2013 Issue 1 Spring 2013 Organized April 1889

The SouTh Carolina SoCieTy of the SonS of The ameriCan revoluTion

1775 1783

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President General Stephen Leishman leads Cowpens commemoration

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By Mark C. AnthonyCOWPENS NATIONAL BATTLE-

FIELD — The Daniel Morgan Chap-ter hosted the 232nd anniversary cel-ebration of the Patriot victory at the Battle of Cowpens Jan. 18 and 19. President General Stephen A. Leish-man traveled from his home in Dela-ware to lead the festivities, making him the first sitting President Gen-eral to attend during his term.

The weekend began with about 70 people including 25 Colorguardsmen from six states gathering in down-town Spartanburg Friday afternoon, Jan. 18, to honor Gen. Daniel Morgan. After the presentation of colors and a few remarks, attendees were asked to come forward and place a carnation on the foot of the statue of the Gener-al. This statue was erected in 1881 to celebrate the centennial of the battle and is considered to be the first com-bined project of the original 13 Colo-nies after the American Civil War.

The SAR then adjourned to the Quality Inn & Suites for the winter South Atlantic District meeting led by Vice President General Steven Pit-tard of North Carolina. This meet-

ing regularly occurs in conjunction with the Battle of Cowpens celebra-tion and allows members from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida to meet to discuss mat-ters pertaining to the district.

During the meeting, items dis-cussed included the membership of the district — about 3,000 com-patriots — in relation to that of the National Society — about 31,000 — making the South Atlantic District the largest and most active in the nation. They were also treated to re-marks by the current Secretary Gen-eral, Joe Dooley of Virginia, Treasur-er General Lindsey Brock of Florida, and Registrar General Mike Tomme of Georgia — the four top general of-ficers of the NSSAR.

Compatriots and their guests then enjoyed South Carolina hospitality at a reception before traveling to vari-ous restaurants for dinner.

A new feature of the Cowpens weekend this year was a lecture spon-sored by the National Park Service, the Upstate Revolutionary War Roundta-ble at Wofford College and the South Carolina Society SAR. About 100 members of the SAR, DAR and others gathered to hear a lecture by Dr. Jim Piecuch on the Cavalry of the Ameri-can Revolution. After the lecture, the South Carolina Society presented Dr. Piecuch with a $500 award for being named SCSSAR Lecturer of the Year.

On Saturday morning, Jan. 19,

President General Stephen A. Leishman (center), Rev. Clark Wiser (left), past Chaplain General, and Mike Tomme (right), National Color Guard Commander, lead Color Guard at start of Cowpens commemoration Jan. 19. Directly behind Leishman is Treasurer General Lindsey Brock. [Photo by Thomas C. Hanson]

Do you have a Revolution-ary War Patriot in your fam-ily? Join SAR or DAR!

Education, Heritage, Pa-triotism. Call 843-556-1698 or email: johnlramsey@bell-south.net.

By John Lefferts RamseyState President

The Annual State Meeting of the South Carolina Sons of the American Revolution will take place April 5 and 6 at the Embassy Suites in Columbia.

At this venue, the State Society will recognize winners of our youth programs as well as outstanding chapter and individual accomplish-ments. The awards and recognition, along with a guest speaker, will be split between a formal banquet Fri-day evening, April 5, and the State Awards and Installation luncheon at

noon on Saturday, April 6.Preceding the Awards and Instal-

lation luncheon on Saturday will be our annual Memorial Ceremony for the deceased followed by a business meeting of all chapter representa-tives.

The Annual Meeting is not just for chapter and state officers, but for all compatriots of the SCSSAR and their guests. We have changed our pricing this year to encourage each compa-triot to bring a spouse or guest at a greatly reduced price to our banquet and the awards Luncheon. Each

compatriot is encouraged to fill out the form on page 10, register and at-tend this time of sharing with com-patriots from across our state. Many chapters have participated in excel-lent activities and memorials during this past year. Let’s celebrate and share our successes!

Friday banquet: The Friday ban-quet will begin with a Presidential reception social at 6:15 p.m. and continue with the banquet beginning at 7 p.m. with guest speaker Douglas W. Bostick, executive director of the South Carolina Battleground Preser-

vation Trust, a land trust that protects military historic sites throughout South Carolina. He will be speaking about the Battle of Sullivans Island, June 18 to 28, 1776.

Bostick is an eighth generation South Carolinian, with ancestors in South Carolina dating back to Co-lonial America, including the secre-tary of the Charleston Sons of Lib-erty. He is a graduate of the College of Charleston and earned a master’s degree from the University of South

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President: John Lefferts RamseySenior Vice President: Carroll CrowtherLow Country Vice President: Francis Lachicotte IVMidlands Vice President: Doug DosterPiedmont Vice President: Eric K. WilliamsPee Dee Vice President: Richard Johnson Upstate Vice President: Mark AnthonyVice President for Chapter Renewal and Revitalization: Wayne CousarVice President for Chapter Formation and Development: Redding I. “Rick” Corbett IIISecretary: Daniel K. WoodruffTreasurer: Greg OhanesianRegistrar: John T. SmithGenealogist: Jim WryosdickHistorian: J.D. NorrisChancellor: Bryan CaskeyChaplain: David Johnson National Trustee: Mark C. AnthonyAlternate National Trustee: Greg Ohanesian

Palmetto PatriotEditor

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Send articles and photos for The Pal-metto Patriot or the SCSSAR website to Thomas C. Hanson (tom.hanson@SouthCarolinaConser vative.com), or mail to Hanson Communications, 2004 Old Parker Rd., Greenville, SC 29609-1237, phone 864-704-3453. Postmaster: please send Form 3579 to this address.

From the President’s Desk

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The deadline for the Summer Edition of The Palmetto Patriot is May 13

How is our Society doing?As I write my last article as Presi-

dent, my mind goes back over the many fine memorials, commemo-rations, SAR and DAR events, and compatriots I’ve met over the past year! It has been a real honor and pleasure representing our society across this great state. Of the many questions received over the year, two general questions — usually from SAR compatriots — remain fixed in my memory:

“How is our State Society doing?” and

“What should we be doing to get stronger?”

General questions — usually an-swered with a few platitudes in the interest of time. But those are two important questions that I’d like to answer.

The SCSSAR is a fine group of Pa-triot descendants involved in some excellent events and commemora-tions around our state. Some chap-ters have fun, interesting social events during the year, a chance for

compatriots to bond and talk about their shared interests. But how are we really doing? Not nearly as well as we could be! We struggle to have around 800 members and 17 chapters across a state that saw more Revolutionary battles and more bloody skirmishes between Patriots and Loyalists than any other colony in the War.

The heart of SAR must exist at the chapter level. At the end of 2012 we had almost 10 percent of our com-patriots not pay their annual dues, and this happens every year. Some chapters are growing —we have one new provisional chapter in an area steeped in Revolutionary War histo-ry: Georgetown. Some chapters exist almost on paper only.

Given its relative population, South Carolina has as many, or more, descendants of Patriots than almost any other state. I point proud-ly to the DAR: the ladies have more than 4,500 members and 70 chapters in South Carolina.

The SCSSAR has some commit-

ted officers and leaders throughout the state. They work tirelessly to keep our society afloat and well represent-ed nationally. As pointed out by Vice President Wayne Cousar in his study of successful chapters earlier in the year, the successful chapters meet regularly, have interested leadership, and share their successes among their members.

Two major opportunities face the SCSSAR that can only be addressed by working together: we need to tire-lessly seek out new members and help them join and complete their applications. When was the last time you personally asked someone to be-come a member? Membership is the lifeblood of the SCSSAR — the true source of ideas, commemorations, honor to our Patriot ancestors, and representing the Revolutionary gen-eration to the young through educa-tion, youth programs and scholar-ships.

The second major opportunity, that is rapidly fading into the past is the opportunity to find, map with GPS and photograph the graves of

our Patriots. If we, if you and I, work toward these two goals, we will have a stronger and more relevant SCSSAR. We have a duty to our Patriot an-cestors to do these things.

I hope you will join me at the annual meeting April 5 and 6, open to all compatri-ots, and find out more of what the SCSSAR does. Come. Make us stron-ger. Have have fun also!

John Lefferts Ramsey

John Lefferts RamseySCSSAR President

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The following goals have been established: (1) each chapter recording 1,000 Americanism points, (2) each chapter recording points in 12 of 16 categories and (3) each chapter presenting a Flag Certificate.

The point totals listed above are based on information that has been supplied to the committee through the National Office, the various chapters or direct observation. If the event is not reported, it cannot be recorded. Please be sure to contact the chairman if you have any questions or need copies of the spreadsheets that are used.

Mark C. Anthony, Chairman, SCSSAR Americanism Committee

SCSSAR 2013 Americanism Update

Chapter Americanism PG Streamer PG Cup CategoriesDaniel Morgan 1,135 680 30.83 12Col. Robert Anderson 685 245 17.76 7Cambridge 120 40 3.85 4William Moultrie 60 75 0.81 5Eutaw Springs 50 70 3.78 5Col. William Bratton 50 45 3.55 5Gen. Francis Marion 10 55 1.87 3Gov. Paul Hamilton 10 40 0.62 4Col. Thomas Taylor 10 15 0.15 2Gen. James Williams 10 10 0.36 2Gen. Andrew Pickens 0 20 0.20 1Henry Laurens 0 20 0.27 1Matthew Singleton 0 10 0.11 1Dr. George Mosse 0 5 0.03 1Godfrey Dreher 0 5 0.05 1Col. Joseph Kershaw 0 5 0.13 1Lemuel Benton 0 5 0.02 1South Carolina Society 1,950 1,160 NA NA

The following are the cumulative Americanism Contest results through Feb. 18.

* 12 categories must have points for a chapter to be eligible for consideration for the national President General’s Cup contest.

That’s all a man can hope for during his lifetime — to set an ex-ample — and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.

President William McKinley (1897-1901), SAR member

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Help a prospective member join the SAR

2013 Colonial BallThe success of the 2013 Colonial Ball will depend directly on debutante par-

ticipation.You are encouraged to solicit interest in the young ladies (age 17 or older)

in your family who may be interested in participated in an age-old formal tradi-tion.

Please contact Greg Ohanesian (chair, Colonial Ball) if you have such a young lady in your family (P.O. Box 1373, Bennettsville, SC 29512-1373; 843-479-7193).

By John T. SmithSCSSAR Registrar

Following are items that are need-ed for an SAR membership applica-tion.

1) Applicant’s birth certificate is a must. Also, if the applicant is mar-ried and lists his wife on the appli-cation, their marriage certificate and her birth certificate are needed. Chil-dren can also be listed, but that is up to applicant.

2) Parents’ birth or death cer-tificates and marriage certificates should be included if possible.

3) Grandparents’ birth or death certificates should be included if pos-sible.

4) Census Records can be used from 1850 to 1940. Older ones do not show child-to-parent relationships. Records have to be from the same household. One cannot assume that living next door implies relationship. (Example: head of household and son in same household / not head of household and head of household next door. One cannot assume that one is the son of the other.)

5) Wills and deeds must state pa-rental relationships by names.

6) Grave markers are good for dates but do not show parents in most cases. If using Find A Grave, a picture of the marker or tombstone must be shown.

7) DAR Record Copies that have checkmarks on all names and dates and generally approved after 1985 can be used.

8) SAR applications on Ancestry.com can only be used as a reference when researching your line. These will not be used as proof. They are too old and do not meet today’s SAR standards. Do not send these with the application because they are not proof.

Note: Only one document is needed to prove generation 1 to 2, as a birth certificate names the ap-plicant and his parents. Using this as a guideline, generation 2 could use a death certificate to show generation 2 to 3. This shows the applicant’s fa-ther or mother and their parents.

Only one census record year would be needed to show genera-tion 3 to 4 if no death record can be found.

Send only letter size documents for any documents.

Only three papers need to be used with the first three generations. One page should be used per generation. An application with eight genera-tions can be proven with eight pages and the two page application.

Primary Sources: These are the best to use:

A) Birth certificatesB) Death certificatesC) Census recordsD) Wills or deedsE) Bible records of that time with

the front page of Bible that shows it is of that time.

F) Pictures of grave markers of that time (not a new one for an old grave).

A four-issue annual subscrip-tion to The SAR Magazine costs $10. Checks should be made payable to the Treasurer General NSSAR and mailed to the attention of Craig Johnson, Finance Director, NSSAR, 1000 S. Fourth St., Louisville, KY 40203-3208.

Chapters may want to provide a subscription to libraries in their ar-eas.

Jody Henson, president of the Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter, visited the Beaufort Library and explained that he had just ordered a two-year subscription for the library and gave them a copy of the most recent edi-tion. They could place it on the pe-riodicals rack until the next edition arrives.

President Henson found that this library relies heavily on donated sub-

Buy subscription to SAR Magazine for a library in your chapter area

scriptions to magazines and other periodicals.

At the same time, Henson men-tioned The Palmetto Patriot and asked if they would also consider having it available to patrons. He said he would bring a copy to them each quarter and provided them the current issue to re-view. They liked the idea of having both a national publication and state publication. In both cases, Henson stapled his SAR card on the front, at the bottom, in case someone might want more information.

Henson suggests that each chapter decide if they want to provide a copy of The Palmetto Patriot to a library in their area, and have the president at-tach a contact card. Chapters can let editor Tom Hanson know how many additional copies are needed. See contact information in staff box.

By Mark C. AnthonyHost Society Chairman

Planning for the 2014 Congress continues with no major develop-ments at this time. Over the next few

weeks, committee members will meet with a couple of churches in Green-ville before deciding on the location for the National Memorial Service.

The committee has purchased a Minuteman statuette that will be

used for further fundraising. Other fundraising efforts continue with the challenge coins, lapel pins and medals. These are well received, and sales are progressing ahead of expec-tations.

Others items to be addressed in coming months are continued work on bids for bus transportation and continued work on the tour. The committee decided that trying to produce a DVD to be shown in con-junction with the tour is too ambi-tious and costly to pursue.

The Congress will be from Friday, July 18, to Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency, which anchors the Main Street corridor in down-town Greenville.

The major events of each day are as follows:

Friday, July 18: National Execu-tive Committee Meeting.

Saturday, July 19: Tour of Kings Mountain and Cowpens Battlefields / Host Society Reception.

Sunday, July 20: Committee Meetings / Memorial Service / Ora-tion Contest Finals.

Monday, July 21: Congress Busi-ness Sessions / Youth Awards Lun-

cheon / Awards Night.Tuesday, July 22: Congress Busi-

ness Session / National Officer Elec-tion / Banquet.

Wednesday, July 23: Congress Business Session / Tour of Ninety-Six battle site / Induction Banquet.

Thursday, July 24: National Ex-ecutive Committee Meeting.

Subcommittees to serve in specif-ic functions have been named. They are as follows:

Registration: Welcome attendees and provide Congress materials to them.

Credentials: Certify voting del-egates and conduct any elections.

Transportation: Identify a bus company for tours / Serve as points of contacts during tours and when transportation is needed.

Protocol: Work with distin-guished guests / Provide guidance for protocol and seating charts at meals.

Publicity: In charge of all public relations / Oversee design process and stuffing of souvenir bags.

Ladies Hospitality: Work with National Ladies Auxiliary to support social and other projects of the group while at Congress.

All interested compatriots are in-vited to attend future Congress plan-ning meetings.

The South Carolina Society an-nounces that the following compatri-ots have passed away.

John Walton Dixon of the Dr. George Mosse Chapter.

Arthur Beverly Elliott III of the Dr. George Mosse Chapter.

Gassiway Horrace Berry of the Dr. George Mosse Chapter.

John Henderson Pitts III of the Gen. James Williams Chapter.

Richard Alexander Pregnall of the Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter

Col. Thomas H Saunders Sr.

Roll Call of the DepartedUSAF (Ret.) of the Matthew Single-ton Chapter.

William Wilson Rainey Jr., an at large member.

Hubert Whitfield Tucker of the Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter died Oct. 22.

Jerry Williams Oates, an at large member, died Nov. 9.

William Louis Perry of the Col. William Bratton Chapter died Nov. 20.

Furman Fletcher Cole of the Major Gen. William Moultrie Chap-ter died Dec. 31.

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State Treasurer Greg Ohane-sian prepared the items below for Chapters to use in seeking Caro-lina Day proclamations from their cities or counties.

If any Chapter needs help on the proclamation or the resolution they can call Wayne Cousar (843-846-5886), e-mail him (cousar@hargray.com) or write him at 123 Bull Point Dr., Seabrook SC, 29940. Wayne will mail chapters a full-size ready to sign copy.

State Society encourages chapters to seek Carolina Day proclamations

CHARLESTON — The Major Gen. William Moultrie Chapter host-ed a black tie celebration in honor of President Washington at the Caroli-na Yacht Club in Charleston Feb. 23.

This well attended event fea-tured Benjamin Franklin (portrayed by Steve Nousen), who spoke of his good friend, President Washington.

Franklin also spoke about his eight years as the ambassador to the Court of King Louis XVl and a few of his Parisian lady friends.

Chapter President Bru Izard spoke of his chapter plans for five more events and activities culminating with the State Colonial Ball in Charleston Dec. 21.

State President John Ramsey ad-dressed the chapter about the new provisional Thomas Lynch Chapter in Georgetown and the opportuni-ties for compatriots who live in the Georgetown area to participate with that new chapter.

Major Gen. William Moultrie Chapter celebrates Washington’s Birthday

WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY — Compatriots and their ladies at the celebration included (left photo, from left) Henry and Katherine Dunbar, member applicant Neal Cook with Amanda Kilbane, Dr. Maxwell Mowry and SCSSAR First Lady Johanne D. Ramsey. Right photo, from left: Ste-phen and Christie Worsham, Past State President Vic Brandt, Harold and Judy Davis, and Ann Brandt.

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By Ken ObriotFriends of Buford Massacre Battlefield

FORT MILL — On May 29, 1780, a battle occurred in eastern Lancast-er County, near the intersections of present day SC 9 and SC 522, just south of the border with North Caro-lina.

This battle, now known as the Battle of the Waxhaws or Buford’s Massacre, changed the course of the Revolutionary War. It became the spark that unified the divided colo-nists in the South against the British and Loyalists.

The Friends of the Buford Mas-sacre Battlefield was incorporated last May to promote, preserve and improve the Buford battlefield and to provide an educational experience for future generations.

The battle cry of “Give Them Tar-leton’s Quarter” and “Remember Bu-ford’s Massacre” led the Americans to victories at Kings Mountain and Cowpens and made the British posi-

tion in the South untenable. For me the overwhelming American defeat at the Waxhaws is the Alamo moment of the war as it and additional British and Loyalist atrocities and demands set the stage for their ultimate defeat at Yorktown, the seminal moment that forever changed our destiny and forged a new nation.

On May 12, 1780, 5,300 Ameri-cans under the command of Gen. Benjamin Lincoln surrendered at Charles Town to the British under Gen. Henry Clinton. It was the larg-est surrender of American forces un-til Bataan fell in 1942.

Col. Abraham Buford was leading about 350 men of the Third Virgin-ia Detachment south from Virginia to help relieve Charles Town. They were north of the Santee River when they were informed of the American capitulation. Buford was ordered to turn and proceed to Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Buford was slow in his march and Gen. Charles Cornwallis, sec-ond in command to Clinton, ordered Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton and his British Legion to pursue Buford. Tarleton and his 270 Loyalist dra-goons and mounted infantry covered 104 miles in 54 hours. In an area of wooded pasture in present day Bu-ford, South Carolina, Tarleton and his men caught up with Col. Buford and the Third Virginia Detachment.

Early in the afternoon of May 29, Col. Tarleton sent a rider under a flag of truce and demanded the Conti-nentals surrender. Col. Buford, after consulting with his officers, rejected the offer of surrender and deployed his troops in single column in a line that stretched about 250 yards. Col. Tarleton deployed his men in three sections with cavalry on the left and right, and dismounted troopers form-ing his infantry assault in the center.

Tarleton led the left squadron and signaled the charge. At about 10 yards, the Continentals fired, but the single volley was not enough to stop the charge, and the British were quickly among the Americans cut-ting and slashing, showing no quar-ter or mercy.

In recounting Tarleton’s action at the scene, an American field surgeon named Robert Brownfield wrote that Col. Buford raised a white flag of sur-render, “expecting the usual treat-ment sanctioned by civilized war-

fare.” While Buford was calling for quarter, Tarleton’s horse was struck by a musket ball and fell.

This gave the Loyalist cavalry-men the impression that the Conti-nentals had shot at their commander while asking for mercy. Enraged, the Loyalist troops charged at the Vir-ginians. According to Brownfield, the Loyalists attacked, carrying out “indiscriminate carnage never sur-passed by the most ruthless atroci-ties of the most barbarous savages.” Tarleton’s men stabbed the wounded where they lay.

In Tarleton’s own account, he vir-tually admitted the massacre, saying that his horse had been shot from un-der him during the initial charge and his men, thinking him dead, engaged in “a vindictive asperity not easily re-strained.”

In 15 minutes the battle was over, and the carnage was complete. One hundred thirteen Americans lay dead on the field and 150 were wounded — most so severely that they would die from their wounds. The British paroled the wounded on the field and took 50 prisoners, who were sent to prison ships anchored in Charles Town.

A few Americans managed to es-cape as Tarleton’s men were too tired and the horses worn out to pursue. British casualties were five dead and 14 wounded.

The American dead were buried in two grave pits dug by area inhabit-ants on or near the battlefield. Eighty-four bodies were placed in one grave that is still marked today with stones gathered from the fields. A second grave site containing an estimated 25 bodies has been lost to time.

Col. Tarleton in his rout of the Continentals captured the personal battle flag of Col. Buford and sent it back to his family home in England. There it remained for 225 years be-fore his descendants sold the flag at an auction. The flag was put on display, and from pictures taken of it,the Friends of the Buford Mas-sacre Battlefield have replicated the Buford battle flag.

Today, a reproduction of the Bu-ford flag flies over the battlefield under the American flag on a pole purchased by the South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolu-tion and erected by the Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield. The motto on the Buford flag is Perserve-rando, Latin for “to persevere,” and in that spirit a Buford flag was pre-

Friends of Buford Massacre Battlefield seek to preserve battle site

Paver Order Form

Name:

Address:

Phone: Date:

Please use a separate order form for each paver ordered and staple your orders together with your payment. Each paver may contain up to three lines of script with up to 18 characters per line. Spaces and punctuation are counted as char-acters. Inscriptions are centered on the paver. The pavers are four inches by eight inches and cost $100.Print your inscription below with one legible letter per space.

Please return this order form with check made payable to Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield to 2020 Maned Goose Court, Fort Mill, SC 29707

REPLICA OF COL. ABRAHAM BUFORD’S BATTLE FLAG

sented to the Buford High School Junior ROTC program with the hope that it will inspire this generation to persevere in spite of all the obstacles they will face.

Plans for the battlefield and mon-ument include a walkway with me-morial brick pavers, benches and additional flag poles that will fly the South Carolina and Buford Flags. In-formation kiosks will provide details of the battle, the war in the South and the soldiers who fought and died there.

To support the Friends of the Bu-ford Massacre Battlefield, complete a Paver Order Form with a tax deduct-ible check for $100 and mail it to the address listed on the form. To be-come a member of the organization, complete a membership application and mail it along with a check for the appropriate amount to the same address. A purchase of a memorial paver includes an individual mem-bership for one year.

For more information, send an e-mail to FriendsoftheBMB@gmail.com.

Combined Color Guard at 2012 commemoration.

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By John RamseyState President

COLUMBIA — The Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter and the SCSSAR commemorated the birthday of Pres-ident George Washington Feb. 22 at the South Carolina Capitol Building in Columbia.

Coordinated by Col. Thomas Tay-lor Chapter President John McCabe and Secretary Haskell Kibler, the cel-ebration brought compatriots from around the state and more than 120 fifth grade students together in the halls of the Capitol.

Spirited from the 18th century, Ben Franklin (portrayed by Steve Nousen) visited the gathering and talked of his good friend, President Washington, and how Washington’s life served as a model for public ser-vants in the new country! Joining with Ben, and representing pres-ent leadership in our country, was Col. Michael Graese, Garrison Com-mander at Fort Jackson in Columbia. The Colonel talked of American lead-ership in the 21st century and the

State Society and Col. Thomas Taylor chapter host Capitol commemoration of Washington’s birthday

challenges that still face our country.State President John Ramsey

talked of the extraordinary genius of George Washington in overseeing the beginnings of our government. Nor-ma Corley of the South Carolina So-ciety NSDAR brought greetings from across the state from the organiza-tion’s 70 chapters and DAR members.

William H. Short Jr. of the Par-tisan Society of the Congaree gave the invocation and benediction. For the invocation, Short delivered the prayer George Washington gave at his inauguration.

Wreaths were presented by the following: SCSSAR, South Carolina Society NSDAR, Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter, Gen. James Williams Chap-ter, Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter, Eutaw Springs Chapter, Col. Joseph Kershaw Chapter and the Gen. Fran-cis Marion Chapter.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mitchell McCabe, one of the fifth graders in attendance and son of the Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter Presi-dent John McCabe.

PRESENTING THE COLORS — Color Guard (from left: Donny Carson, President of the Daniel Morgan Chapter; Dan Woodruff, State Secretary; Greg Ohanesian, State Treasurer; and Bob Krause, Color Guard Commander) presents the Colors at the start of the event. You can watch a video of the event online at SCSSAR.org [Photos by Thomas C. Hanson]

Col. Michael Graese, Garrison Command-er at Fort Jackson in Columbia, delivers address.

Mitchell McCabe (left) leads Pledge of Al-legiance with his father, John, President of the Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter.

SCSSAR President John Ramsey wel-comes guests.

John, McCabe, President of the Col. Thom-as Taylor Chapter, master of ceremonies.

By Dan WoodruffThe South Carolina Society wel-

comes the following new members.

Col. Robert Anderson Chapter: Isaac Lewis Langley Jr., Patriot an-cestor Tarlton Brown.

Michael Anthony Rayneri, Pa-triot ancestor James Griffin.

Charles Martin Hart II, Patriot ancestor Martin Cole.

Monte Arthur Hart II, Patriot ancestor Martin Cole.

Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter: Alexander Faris Giles III, Patriot ancestor Calvin Spencer.

Joe Maxey Burns, Patriot ances-tor John Burns.

Col. William Bratton Chapter: Andrew Nims Barbieri, Patriot an-cestor Ariel Nims.

William Kenneth Barbieri, Pa-triot ancestor Ariel Nims.

Dan William Evans Jr., Patriot ancestor Rowland Evans.

Daniel Morgan Chapter: Marc Paffrath Oburg, Patriot ancestor Barnabas Wellman.

John Hilliard Sitton, Patriot an-cestor John Lipscomb.

Jesse Wayne Clark, Patriot an-cestor Parson Rackley.

Edward Scott Collins Ingle, Pa-triot ancestor Nicholas Chapman.

John William Ingle, Patriot an-cestor Nicholas Chapman.

Roy David Marrs, Patriot ances-tor James Maxwell.

Henry Alan Leonard, Patriot an-cestor Ebenezer Leonard.

Dr. George Mosse Chapter: Ar-thur Vincent O’Neill, Patriot ances-tor John Bankson Palmer.

New SCSSAR membersRobert Allard Malphrus, Patriot

ancestor Elias Jaudon.Paul Alan Gambill, Patriot an-

cestor Anthony Cosad.Gen. Andrew Pickens Chapter:

Phillip Clayton Mays, Patriot ances-tor Andrew Pickens.

Harry Buist Mays Jr., Patriot an-cestor Andrew Pickens.

Gen. Francis Marion Chapter: William Edward Eutsler Jr., Patriot ancestor Calvin Spencer.

Gen. James Williams Chapter: Charles Remington Halsey, Patriot ancestor Rufus King.

Henry Laurens Chapter: Gerald David Jennings, Patriot ancestor Caleb Jennings.

David Clarence Jennings Jr., Pa-triot ancestor Caleb Jennings.

Major Gen. William Moultrie Chapter: Robert Edward Johnson Jr., Patriot ancestor John Smith.

Matthew Singleton Chapter: John Wade Summerford Jr., Patri-ot ancestor Jacob Lawrence.

Andrew Phillips Wise, Patriot ancestor Christopher Gadsden.

At Large: Corey Jonathan Ev-ans, Patriot ancestor Rowland Ev-ans.

Scott Chadwick Evans, Patriot ancestor Rowland Evans.

Corey Austin Woodruff, Patriot ancestor Philip Anthony.

Charles Wood Halsey Jr., Patriot ancestor Rufus King.

William Lowell Jacques II, Pa-triot ancestor John Forman.

Martin Hunt Watkins, Patriot ancestor David Watkins.

Ren Casey Peterson, Patriot an-cestor Andrew Creveling.

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compatriots from nine states along with members of the DAR, CAR and other organizations gathered at the Cowpens Battlefield for the annual wreath-laying ceremony.

A massed color guard of more than 70 compatriots led the proces-sion to the United States Monument. Vice President General Pittard led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Amer-ican flag, and John Slaughter, park superintendent, spoke about the partnership of the National Park Ser-vice with the SAR and the symbolism of the SAR membership medallion.

David Johnson, chaplain for the South Carolina Society, was master of ceremonies and gave the invoca-

tion and benediction.Seventy-five wreaths were pre-

sented, followed by a rifle volley. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the SAR Color Guard marched onto the battlefield through the reenactors camp to the Washington Light In-fantry Monument. There, President General Leishman concluded the official SAR celebration by placing a wreath at the location where the second Patriot line was located dur-ing the battle.

During the Jan. 18, 1781 battle, Patriots under Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan decisively defeated British forces under Lt. Col. Bantastre Tar-leton. It was a turning point in the re-conquest of South Carolina from the British.

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Greensboro, N.C.

Simpsonville, S.C.

Columbia, S.C.

Halifax, N.C.

Washington, D.C.

Arlington, Va.

Ninety-Six, S.C.

Asheville, N.C.

St. Simons Island, Ga.

Louisville, Ky.

Greenville, S.C.

Alamance, N.C.

Nationwide

Lancaster, S.C.

Washington, D.C.

Ocala, Fla.

Lincolnton, N.C.

Charleston, S.C.

Mount Vernon, Va.

Kansas City, Mo.

March 16 232nd Anniversary10 a.m. of Guilford Courthouse

March 23 Simpsonville Museum

April 5 - 6 SC Society Annual Meeting All Day

April 6 Halifax Resolves

April 13 Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday

April 13 President General Wreath Laying at the Tomb of the Unknown

April 13-14 Ninety-Six Revolutionary War Days

April 19 - 20 South Atlantic District Meeting / All Day NC Society Annual Meeting

April 20 Georgia Patriots Day

May 2 Pegasus Parade

May 7 GSP Honor Flight

May 18 17th Annual Patriots Day

May 18 Field of Honor and Healing Field

May 25 Buford’s Massacre

May 26 National Memorial Day Parade

May 27 Avenue of Flags Highland Memorial Park Cemetery

June 8 233rd Anniversary of Ramsour’s Mill

June 28 Carolina Day/Battle of Fort Sullivan

July 4 Wreath Laying at Washington’s Tomb

July 6-10 123rd Annual Congress

Calendar of Events

*Chapters are requested to not schedule meetings or events on established State and National meeting dates.

*All event times and dates are subject to change. Please visit the SC Society website (www.scssar.org) for details.

Steve Nousen portrays Benjamin Franklin.

William H. Short Jr. of the Partisan Society of the Congaree delivers the invocation — the prayer delivered by President George Washington’s at his inauguration.

From left: Bob Krause, Steve Nousen as Benjamin Franklin, Dan Woodruff and Donny Carson.

From left: SCSSAR President John Ramsey, Steve Nousen as Benjamin Franklin and John McCabe, President of the Thomas Taylor Chapter. [Photo by Norm Pigeon]

Norm Pigeon (left), President of the Gen. James Williams Chapter, and Jim Liv-ingston, Chapter Vice President, after the wreath-laying ceremony. Norm has been an SAR member for more than 55 years.

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South Carolina Legislature honors Joanna Craig for American Revolutionary War history work

LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM — Tim Foster (left), a deputy sheriff in Spartanburg County assigned as the School Resource Officer and a member of Daniel Morgan Chapter, con-ducts a two-day living history program in November at Gable Middle School in Roebuck that includes maps, historic sites, equipment and weapons demonstrations. Josh Comer (center and below left) is an eighth grade history teacher. Foster dresses out teachers and students to highlight South Carolina and particularly the Upstate’s role in the Revolution.

PAUL HAMILTON CHAPTER OFFICERS FOR 2013 — Seated from (left): John Ramsey SCSSAR President; Jody Henson Chapter President; Mike Keyserling, Vice President; Tom Mikell Secretary/Treasurer; and Dean Cullison, Genealogist. Second row: Joe Hard-en, Chapter Enhancement; Pete Dickerson Historian/Public Relations; Don Starkey, web-master; Bill Sammons, Chaplain; Wayne Cousar, Education and Social; Claude Dinkins, JROTC Chairman; and Carroll Crowther, Registrar. Not present: Andy Beall, Eagle Scout Scholarship and Frank Wood Color Sergeant. [Photo by Anita Henson]

Joanna Craig (center, with SC legislative Concurrent Resolution) poses in SC Senate with Sen. Vincent Sheheen (to her right), Rep. Laurie Funderburk (in bright jacket, to her left), member of the Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site Board, other elected Camden dignitaries and invited guests. At left is Bill Vartorella, a member of the Executive Commit-tee of the Battle of Camden Advisory Council, and a member of the Col. Joseph Kershaw Chapter. Craig was lauded for her work to preserve the history of the American Revolution and Historic Camden and ongoing related efforts at the Battle of Camden site. Ms. Craig is a past recipient of the SCSSAR Martha Washington Award. [Photo by Sam Holland, SC House of Representatives]

KERSHAW MEMORIAL — Miles Gardner (left), president of the Col. Joseph Kershaw Chapter, and State President John Ramsey at the Kershaw family burial enclosure in Camden Dec. 9 at an event in conjunction with A Colonial Christmas at Historic Cam-den, the chapter’s sponsored historic site. [Photo by Hal Lefferts]

BEAUFORT — The Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter conducted its an-nual dinner meeting Dec. 12 at the Dataw Island Club on St. Helena Is-land.

State President John L. Ramsey installed the Chapter’s officers for 2013.

Featured speaker was Steve Nou-sen, an actor who portrayed Ben Franklin in “Ben Franklin Recalls George Washington.”

Following his presentation, Chap-ter President Jody Henson presented Mr. Nousen with the SAR Good Citi-zen Medal in recognition of his living historical work with schools and the public. Col. Chester Cotter, Patriot ancestor Ebenezer Fairbanks, was recognized for his 15 years of service to the SAR and was presented with a pin and certificate by President Hen-son. Pete Dickerson, Public Relations Officer, Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter.

Chapter President Jody Henson (left) presents Steve Nousen with the SAR Good Citizen Medal. [Photos by Pete Dickerson]

Col. Chester Cotter (left) receives a 15 Year SAR Service Certificate from President Henson.

Paul Hamilton Chapter conducts annual meeting, inducts officers for 2013

Length of Service and Good Citizen Awards presented

In October bronze statues were erected in the Camden town square by attorney John A. Hagins, a descendant of Revolutionary War Patriots, who was born in the Camden area. During the Revolutionary War period, Chief Hagler (left statue) was an ally of Col. Kershaw (right statue) and helped provide essential goods for the settlers.

“Let us all be of one heart, and stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.”

Col. William Prescott (1726-1795)

We have proclaimed to the world our determination “to die freemen, rather than to live slaves.” We have appealed to Heaven for the justice of our cause, and in Heaven we have placed our trust. We shall never be abandoned by Heaven while we act worthy of its aid and protection. Samuel Adams, September 1777.

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From left: Richard Johnson, Frank Beattie, Nathan Kaminski, Ted Morton, Red-ding I. “Rick” Corbett III, Virgil Johnson and Mitchell Sturgeon. [Photo by Fred-ericke Oakes]

GEORGETOWN — The River Oaks Tea Room at Hopsewee Plan-tation was the scene Nov. 28 for the formational meeting of the pro-visional Thomas Lynch Chapter in Georgetown.

Temporary officers are Nathan “Kim” Kaminiski, President; Mitch-ell Sturgeon, Secretary; Virgil John-son, Genealogist; and Lucius, “L.T.” Sloan, Treasurer.

Richard Johnson, SCSAR Pee Dee Region Vice President, welcomed the attendees, and then Ted Morton, past SCSSAR President, spoke on the ide-als of the SAR. Redding I. “Rick” Cor-bett III, responsible for SAR Chapter Formation & Development, spoke on first year chapter activities.

Frank Beattie spoke on the life of Thomas Lynch Sr., for whom the chapter was named.

New chapter formed in GeorgetownIn addition to the above, char-

ter members are Vernon Parker III, Paige Sawyer, Clayton Bull, William “Larry” Harvey, James, “Bud” Black III, Dr. James Carroll, Dr. Ralph Sprinkle, William Campbell, Ladson McCutcheon Jr., Felix Montgomery Jr., Paul Jones and Ronald Horton.

Guests included Frederick Kellogg Jr.; Thomas Heyward, direct descen-dant of the signer of the Declaration of Independence; Fredericke Oakes; and William Judd, President of the Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter in Myr-tle Beach, whose support was crucial to the formation of this chapter.

Anyone who is a descendant who wishes to join the provisional Thom-as Lynch Chapter in Georgetown, please call Nat Kaminiski (803-545-7275) or Frank Beattie) 843-546-7891). Frank Beattie.

DANIEL MORGAN CHRISTMAS BANQUET — Left photo: Donny Car-son, chapter president (left), welcomes SCSSAR President John Ramsey and his wife, Johanne, to the chapter’s Christmas banquet in Spartanburg Dec. 6. Above: President Ramsey in-ducts 2013 officers (from left) Presi-dent Donny Carson, Chaplain Rev. Lynwood Jordan, Vice President Ron Swain, Treasurer Charles Augur, Histo-rian Joseph Kirby and Secretary Mark Anthony. [Photos by Ashley Brown]

Joshua LaFond (second from right) has been selected for a Navy ROTC four-year schol-arship at Duke University. Cadet Joshua LaFond-Favieres, as a junior at Laurens District 55 High School, was selected as the South Carolina JROTC cadet of the year at the South Carolina Society annual convention in Columbia last April. Cadet LaFond-Favieres displays his award with his mother, Mrs. LaFond-Favieres, and then-SCSSAR President Mark Anthony. Submitted by Norm Pigeon. [Photo by Thomas C. Hanson]

JROTC winner gets four-year scholarship

HORRY STATUE — The Col. Lemuel Ben-ton Chapter participated in the Oct. 29 un-veiling of a bronze bust of Peter Horry in the Horry County Courthouse. From left: Teresa Johnson, DAR; Ronald J. Horton, past Vice President General SAR; Richard Johnson; and R.B. Scarborough. Horry served a lieu-tenant colonel under Francis Marion and later was a brigadier general in the state mi-litia. He served in the South Carolina Senate and House, and what was then Kingston County was renamed the Horry District in 1801. In 1868, the district became Horry County. [Photo by Keith Edwards]

The Thomas Lynch Chapter host-ed a banquet and historical presenta-tion Feb. 23 at Hopsewee, the Thom-as Lynch plantation on the South Santee River.

Many DAR members attended, including past State Regent Marilyn Altman. Chapter officers were intro-duced and began their duties leading up to full chartering, and several pro-spective members attended.

Dr. Roy Talbert Jr. of Coastal Carolina University spoke of the life

Chapter hosts event at Hopsewee Plantationand significance of Peter Horry and his relationship with Gen. Francis Marion during the Revolution.

Frank and Raejean Beattie own Hopsewee Plantation, and they have restored the plantation and grounds and added a tea room where the ban-quet took place. SAR members in the greater Georgetown area are en-couraged to become members of the Thomas Lynch Chapter and to search for men who have Revolutionary War Patriots in their family history.

Left photo (from left): Treasurer Frank Beattie, President Nathan Kaminski, Secretary Merritt William Sturgeon and State President John L. Ramsey. Right photo: Our newest chapter presents its first award to the evening’s speaker. From left: President Nathan Ka-minski, Dr. Talbert of Coastal Carolina University, and Secretary Merritt Sturgeon.

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Name

Chapter Title

Address

City State ZIP

Phone Number

Email

Name of Spouse or Other Guest

Full SAR Member Registration Fee for both days:

$85 x = $

The registration fee includes the Awards Luncheon and the Evening Banquet.

AWARDS LUNCHEON ONLY:

Non-SAR Member/Guest of SAR Member: $30 x = $

SAR Member: 40 x = $

EVENING BANQUET ONLY:

SAR Member: $55 x = $

Spouse or Guest of member: $40 x = $

Total Amount Enclosed:

Please make check payable to SCSSAR and send check along with registration form to Dan Woodruff, SC Society Secretary, P.O. Box 399, Williamston, SC 29697-0399

Carolina. He’s a former staff and fac-ulty member of USC and the Univer-sity of Maryland.

Doug is the author of 22 history books. He was the featured speaker at Carolina Day Memorial ceremo-nies in Charleston in 2011.

Selected State awards will also be presented to individuals or chapters. The slate of officers for 2013-2014 will be introduced along with the presidents of each chapter. Dress will be black tie/dress tartan optional.

Saturday: Saturday morning will begin with a Memorial Service in honor of those departed compatriots who have passed away in the past year. Afterward, a business meeting will review first quarter activities,

select new officers for the 2013-2014 year and address other business items.

The Annual Awards Luncheon will be from noon to 2 p.m. At this luncheon, the SC Society will award medals, certificates and cash awards to winners of the Americanism Poster Contest, Rumbaugh Oration Contest, Knight Essay Contest and the State Scholarship. The SC Society will also recognize its Outstanding Educator. The new State Officers for 2013-2014 will be inducted with an inaugural address by the new State President and thoughts from the retiring State President.

State Meeting Headquarters: The SC Society has chosen the Em-bassy Suites Hotel in Columbia as the venue for the meeting. This ho-

tel was the venue last year and was favorably received. The SAR has a block of rooms available for $116. Compatriots are encouraged to book their rooms as soon as practical ei-ther by calling 803-252-8700 or on-line at embassysuites.hilton.com.

Registration details: The com-patriot registration fee for the 2013 Annual State Meeting is $85, which includes meals and activities on Fri-day and Saturday. This year we are offering special pricing for spouses and guests:

Registration Fees: Full Compatriot Registration: $85

for all meals and activities.Spouse or guest at evening ban-

quet: $40.Spouse or guest at Awards Lun-

cheon on Saturday: $30.

Agenda

Evening Banquet, Friday, April 5

Welcome: President John L. RamseyPosting of the Colors: SAR Color GuardInvocation and blessing of the meal: Chaplain David Johnson Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: Rev. Ted MortonPledge of Allegiance to South Caro-lina: Norm PigeonNational Anthem:Pledge to the SAR: Ken Stock Sr., Vice President Major Gen. William Moultrie Chapter.Introduction of Special Guests: John L. RamseyGreetings from the NSDAR: Sherilyn Woodruff, SCDAR- SAR Liaison

DinnerIntroduction of Guest Speaker: Car-roll Crowther

The Battle of Sullivans Island, June 28, 1776. Douglas W. Bostick, CEO, South Carolina Battleground Trust.

Introduction of the Proposed Slate of Officers, 2013-1014. (Slate will be formalized with voting on Saturday.)

President: Carroll CrowtherSenior Vice President: Dan Woodruff Secretary: Mark Anthony Treasurer: Greg Ohanesian Regional Vice PresidentsLowcountry: Paul GrierMidlands: Doug Doster Piedmont: Norm PigeonPeeDee: Richard JohnsonUpstate: Greg Greenawalt Chapter Formation: Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III Chapter Renewal: Robert KrauseRegistrar: John T. SmithGenealogist: James L. WyrosdickHistorian: J.D. NorrisChaplain: Rev. Lawrence Peeples

Recognition of Chapter Presidents for 2013-2014:

SAR Recessional: Treasurer Greg Ohanesian.Benediction: David Johnson

Retiring of the Colors: SAR Color Guard

Closing Hymn: God Bless America

Compatriot, evening banquet only: $55.

Compatriot, Awards Luncheon only: $40.

Remember: the annual banquet and Awards Luncheon is for every Compatriot in the state! Please make plans to attend and enjoy.

The registration form below should be returned with a check no later than April 2 to Secretary Dan Woodruff, P.O. Box 399, Wil-liamston, SC 29697. We must provide numbers of attendees at the meals to the hotel well in advance. Checks will be accepted upon registration. Please respond as soon as possible.

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SCSSAR 124th Annual MeetingRegistration Form

Deadline for Registration — April 2

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Robert Anderson Chapter inducts officers, presents awards at quarterly meeting

Tom Weidner discusses Revolutionary War museum in Simpsonville.

2013-2014 OFFICERS — From left: Vice President Robert Krause, Chaplain Keith Tur-beville, Secretary Dan Woodruff, Treasurer Dan Patten, Registrar Tom Weidner, Genealo-gist Monte Hart and Sergeant-at-Arms Mike Boyd. Not pictured: President Will Ouvry.[Photos by Thomas C. Hanson]

Mark Anthony, host Society chairman, shows challenge coin for 2014 Annual Congress in Greenville.

Outgoing President J.D. Norris (right) pass-es gavel to incoming Vice President Robert Krause at the chapter’s quarterly meeting Feb. 21.

Lt. Col. (ret.) Stephen L. Shivers (right) re-ceives Law Enforcement Commendation Medal from former State President Charles Porter.

GREENWOOD — The Gen. James Williams Chapter celebrated George Washington’s birthday and inducted new officers at the Gatewood Club Feb. 19.

Guest speaker was Dr. Timothy Lake, a direct descendant of Andrew Pickens.

Norm Pigeon (right), former president of the Gen. James Williams Chapter, places the presidential insignia around the neck of incoming President Charles McKinney.

NEW CAMBRIDGE CHAPTER OFFICERS — From left: former President Tommy O’Dell, Brabham Dukes, President Pierce Stockman, Historian Eric Williams, Jeff O’Dell and Buddy Bell. [Photos by John L. Ramsey]

Gen. James Williams Chapter commemorates George Washington’s birthday, inducts officers

From left: outgoing President Tommy O’Dell, guest speaker Dr. Timothy Lake and John L. Ramsey, SCSSAR president. Dr. Lake brought heirlooms that belonged to Gen. Andrew Pick-ens. From left: china that Pickens had imported from England, a silver pitcher or ewer and Andrew Pickens’ personal snuff box. The snuff box, originally with a plate silver casing, was worn down to the copper layer by constant use for more than 40 years.

Beaufort celebrated its Tricentennial at Henry C. Chambers Water-front Park (named for Compatriot Henry Chambers) with 14 granite blocks with bronze plates set in a circle of palmetto trees.

Inscriptions chart Beaufort’s history, from explorations of the area by the Spanish in 1514 to its founding by the English Jan. 17, 1711, and beyond.

The plaques were paid for by the Beaufort 300 campaign, during which more than 300 people, businesses and organizations donated at least $300 each to salute the city’s 300th birthday in 2011.

The Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter participated in the program, and the SAR is listed on one of the plates. Pete Dickerson, Public Relations Officer.

Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter helps mark Beaufort Tricentennial

From left: Jody Henson, Frank Axmann and Bob Hartzog of the Gov. Paul Ham-ilton Chapter stand by one of the histori-cal markers commemorating the Beau-fort Tricentennial Jan. 20. Not pictured: Henry Chambers and Michael Keyser-ling. [Photo by Anita Henson]

“Our Declaration of Independence I dare say you have seen. A few weeks will probably determine our fate. Perfect freedom, or Absolute Slavery. To some of us freedom or a halter. Our fates are in the hands of An Almighty God, to whom I can with plea-sure confide my own; he can save us, or destroy us; his Councils are fixed and cannot be disappointed, and all his designs will be Accomplished.” — Abraham Clark, Declaration of Indepen-dence signer from New Jersey, writing to his friend Elias Dayton July 14, 1776.

“We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.”

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill

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Summary of business at January MeetingBy Dan WoodruffState Secretary

COLUMBIA — Jan. 12 Board of Governors Meeting Minutes.

10 a.m. President John Ramsey called the meeting to order

Invocation by David JohnsonPledges Dan Woodruff took roll call and

announced to the president that we met quorum. Palmetto Patriot:

10:15 a.m. Doug Doster presented a Long Range Planning Committee Proposal. The committee proposed that in spite of the increase in costs, the State Society continue to publish and mail newsprint copies of The Pal-metto Patriot to SCSSAR members quarterly as well as the digital copy that is posted on the state website.

The committee also asks that the annual dues notices, as soon as prac-ticable, provide a box for SCSSAR compatriots to request electronic delivery of The Palmetto Patriot. The dues notices already include a place for our compatriots to include their email addresses, and it is requested that they include them. It was noted

that many compatriots have email addresses but have not provided them. After discussion and modifica-tions to the original motion, the mo-tion as listed above passed.

10:30 a.m. Review of Published Report Package — all reports accept-ed as published in the reports pack-age with the following additions:Chapters:

Joseph Kershaw — National Park Service needs additional two months to deliberate on the Camden site. The rock band Cherry Case shot a patri-otic video called “War Song.”

Thomas Lynch (provisional) — an article about the chapter was pub-lished in the area paper.

William Moultrie — Carolina Day June 28. Please attend. Please en-courage your mayor to declare June 28 Carolina Day (see proclamations, page 4).Committees:

2014 Congress by Mark Anthony — lapel pins, medal sets and chal-lenge coins are available for purchase. Contact Mark to purchase them.

Carroll Crowther

Wayne Cousar

Color Guard presents colors. [Photos by Thomas C. Hanson]

Treasurer Greg Ohanesian (left) gets Silver Color Guard Medal from Robert Krause. [Pho-tos by Thomas C. Hanson]

President John Ramsey leads discussion on The Palmetto Patriot.

Fred Oakes of the Col Lemuel Benton chapter reads The Palmetto Patriot.

Americanism by Mark Anthony — A training PowerPoint is available for the Americanism scoresheet.

CAR/DAR/SAR — Ted Morton asked that we reach out to the lo-cal DAR chapters for prospective members. The DAR and SAR Annual Meetings are on same weekend this year. The CAR State meeting is in March, and Ted will attend.

Colonial Ball — Greg Ohanesian requested that you please present your daughter, granddaughter or niece for the Ball. We have only four prospects, and one application has been submitted.

Education — Doug Doster report-ed that his committee is still looking into educators for this year’s Educa-tor Award.

Historic Sites & Patriot Graves — Carroll Crowther — Make sure to submit photographs of the grave sites.

Marion Statue — the statue

should be dedicated this year be-cause the money has been received

Nominating — The nominating committee presented nominees for State Officers in 2013-2014.

President Carroll CrowtherSenior Vice President (President

Elect) Dan Woodruff Secretary Mark AnthonyTreasurer Greg OhanesianChapter Formation Vice Presi-

dent Redding I. “Rick” Corbett IIIChapter Renewal Vice President

Bob Krause Low Country Vice President Paul

Grier Midlands Vice President Doug

DosterPee Dee Vice President Richard

JohnsonPiedmont Vice President Norm

PigeonUpstate Vice President Greg

GreenawaltRegistrar Vice President John

SmithGenealogist Vice President Jim

Wyrosdick Historian Vice President J.D. Nor-

risChaplain Vice President Law-

rence Peebles Chancellor Vice President Bryan

Caskey

National Trustee Doug Doster Alternate National Trustee Mark

AnthonyRumbaugh Oration – Redding I.

“Rick” Corbett III — material for the contest is on the SCSSAR website. We need applicants. Will send out the materials by email to all chapters the following week.

ROTC/JROTC — Norm Pigeon reported that all Enhanced JROTC applications need to be in by Jan 24. Last year’s winner received scholar-

ship to Duke University (see photo page 9).

SCSSAR Scholarship — Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III — material for the contest is on the SCSSAR web-site. We need applicants. Will send out the materials by email to all chapters the following week.

Officers:National Trustee: by Mark Antho-

ny — The Spring Leadership meeting is at the end of February.

(See January Meeting, page 13)

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SCSSAR members who wish to receive The Palmet-to Patriot by e-mail instead of the print edition, please e-mail Mark Anthony at mcgt90@ bellsouth.net. Those who wish to continue to receive the hardcopy edition do not need to do any-thing. Past issues are available on the SC Society website www.scssar.org.

Palmetto Patriot available by e-mail

By Jim LivingstonHistorian William T. Graves pro-

vides us with his second book regard-ing James Williams, and it is titled Backcountry Revolutionary.

This is an extraordinary volume regarding South Carolina backcoun-try Whig involvement in the Ameri-can Revolution. James Williams from Virginia, having settled in South Carolina, is the central char-acter, who was actively involved in politics as an elected official while at the same time a concerned militia Whig.

Williams was one of nine com-manders of the Patriot militia, and unlike many such Whigs, remained firm in support of his ideals, not fear-ing consequences from the enemy af-ter the fall of Charleston. The defeat at Charleston is considered of major consequence throughout the book.

We learn that Williams first fought at Fort Ninety-Six, which re-sulted from the Mine Creek Ambush, a site located by the Gen. James Wil-

Backcountry Revolutionaryby William T. Graves

liams Chapter, and recognized with a roadside marker.

Being a determined Whig fighter in addition to an elected politician sets the scene for all kinds of con-troversy. Most conspicuously, James Williams is misrepresented at the top of the list of those killed at the Kings Mountain battle, on an obelisk close to where British Major Patrick Fer-guson was killed.

Graves gives details surrounding the place and time of many incidents and destroys malicious mischarac-terizations of Williams.

Backcountry Revolutionary will hold a prime place in my library as an encyclopedic reference regarding backcountry during the American Revolution and one of its major play-ers, Gen. James Williams.

Publisher: Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution Press, Woodward Corporation, Lugoff, South Carolina. Southerncampaigns.org, 2012. $22.95, and is available on Amazon.com.

Book Review

SAR members gather Feb. 9 to celebrate the 234th anniversary of the Patriot victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek Feb. 14, 1779 in the Georgia back country. From left: Donnie Carson, President of the Daniel Morgan Chapter; Dan Woodruff, State Secretary; John Ramsey, State President; Steven Pittard, South Atlantic District Vice President General; Joseph W. Dooley, National Society Secretary General; James D. Norris, President of the Col. Robert Anderson Chapter; and Michael Boyd of the Col. Robert Anderson Chapter [Photo by Janet Norris]

SCSSAR joins in 234th anniversary of Patriot victory at Kettle CreekBy John RamseySCSSAR President

WASHINGTON, Georgia — Five SCSSAR members joined with many other societies and compatriots Feb. 8 - 10 to commemorate the 234th anniversary of the Battle of Kettle Creek, where South Carolinian and Georgia Patriots defeated Loyalists Feb. 14, 1779.

Anniversary celebrationThe pageantry included the Con-

tinental Army, Georgia militia, Fife and Drum music, the combined Na-tional Color Guard, wreath presenta-tions and a musket volley.

Speakers and representatives from National Headquarters, the South Atlantic Vice President Gen-eral, SAR, DAR and CAR spoke at a ceremony atop War Hill, which is graced by a monument dedicated to our Patriot heroes.

Additionally, a number of graves of participants with their grave stones (from the early 19th century) have been located on top of War Hill. I represented the South Carolinian compatriots in placing a wreath at the Kettle Creek memorial.

Background to the battleThe British were emboldened by

the capture of Savannah in Decem-ber 1778. Loyalist Col. John Boyd

was commissioned to raise militia in the Carolina and Georgia backcoun-try. With more than 700 Loyalists, Boyd attempted to cross the Savan-nah River at Cherokee Ford, where the Patriots thwarted his approach. He tried again to cross at Van’s Creek in Elbert County, but he met with se-vere Patriot opposition.

Many of the Patriots were from the upcountry of South Carolina, and they weakened his forces by about 100 men. Many of Boyd’s men deserted and returned to the Caro-linas.

Col. Boyd was returning with his men toward Augusta when he halt-ed his troops and reprovisioned his forces by butchering cattle. On the morning of Feb. 14, 1779, the Loy-alists were at breakfast in a flat area between a steep hill (now called War Hill) and Kettle Creek.

Although outnumbered more than two to one, Patriot Cols. An-drew Pickens, John Dooly and Elijah Clarke attacked the Loyalist forces. Col. Boyd led about 100 men up the hill and was mortally wounded. The Loyalists were routed by the com-bined South Carolina and Georgia Patriots: 70 were killed or wounded and 150 captured.

The Battle of Kettle Creek was one of Georgia’s most memorable victo-ries during the American Revolution.

National Color Guard Commander Mike Tomme and the combined NSSAR Color Guard await the time to post the Colors. [Photo by Hal Lefferts]

Treasurer: by Greg Ohanesian — Dues are still coming in. Greg dis-cussed budget changes for 2013. The 2013 Budget was accepted.

Vice President for Chapter Revi-talization: by Wayne Cousar — Go to your mayor to request that June 28 be declared Carolina Day.

Vice President for Chapter For-mation: by Redding I. “Rick” Cor-bett III — please get your members involved. We need to work together to build more chapters. Praises go to the men in Georgetown for their ef-forts in forming a new chapter.

Vice President Upstate: by Mark Anthony — The President General to attend the Cowpens celebration so we need our South Carolina mem-bers to attend.

11:25 a.m. New Business State President John Ramsey said

that if you are the chapter president, you are the SAR. Please reach out to people in your area. Please turn in your Americanism points by filling in your quarterly reports.

State Historian J.D. Norris asked that you send him your pictures from your events.

Contact the DAR as a lead-in for new members as well as debutantes. Invite the DAR to your chapter events.

Vice President of Chapter Forma-tion Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III announced that Janice Lee, a DAR genealogist who helped immensely with forming the Godfrey Dreher Chapter, had passed away.

11:45 a.m. Old BusinessCenter for Advancing America’s

Heritage — Please donate to this worthy cause.

Dan Woodruff presented a pro-posal to redistrict the Gen. Andrew Pickens Chapter from Piedmont to Upstate. Motion to approve by Ted Morton, second by Greg Ohanesian, Motion passed.

12:16 recessed for lunch1:55 p.m. Chapter Officer Train-

ing: Doug Doster and Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III.

Executive Committee meeting2:12 p.m. Closing ritual with

benediction by David Johnson.

January meeting(Continued from page 12)

“If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a qual-ity which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened. The courageous man is the man who forces himself, in spirit of his fear, to carry on.”

Gen. George Patton, 1885-1945, SAR Member

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The Center for Advancing America’s Heritage needs your support

By Mark Anthony Past State President

Following is a progress report of the SC Society’s continued support of The Center for Advancing Ameri-ca’s Heritage (CAAH).

Three benchmarks were estab-lished for the Capital Campaign at the 2008 National Congress:

1) Each state society will have at least 20 percent of its members be-come donors to the CAAH. 2) Each state society will meet an average gift of $250 per member within the state society. 3) 100 percent of the recog-nized SAR Societies will meet these benchmarks by Dec. 31, 2013.

While the 20 percent contribu-tion level has been met, the SC So-ciety is still well short of the $250 per member average goal with nine months remaining before the Dec. 31, 2013 deadline.

The minimum donation needed for an individual to be credited for the participation benchmark is $10 when the check is accompanied with a completed donation form found on the CAAH website (www.sarfounda-tion.org/thecenter.htm). A copy of the donation form is also included on page 15 of this issue of The Pal-metto Patriot. The check and form must be mailed directly to the Na-tional Headquarters. If you decide to donate, please keep in mind the $250 per member benchmark (though any amount is welcomed), which is the next goal for the SC Society.

At the 2012 Congress, a special announcement was made with re-spect to the funding of the CAAH. Sam Powell of the North Carolina Society announced a matching grant program whereby he would match up to $1.5 million in donations to the CAAH with each individual donor be-ing credited with both their contribu-tion and the matching amount.

In other words, to reach the $250 per member goal, a compatriot only needs to donate $125. With this, the necessary funding for building out the CAAH in Louisville is within reach. Your donation to the CAAH can be ef-fectively doubled and help the SC So-ciety meet its remaining goal. Many compatriots have already taken advan-tage of this — including 30 new donors in the fourth quarter of 2012 alone. The impact of their contributions is seen in the $12 per member increase over the third quarter of 2012.

Challenge to State Society and Chapters

The South Carolina Society con-tinues to work toward meeting a spe-cial challenge from the Virginia Soci-ety accepted at the 2010 Annual State Meeting whereby each chapter of the SC Society was challenged to consid-er making a one-time donation of at least $100 in the name of the chapter to the CAAH.

$1,000 plus Mark C. AnthonyPaul L. GrierA. Pierce Stockman Jr.A. Pierce Stockman IIIWilliam B. Ten EyckLauritz R. SmittBattle of Eutaw Springs Chapter**SC Society SAR**

$500 - $999Robert S. Adams Jr.William D. AndersonLadson A. Barnes Jr.Eldon D. BullingtonArthur B. Elliott IIIJ. Michael FarrMonte HartKenneth LoveEarl W. McCrackinTed R. Morton Jr.John Lefferts RamseyGilbert A. SmithDaniel K. WoodruffCambridge Chapter**Col. Thomas Taylor Chapter**

$250 - $499James C. AntisdelCharles A. AugurCharles M. AyersGassiway H. BerryWilliam R. CampbellDonny C. CarsonFurman F. ColeAtlee C.V. Compher IIRedding I. “Rick” Corbett IIIC. Dean CullisonGeorge W. Dudley Jr.Ernest L. Hatchell Jr.John B. HeatonJoseph B. Henson Jr.Dean J. Hewitt Jr.Rickey L. HuffmanDavid J. JohnsonJames M. Johnson

Jeremiah A. KayEdward P. KingB. Scott McConnellGreg OhanesianWayne B. RicheyThomas E. SenfRandolph D. SmoakEvelyn P. Tollison**

$100 - $249William T. AllgoodThomas F. Anderson Jr.Walter H. Arnold Jr.Cud T. Baird IIISteven J. BrasingtonThomas W. BroadwayJames R. CarrollWarren W. CarothersThomas L. CaseHenry C. ChambersBob E. ChildersVictor L. Compton Sr.Carroll L. CrowtherJohn H. CullerCharles E. Davis Jr.Samuel P. Davis Sr.Harvey M. DickStephen F. GatesHarold R. Gault Sr.James H. Gressett Jr.James T. HammondGeorge B. HartnessPaul W. HarvinWilliam B. HeleneWillard A. HillsRice R. HolcombeJames S. Jeffers Sr.John P. JenningsLynwood D. Jordan Sr.Joseph F. KirbyFrank Lachicotte IVWalter F. LubkinBuford S. Mabry Jr.Robert C. McQuillan Sr.Patrick A. McCabeJohn N. McCarter Jr.

Capers W. McDonaldRobert E. McGloneFrank O. MeadeElias W. Nettles IIIJames D. NorrisA. Daniel Patten Jr.William L. PerryJoseph A. PrestonFrancis D. Rogers Jr.James RumphDonald W. SagerJames R. Smith Jr.John T. SmithRobert P. SmithH. Leroy StewartJack O. Sullivan Jr.Edward R. Thomas IVWendell H. Tiller Jr.Max B. TroutDavid C. WatersRichard G. Watson Jr.Richard E. WhelchelHoward H. WhitehurstDavid H. WittCharles R. WolfeFranklin L. WoodWard C. Worthington Jr.Christopher L. YoungNancy S. Pitts**Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter**Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter**Daniel Morgan Chapter**Dr. George Mosse Chapter**

$1 - $99Joe M. AlexanderRonald D. AlthoffGene F. ArmstrongRichard G. AugurNeil R. BaerJohnnie H. Beasley Jr.O. Heyward Bellamy Jr.Edward L. BentonJay D. BilyeuScott E. BuchananMichael J. Bumgardner

July 28, 2008 Sept. 30, 2008Dec. 31, 2008March 31, 2009June 30, 2009Oct. 15, 2009Dec. 31, 2009March 31, 2010June 30, 2010Sept. 30, 2010Dec. 31, 2010March 31, 2011June 30, 2011Sept. 30, 2011Dec. 31, 2011March 31, 2012June 30, 2012Sept. 30, 2012Dec. 30, 2012

SCSSARMembership

Total Donors

Participation Rate

605605605667667667667684684684684688688688688711711711711

78788397 9799

103118131132135143151151152155156157187

12.9 percent12.9 percent13.7 percent14.5 percent 14.5 percent14.8 percent15.4 percent

17.25 percent19.15 percent19.30 percent19.74 percent20.78 percent21.95 percent21.95 percent22.09 percent21.80 percent21.94 percent22.08 percent26.30 percent

Total Amount Donated

$10,200$11,200$11,960$12,672 $12,697$12,822$13,720$18,195$18,995$19,645$23,700$25,225$25,285$26,745$26,855$29,230$29,630$30,580$39,560

Donations Per Member

$16.86$18.51$19.77$19.00 $19.04$19.22$19.89$26.60$27.77$28.72$34.65$36.66$36.75$38.87$39.03$41.11$41.67$43.01$55.64

The following lists the compatriots who have donated to The Center for Advancing America’s Heritage through Feb. 28. Thank you for your support that has brought the SAR to this exciting moment in time. A special thank you to all compatriots who increased their donations and moved up in terms of donation category.

This donation could be made from either existing chapter funds or from a “pass the hat” appeal at a chapter meeting.

Please note that this is not a re-quired donation but a challenge, and any donations made by a chapter

since Oct. 1, 2009 will count toward the challenge.

As part of the challenge, the South Carolina Society pledged a $500 do-nation from its general fund.

The following chapters have re-

sponded to this challenge: Battle of Eutaw Springs: $1,000; Cambridge: $500; Col. Robert Anderson: $500; Col. Thomas Taylor: $500; Daniel Morgan: $200; Col. Lemuel Ben-ton: $100; Dr. George Mosse: $100; Gov. Paul Hamilton: $100.

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This Statement of Pledge Commitment constitutes a declaration of intent.

Signature: Date:

Sons of the American Revolution Foundation, Center for Advancing America’s Heritage: Campaign for New Generations, P.O. Box 1776, Louisville, Kentucky 40201-1776.

South Carolina Society salutes longtime membersBy Mark Anthony

The following members reach membership anniversaries during the second quarter of 2013.

Those members having anniver-saries in the third quarter of 2013 will be recognized in the next issue.

55 YearsDonald S. Reid, Randolph D.

Smoak Jr.45 Years

Dennis M. Hull, Jadwin F. Sor-tore, Edward K. Stock

35 YearsWilliam L. Kenny Jr., Lucian R.

Rawls Jr.25 Years

John W. Byrd, Edwin G. Foulke Jr., Lucius C. Sloan

20 YearsRichard L. Kleine

15 YearsJeffrey C. Jordan, Charles W.

Stockell

10 YearsJ. Michael Farr, David P. Heape,

Dean J. Hewitt Jr., Furman D. Lovett, William R. Perdue, Carl J. Smith, Scott W. West

Five YearsPhilip S. Adair, Robert S. Ander-

son Jr., Billy W. Gossett, William B. Helene, Michael H. Keyserling, Scott E. Laird, William A. Ouvry, Christo-pher S. Prince, David M. Turno, Wil-liam F. Vartorella

Still Looking for Patriot Graves

The Graves and Historic Sites com-mittee is looking for photos and loca-tions (with GPS coordinates) of Patriot Graves in South Carolina. Please send any such information to Carroll Crowther at crowthercarroll@gmail.com

SAR Applications

Please mail all new member and supplemental applications to John T. Smith, State Registrar, 598 Sloan Rd., Lyman, SC 29365.

Smith can be reached by phone at 864-877-9909 or by e-mail at smith702142@bellsouth.net.

Gorman L.D. BurnettJohn T. CaskeyAndrew W. ChandlerHopkins G. CharlesJames A. ChismanWilliam J. ClementChester F. CotterH. Wayne CousarJohn d CrappsWilliam H. CulleyReid R. Davis IVFletcher C. Derrick Jr.John W. DixonDouglas B. DosterHenry L. DuRantWilliam N. Epps Jr.William Q.C. FlintJulian H. FosterDavid E. GilfillanGeorge B. Goldsmith Jr.Hudson S. GreenGeorge K. Hodgkiss Jr.Hugh C. HorrySwinton W. Hudson IIIDennis M. HullElder H. Jones Sr.Nathan Kaminski Jr.Herbert D. KlieneRobert H. KrauseThomas M. LamacksW. Thomas LoganJohn D. MagruderJames B. McGillHudnalle B. McLean Jr. Felix B. Montgomery Jr.Arthur C. MossRobert G. NebergallJames ParkerDr.. Robert E.H. PeeplesDallas L. PhelpsWilliam C. PrewittBenjamin F. SheftallErnest J. Sifford Jr.Carl J. SmithJasper K. SmithJohn R. Stillwagon Sr.Wendell H. Tiller Sr.James D. Trout Jr.James TrowbridgeWilliam F. VartorellaRonald E. WaldhourDr.. Ralph WeltonGen. James Williams Chapter**Greenville NSDAR**

**Not an individual SAR member

“If we, and our posterity, shall be true to the Christian religion, if we and they shall live always in the fear of God, and shall respect his command-ments . . . we may have the highest hopes of the future fortunes of our country. . . . But, if we and our posterity reject religious instruction and authority, violate the rules of eternal justice, trifle with the injunctions of morality, and recklessly destroy the political constitution . . . no man can tell, how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us, that shall bury all our glory in profound obscurity.”

Daniel Webster, address to the New York Historical SocietyFeb. 23, 1852.

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Cowpens anniversary

Murray White (left), Vice President of the Col. William Bratton Chapter, with Presi-dent General Steven Leishman and the chapter wreath at Cowpens. [Photo by Joyce White]

John Slaughter, park superintendent, speaks about Cowpens National Battle-field.

President General Steven Leishman (center) leads procession to Washington Light Infantry Monument at Cowpens with David Ramsaur of Florida (left) carrying National Society wreath, and Michael Tomme, National Color Guard Commander. [Photos by Thomas C. Hanson]

SCSSAR President John Ramsey (right) presents state society wreath with Past President Mark Anthony.

SCSSAR Chaplain David Johnson gives invocation.

MASSED COLOR GUARD — From far left: Michael Tomme, National Color Guard Com-mander; Rev. Clark Wiser, past National Chaplain General; Mark Anthony, SC Society Na-tional Trustee; Dan McMichael, Georgia Society; and Joseph Dooley, National Secretary General.

Steven Pittard, South Atlantic District Vice President General (left), and Dan Woodruff, SCSSAR Secretary.

SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY — Members of the South Carolina Society at Cowpens monument.

Steven Pittard, South Atlantic District Vice President General, leads Pledge of Alle-giance.

Sherilyn Woodruff, SC DAR Dot Lind, Regent, SC DAR