVFrank O. MeadeB. Scott McConnellEarl W. McCrackinRobert C. McQuillan Sr.

William L. PerryNancy S. Pitts**John L. RamseyBrig. Gen. Francis D. Rogers Jr.Gilbert A. SmithRev. H. Leroy Stewart

David C. WatersDavid H. Witt

$99 - $1Joe M. AlexanderWilliam T. AllgoodRonald D. AlthoffRichard G. AugurO. Heyward Bellamy Jr.Edward L. BentonJay D. BilyeuThomas W. BroadwayDr. Gorman L.D. BurnettJohn T. CaskeyAndrew W. ChandlerCol. Chester F. CotterWilliam H. CulleyCapt. C. Dean CullisonDr. Max A CulpCharles E. Davis Jr.Dr. Fletcher C. Derrick Jr.Douglas B. DosterHenry L. DuRantJulian H. Foster

Gen. James Williams Chapter, SCSSAR**Rev. George B Goldsmith Jr.Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter, SCSSAR**Greenville Chapter, NSCAR**William B. HeleneGeorge B. Hodgkiss Jr.Hugh C. HorryElder H. Jones Sr.Nathan Kaminski JrJoseph F. KirbyHerbert D. KleineW. Thomas LoganEarl W. McCrackinRev. Dr. Robert E.H. PeeplesWilliam L. Perry Dallas L. PhelpsWilliam C. PrewittDr. Benjamin F. SheftallErnest J. Sifford Jr.The Honorable Carl J. SmithJasper K. SmithRobert P. SmithJohn R. Stillwagon Jr.Wendell H. Tiller Sr.Dean V TraxlerJames D. Trout Jr.Max B. TroutFrank VartorellaRonald E. WaldhourLt. Jg. Richard G. Watson Jr.Dr. Ralph WeltonHoward H. WhitehurstDr. Ward C. Worthington Jr.

**Not an individual member of the Sons of the American Revolution

Calendar of EventsJune 13, 10 a.m. 229th anniversary Battle of Ramsaur’s Mill Sponsored by NCSSAR

June 27, 10 a.m. Carolina Day Sponsored by William Moultrie Chapter

July 3, Friday, 11 a.m. Patriot grave dedication in Oconee County Sponsored by Gen. Andrew Pickens Chapter

July 4-8 119th NSSAR National CongressSaturday-Wednesday

July 18, Saturday, 10 a.m. SCSSAR Board of Governors Meeting

Aug. 15, noon 228th Anniversary of Musgrove’s Mill Sponsored by Gen. James Williams Chapter

Aug. 15 228th Anniversary of Fishing Creek Sponsored by Col. William Bratton Chapter

Details for these events can be found on the SCSSAR web site (www.scssar.org) and other state society websites under the Calendar tab.

Lincolnton, N.C.

Charleston, S.C.

I-85 Welcome Center

Atlanta

Columbia, S.C.

Clinton, S.C.

Rock Hill, S.C.

“But with respect to future debt; would it not be wise and just for that nation to declare in the constitution they are forming that neither the legis-lature, nor the nation itself can validly contract more debt, than they may pay within their own age, or within the term of 19 years.” Thomas Jeffer-son, letter to James Madison, Sept. 6, 1789.

By Mark C. Anthony SCSSAR Secretary

SANTEE—The South Carolina Society con-ducted its Annual Meeting at the Holiday Inn in Santee on the weekend of April 17 and 18. The ini-tial business session began at 2:14 p.m. on April 17 with the SAR Ritual and President Paul Grier’s address to the Society.

The reports package that was prepared before the meeting contained reports from all 16 chap-ters, 16 of the 17 committees, and all 19 officers.

During the Officers Reports, the following items were discussed:

l Ted Morton, vice president of Chapter Re-newal & Revitalization, mentioned the need for all chapters to become more active on the state level by having representatives at state meetings and events.

l Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III, vice president of Chapter Formation & Development, mentioned the possibility of chartering three new chapters in the next year. The first one should be in Lexington County.

l Genealogist Miles Gardner mentioned that the National Office has instituted a new stricter policy with regard to the usage of DAR record Copies in proving SAR applications.

l Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III, national trustee, discussed business items introduced at the spring leadership meeting that will be up for a vote at the National Congress.

During the Chapter Reports, the following items were discussed:

l Mark Starnes, president of the Col. William Bratton Chapter, mentioned the development of a number of press releases that have been published resulting in new prospective members.

During the Committee Reports, the following items were discussed:

l Mark Anthony, 2014 Congress chairman, reported that the final selection by the National Committee will be at the fall leadership meeting.

Members interested in working on this committee need to volunteer.

l Mark Anthony, also Americanism chairman, mentioned that a new score sheet and point system is being developed by the National Committee.

l Greg Ohanesian, Colonial Ball chairman, re-ported that nine debutantes are registered with more just lacking payment of fees.

l Doug Doster, Publicity & Communications chairman, commended Compatriots Tom Hanson and Steve Blackwell on their efforts to produce The Palmetto Patriot.

l Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III, Rumbaugh co-chairman, mentioned that no one entered the contest this year. Regional vice presidents need to help get the word out about this contest and then conduct the regional contests.

l Norm Pigeon, JROTC/ROTC chairman, an-nounced that in order to generate more entries for Cadet of the Year, the sponsoring chapter will get $100, while the cadet will get $400.

Lindsey Brock, South Atlantic District vice president general, addressed the meeting.

No Old Business was considered.The following items of new business were con-

sidered:l A motion to amend the definition of the quo-

rum to conduct a meeting in the Constitution and Bylaws was approved. The amendment established that for purposes of a quorum, only a single posi-tion can be used when a member holds more than

one on the Board of Governors. l A motion to amend the definition of the office

of State Historian was approved. l A motion to add the Historic Sites & Patriot

Graves Committee as a permanent committee of the SC Society was approved.

l The SC Society approved an order of priority with respect to potential delegates to the National Congress in Atlanta.

l A proposal to restrict the funding of the SC Society CAR in response to mishandling of its elec-tion of officers was considered and defeated.

l The SC Society budget for 2009-2010 was amended to increase the funding of the CAR by $100.

l Mark Anthony, State Secretary, introduced a proposal to consider conducting future Annual State Meetings on a single day. The consensus of the Board of Governors was to pursue this idea for the 2010 Annual State Meeting.

l Greg Ohanesian, State Treasurer, made a mo-tion to move the Society’s banking account from its current bank to a community bank. This move would dramatically cut the amount of fees that the Society would pay each year. The motion was ap-proved.

l The slate of officers was approved. They were installed at the conclusion of the awards banquet by Vice President General Brock.

The meeting officially adjourned at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.

Summary of business conducted at April Board of Governors meeting

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Help Us Locate Color Guard Equipment

The SCSSAR is looking for color guard equip-ment including a couple of rifles (muskets), a drum, a fife and some other items that have been given out and need to be accounted for.

If you are in possession of any such equip-ment please contact Ronald J. Horton, past state president by e-mail at screvron@aol.com or Pres-ident Doug Doster at dosterdb@hotmail.com.

“We need to get this division of SCSSAR up and running again,” President Doster said.

From the EditorMeeting Our Patriot Ancestors Face to FaceGREENVILLE — Since we last went to press with The Palmetto Patriot, sev-

eral of our compatriots have gone home to be with the Lord, including Joe Goldsmith of the Gen. James Williams Chapter

Compatriot Joe and the others have now done want I think all of us look for-ward to and that is to meet our patriot ancestors face to face, hear their stories and thank them for what they did. Joe submitted his “My Patriot” article on page 3 and an article on finding Battle of Clark’s Ford on the Enoree River before his passing.

On page 16 we have an article about the Ninety Six National Historic Site’s Revolutionary War Days with comments by Eric Williams, president of the Cam-bridge Chapter, SAR, who retired as the Chief Park Ranger and Historian for the historic site. I think Compatriot basically says it all about why the SAR exists and why we are a part of it.

The event honored Pvt. James Birmingham of the local Long Cane Militia, who was killed by a musket ball at the Nov. 19-21, 1775 battle of Ninety Six. I can’t help but wonder what Pvt. Birmingham thought as he breathed his last. I assume he thought of the family and home he would never see again, but I wonder if he also asked: Will anyone remember what we did here. As SAR members we can all answer, “Yes, James, we do.”

The Palmetto Patriot is your paper. It is one of the main ways that the SCSSAR keeps in touch. Please send any articles, stories or pictures of your chapter events to me at tom.hanson@SouthCarolinaCon-servative.com. The deadline for the Fall edition is Aug. 18, but I would appreciate receiving any articles or photos within a week after the event happens so The Palmetto Patriot can be a continual work in progress. That way I can have the issue mostly laid out by the deadline and then plug in any last minute items before sending it off to press.

Tom Hanson

“It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they can-not be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man who knows what the law is today can guess what it will be to-morrow.” James Madison (likely), Federalist No. 62, 1788.

SAR Applications

Please mail all new member and supplemen-tal applications to

Compatriot John T. SmithSCSSAR State Registrar598 Sloan Rd.Lyman, SC 29365

If you need to contact Compatriot Smith, he can be reached by phone at 864-877-9909 or by e-mail at smith702142@bellsouth.net.

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SC Society Participates in Kentucky Derby Parade

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The SC Society was rep-resented in the Massed National Color Guard that participated in the Pegasus Parade in Louisville April 30. This parade is viewed by 200,000 specta-tors along the 1.7 mile Broad Street route and by as many as two million people on television.

Mark C. Anthony, state secretary, was honored to be selected to carry the National Colors for the Massed National Color Guard. Twenty-eight com-patriots from eight state societies comprise the Massed Color Guard.

Ed Butler, National Society Secretary General, and his wife Robin led the SAR contingent in a 1959 cherry red Cadillac convertible.

Participation in the 2009 parade was the first time in the 30-year history of the SAR being head-quartered in Louisville.

Front Rank of the Massed NSSAR Color Guard on Broad Street. Compatriot Mark Anthony is fourth from the left. [Photo by Cindy Anthony]

Procession from Park Headquarters to the James Birmingham Monument, where the ceremony was conducted. Leading the procession were Patriot re-enactors from the New Jersey Light Infantry. The Fife Player at the head of the column) and the drummers were from the Seventh Royal Fusiliers.

Ninety Six National Historic Site’s Revolution-ary War Days event took place April 4 and 5. Eric Williams, president of the Cambridge Chapter, SAR, retired as the Chief Park Ranger and Historian for the historic site.

A wreath-laying ceremony took place at the memorial of Pvt. James Birmingham of the local Long Cane Militia. He was killed by a musket ball at the Nov. 19-21, 1775 battle of Ninety Six. Pvt. Birmingham was the first South Carolinian to lose his life for freedom during that battle.

Following are remarks made by Eric Williams at the commemora-tion.

By Eric Williams, PresidentCambridge Chapter, SAR

GREENWOOD, S.C. — By 1775 the birth pangs of American freedom had begun. Divided loyalties for and against the Crown meant inevitable con-flict.

On April 18 of that year at Lexington-Concord in Massachusetts, the first blood drawn for free-dom was spilled, and for the next eight years and after hundreds of battles, the independence of the American colonies was assured.

The year 1775 was a particularly pivotal year, because by then the American experiment with independence was under way, and there was no turning back.

South Carolina’s role in America’s Revolution began early on, when on Nov. 19-21 that year, Pa-triot commanders Andrew Williamson and James Mayson with their small band of militia soldiers defended a crude, hastily built fortification of wood, hay bales and beef hides. At the site where we stand today, these 500 Patriots held the fort de-spite being outnumbered three to one. It should be noted that of the nearly 3,000 men who fought the first battle at Ninety Six, all were “Americans.”

Patriot Pvt. James Birmingham was here for that first battle. A soldier with the Long Cane Mi-litia, he was a young man with a wife and family and made his way here from his home on Penny’s Creek (now in Abbeville County) to defend Ninety Six. He didn’t know what lay ahead for him as he marched that 20 or so miles to this place, just as generations of young Americans since then have called it their duty to de-fend their country.

With a mixture of cour-age and fear while standing in the face of enemy fire, Birmingham was struck by a musket ball and collapsed with a mortal wound, the first South Carolinian to give his life for freedom. He never returned home, but instead was buried by his comrades, other young men who had left their homes and their families knowing that the same fate might await them.

This scenario was played out again and again during the Revolutionary War at battle sites including the 1781 siege of Ninety Six. In

Duty, privilege, connectionsat Ninety Six commemoration

fact, throughout America’s history it has repeated, again and again. Young soldiers leaving families,

marching to distant places, facing danger, taken down by enemy fire, buried by their comrades, mourned by friends and family.

It is our duty not to forget the sacrifices of those Revo-lutionary patriots who like Birmingham gave their young lives and service for indepen-dence. It is not only our duty but our privilege to stand here today, for by our presence these soldiers of so long ago are honored and their service remembered.

At this moment, on this day and at this time we all share something in common — fam-

ilies, re enactors, National Park Service staff and Sons, Daughters and Children of the American Revolution. We preserve and pass along to the next generation the legacies of our Patriot ancestors and connect young people with their Revolution-ary heritage.

Further and perhaps most important, the Na-tional Park Service, the foremost protector of America’s natural and historic lands, is charged with preserving, protecting and passing to future generations the sacred custody of lands, represent-ing the great patchwork of America’s history, the lands where our Patriot forbearers trod, fought and died, such as here at Ninety Six National His-toric Site.

For all here today, count it your duty and your privilege to provide those Revolutionary connec-tions to those who will come after us — we will then know we have done our part to tell their brave stories of Patriots like the young Long Cane Militia Pvt. James Birmingham.

At the end of 1776 Gen. Washington addressed his soldiers, “My brave fellows, you have done all I asked you to do, and more than can be reasonably expected.”

May the same be said about us as we connect with, and preserve the great legacies of our Patriot ancestors.

Participants: Sagen Blackwell, national vice president, Southeast Region, National Society

CAR; Steve Blackwell, vice president, Upstate Region, SCSSAR; Don Wilder, president, Daniel Morgan Chapter, SCSSAR; Miri-am T. Clinkscales, Major John Bowie Chapter, SC State Society, NSDAR; Bob Krause, president, Col. Robert Anderson Chapter, SCSSAR; Gary W. Griffith, vice president, Gen. James Williams Chapter, SCSSAR; NPS Rangers Melinda Zu-pon and Marianna Alverez, representing the Ninety Six National Historic Site and the NPS; and, con-cluding the ceremony, Mel-vin L. Foshee, immediate past president, Cambridge Chapter, SCSSAR.

Eric K. Williams

Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter: Alexander M. E. Bunzl, patriot ancestor Phillip Frisbie.

Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter: Homer M. Thrailkill Jr., patriot ancestor Thomas Crosby.

Cambridge Chapter: Edward E. Patton, patri-ot ancestor John Griffeth.

Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter: Thomas W. Des-Champs, patriot ancestor Samuel Cantey.

Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter: George M. How-ard, patriot ancestor William Steen.

Col. Robert Anderson Chapter: Michael S. Por-ter, patriot ancestor Phillip Porter.

Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter: Donald E. Lovett, patriot ancestor Stacy Cooper.

Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter: Stephen E.S. Rieck, patriot ancestor Edmund Bull.

Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter: Robert K. Turn-ley, Jr., patriot ancestor Francis Turnley.

Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter: Fred C. McMil-lan, patriot ancestor Matthew Arbuckle.

Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter: Andrew W. McMil-lan, patriot ancestor Matthew Arbuckle.

Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter: Michael C. McMil-lan, patriot ancestor Matthew Arbuckle.

Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter: Stephen H. Scott, patriot ancestor Charles Lander.

Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter: Stephen T. Scott, patriot ancestor Charles Lander.

Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter: Peter Driscoll, patriot ancestor Austin Alden.

Maj. Gen. William Moultrie Chapter: Johnnie F. Griffin, patriot ancestor James Johnston.

Welcome new SCSSAR members