not plan to simply retire to my Historic Oakwood home. I look forward to be-ing a Past President and it will be a continuing honor to serve our Society in the years to come. But it ain’t over yet! The remaining weeks are filled with exciting planned activities. Last week I flew to Merritt Island, Florida with two compatriots whom I truly admire, Sam Powell and Steve Pittard, to celebrate the Last Na-val Battle of the Revolution. My par-ents, Barb and Ted Sappie, hosted a delicious homemade chili dinner for a dozen fellow compatriots at their nearby condo. I am leaving tomorrow to spend a week with them in Cocoa Beach… welcome rest and relaxation. It has been very busy as final prepa-rations for Guilford Courthouse were made and we gathered for our BOM afterwards. President General Steve Leishman was unable to travel along with me as planned for these events. My thanks go to Secretary General Joe Dooley who was able to join us and was gracious to provide an excel-lent thoughtful speech at the Guilford Courthouse ceremonies. We met at

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President Sappie’s Farewell Address As I prepare to

depart from the office as President of the NCSSAR, I suggest that we continue to rely on the lessons of history to advance and guide us as we progress. In his

farewell address Washington urged the nation to remain united and avoid po-litical division. Our National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution is founded on similar principles to the United States and likewise we govern our affairs as a collective of trustees that represent each individual state society. Our North Carolina Society SAR Chapters are represented by elected of-ficers through our Board of Managers where decisions set our course of action on matters before us. Like Washington, I say that “Without my fellow compa-triots, I could not achieve our goals alone.” I hope, in contrast to Washing-ton, there is plenty more left in me to give after I step down. I have not grown weary and although I need a rest I do

Captain Bill’s Seafood and Steakhouse for a productive BOM, and the Ladies Auxiliary met, also. I thank everyone for attending. Our 2013 State Convention in Ashe-ville offers us an opportunity to nicely wrap up this year with an entertaining program. We will have the President’s Reception on Friday night in the lounge at the Crowne Plaza Resort. Saturday morning includes a President’s Break-fast, seminar by Genealogist General Larry Cornwell and the South Atlantic District’s Annual Meeting. Our youth award luncheon will recognize our state winners of the Eagle Scout Scholar-ship, Knight Essay and Outstanding JROTC Cadet. We will also be enter-tained after lunch by an Overmountain Victory Trail associate and musician, Trae McMaken. After lunch is our NCSSAR business meeting. Later at dinner, Larry Cornwell will portray General Richard Montgomery along with his misses. OK, so I’m leaving on a jet plane without any further fanfare, ”Farewell my fellow compatriots, don’t know when I’ll be back again… I’ll be seeing you in Asheville, I hope”

Glenn P. SappieNCSSAR President

1 President’s Message2 Editors Comments & ByLaw Changes3-4 Tuscarora War 1711-134 Nominating Results Outstanding Cadet5 Eagle Scout Award & Essay Contest5-8 Chapter News7-9 Historc Sites10 Convention Registration11 Membership12-15 BOM Meeting Minutes16 Schedule of Events

in this issue

A Who’s Who of North Carolina Compatriots gather for the celebration of the Battle of Cowpens in Chesnee, SC at the Historic Military Park. (left to right) John Misenheimer, Lee Harford, Dick Bishop, State Pres. Glenn Sappie, Clark Wiser, Steve Pittard, Jim Wood, Ken Luckey, Paul Callanan and Frank Horton.

The Battle of Cowpens Commemorated (See Pg 7)

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2012-2013 OfficersPresident: Glenn P. sappie

117 N Bloodworth St., Raleigh, NC 27601(919) 821-3711; glennsappie@gmail.com

sr Vice President: James H. Wood12601 Long Cove Drive, Charlotte, NC 28277

(704) 846-7323; jwood7@carolina.rr.comNortheast District VP: William A. Tilghman, Jr.

1305 Earl Circle, Greenville NC 27858(252) 321-2571; wat@metricsinc.com

southeast District VP: William W. Holt1002 Ryans Court, Wilmington, NC 28412(910) 791-1602; costlbks@coastalnet.com

Piedmont District VP: John J. sullivan, Jr.3200 Roldan Lane, Greensboro, NC 27408-3631

(336) 282-4032; Jon554Sull@aol.comfoothills District VP: Jonathan Underwood411 Woodcrest Lane, Albemarle, NC 28001

704-986-6346; jonathanallenunderwood@hotmail.com Mountain District VP: James r. cook446 Haynes Road, Marion, NC 28752

(828) 738-9612; blueridgesar@wildblue.netsecretary: ellis c. Hamby

1767 Mountain Park Rd., State Road, NC 28676(336) 467-0890; ellis.hamby2@gmail.com

Treasurer: Kurt J. Van TasselPO Box 1249, Pittsboro, NC 27312

(919) 545-0875; kurtvantassel@gmail.comregistrar: James A. Becker

10801 Debnam Road, Zebulon, NC 27597(919) 269-7489; jab109@nc.rr.com

Genealogist: craig r. scott229 Danagher Court, Holly Springs, NC 27540

(919) 279-3864 or (919) 363-6218crscott@heritagebooks.com

chaplain: rev. A. clark Wiser110 Pine Street East, Lillington, NC 27546(910) 893-6989; elwiser@embarqmail.comHistorian: LTc Lee s. Harford, Jr., PhD

3452 Vergeland Drive, Hope Mills, NC 28348(770) 605-1998; leeharfordjr@yahoo.com

Webmaster: Jay A. Joyce10626 Camden Meadow Dr., Charlotte, NC 28273

Work: (704) 398-4437; Cell: (704) 526-9548jay@mecklenburgsar.org

Development Officer: William W. Holt1002 Ryans Court, Wilmington, NC 28412(910) 791-1602; costlbks@coastalnet.com

jNational Trustee: John O. Thornhill

1314 Charity Road, Rose Hill, NC 28458(910) 289-4615; Thornhill@embarqmail.com

Alternate Trustee: Paul r. callanan7732 Batavia Lane, Charlotte, NC 28213

(704) 598-5815; Paul.Callanan@cms.k12.nc.us

jVice President General: G. steven Pittard414 Wilder Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28314H: (910) 868-3506; W: (910) 483-2667

C: (910) 263-2971; gpworth123@nc.rr.com

jsAr foundation President: samuel c. Powell

1067 E. Lake Dr., PO Box 2104, Burlington, NC 27216-2104; (336) 227-3557; spowell@clearwire.net

At the recent Leadership meeting in Louisville, we learned that our own VPG Steven Pittard was selected for Minuteman. Additionally, Mike Tom-me of the Georgia Society (and a dual member with North Carolina) was also selected. Congratulations and hats off to them! These two compatriots cer-tainly deserve the honor. At that meeting on 1 March, the Honorable Mitch McConnel, Senator from the Blue Grass State, was induct-ed into the Sons of the American Revo-lution. Congratulations to the Senator. We had a good number of Compatriots attend the meeting which strengthens our State Society in the eyes of the Na-tional establishment. Those attending the Conference were Sam and Karen Powell, John and Jo Thornhill, Steve and Judy Pittard, Glenn Sappie, Jim Wood, Paul Callanan, Dick Bishop, Clark Wiser, John Sullivan and Frank

Horton. Yes, Compatriots, we had snow from the Virginia border all the way into and out of Louisville, but the driving was pretty good. We need more to attend as there are a lot of commit-tees that need some North Carolina input. An additional note on the Liberty Medal: Five NC Compatriots will re-ceive their first Liberty Medal and certificate at Congress. They are Da-vid Kilby (10), Jeff Lambert (12), Ray Maxson (10), Bill McEntire (12), and Jim Wood (19). Five Compatriots will receive oak leaf clusters and certificate. They are Jim Brewer (15), Jim Brush (13), Grady Hall (17), John Harman (28), and Frank Horton (22). This is a preliminary report and can change with additional names as the National review is completed. The cut-off for the compatriots sponsored and approved is as of 31 Dec 2012.

Editor’s Commentsby Past President and Trustee Frank Horton

Constitution and By-Laws Com. Suggests Changesby Chairman Paul Callanan

These changes are primarily “housekeeping” issues, necessary to remove confu-sion or conflicts in the language, or proper procedures. They were discussed at the Spring Board of Managers meeting without question. They will be presented at our Annual Convention Business Meeting for a vote.

Recommended Changes to the Bylaws are below.

section A i, the North carolina society sons of the American revolution, 3d Paragraph, line 8 reads “State officers are elected every other year at the Annual Meeting for a one year term of office.”This should read “State Officers are elected every year at the Annual Meeting for a one year term of office.”

ByLaws: section D section 2 reads: …shall file their applications in duplicate, on blanks prescribed by…Proposed change: to delete the word “duplicate” since the state does not require a second copy be submitted.

We also need to update the NssAr handbook to reflect the present officers, chapters and other information that changes on a yearly basis.

“To promote true religion is the best and most effectual way of making a virtuous and regular people. Love to God and love to man is the substance of

religion; when these prevail, civil laws will have little to do.”John Witherspoon, Declaration of Independence signer.

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This month, March, 2013 marks the 300th an-niversary of the end of the Tuscarora War in eastern North Carolina. This was the first major armed con-flict in North Carolina his-tory, culminating in a three week siege in March 1713, and the fiery destruction of the Tuscarora stronghold of Neoheroka, near modern day Snow Hill, county seat of Greene County. In the early 18th Cen-tury, the land between the Pamlico and Neuse Rivers was the Carolina frontier and a very dangerous area in which to live. After the founding of the towns of Bath in 1705, and New Bern in 1710 by Swiss settlers led by Baron Cristoph van Graffenreid, expansion of Euro-pean settlements into the Neuse and Pamlico basins began to create fric-tion between the Southern Tuscarora or “Ska ruh eh” (“hemp gatherers”) and the colonists, who considered them a nuisance. Many Tuscarora felt they were being swindled in trade and land dealings. Tuscarora were also being captured and sent to Pennsylvania as slaves. A yellow fever outbreak in summer of 1711, and previous minor skirmishes, led to the desire of the southern Tusca-rora to seek revenge. They attacked and killed 140 colonists in plantations near Bath. In September, van Graffenreid and the famous English surveyor, John Lawson, who had considered himself friendly with the natives, made their way up the Neuse for an exploratory trip. Angry Tuscaroras attacked their party, tortured and killed Lawson, and sent von Graffenreid back home after he promised to avert any further hos-tilities. Lawson had earlier written the tract “A New Voyage to Carolina” (published 1709) which detailed his trek in 1700 through 600 miles of the Carolina backcountry from Charles Town to the Pamlico River basin. It was published in English, French and German, and

The Tuscarora War of 1711-1713by Tim Berly, Past President, Mecklenburg Chapter NCSSAR

attracted many of North Carolina’s ear-liest settlers. Instead of peace, the Tuscarora War ensued. The Northern Tuscarora of Bertie County under their Chief Tom Blunt (Blount in English) were not belligerents in this war. Governor Hyde of “North” Carolina sought the assistance of militia from what is now South Carolina. The two colonies did not officially split until 1729. Militia under John Barnwell began attacking Tuscarora villages in the winter of 1712 near modern day Grifton on the Pamli-co River, killing some and taking others as slaves. Another militia composed of South Carolina Yamassee Indians un-der the command of Col. James Moore also attacked their villages, and with the assistance of Chief Blunt took the lower Tuscarora chief, Hancock, hos-tage. North Carolina’s colonial govern-ment executed him. By early March of 1713, Col. Moore’s men laid siege to the well constructed fort of Neoheroka, and captured it af-ter a bloody three month siege. The fort contained numerous underground rooms and passages for the storage of provisions and served as a hiding place for women and children Graffenreid re-ported that ”the savages showed them-

selves unspeakably brave, so much that when our soldiers had become mas-ters of the fort and wanted to take out the women and children who were under-ground, the wounded sav-ages who were groaning on the ground still continued to fight. Almost 600 men, women and children were killed and another 400 were taken into slavery by the victors. The site of Fort Neoheroka was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. With the destruction

of the most powerful people in eastern North Carolina, white expansion into the heart of North Carolina was as-sured. Although periodic outbreaks of “guerilla” violence would occur around the lakes and cane swamps of the area, the fall of Neoheroka effectively ended the war. In 1722, a reservation, In-dian Woods, was established in Bertie County under “King Tom Blunt” by the government of North Carolina for all of the Tuscarora. Subsequent migra-tion north and land sales to the state resulted in its dissolution by 1831. While some Tuscarora sought refuge further into the interior of North Caro-lina, as many as 1,500 migrated north to New York where they later became the sixth nation of the Iroquois Confedera-tion. This was a group with which they shared a common ancient ancestry, as well as Iroquoian culture and language. During the American Revolution, the Oneida, who had sponsored them into the Confederation, and the Tuscarora were primarily allied to the American cause. This despite most of the Iroquois Confederation throwing their support to the British. They later shared a com-mon reservation with the Oneida until their own was established in Lewiston, Niagara County, New York. The city was founded by the Tuscarora as Ye he wak watha, and was the first European settlement in far western New York in 1720, originally called The Landing.

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(above) Moore’s map of Fort Neoheroka.(left) Highway marker nearSnow Hill, NC.

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The Tuscarora fought a delaying ac-tion against the British during the first major battle of the War of 1812, a Brit-ish victory in the Battle of Queenston Heights (October 13, 1812) just across the Niagara. They fought a delaying ac-tion against British and Mohawk pur-suers, which allowed American militia to escape back from Canada into Lew-iston. There are two other major groups of Tuscarora. Descendents of those Tuscarora who sided with the British and fought under the Mohawk Chief Joseph Brandt, now reside in Ontario, Canada. Near the end of the Revolu-tion, they established the Six Nations of the Grand River Reservation. An-other group in Robeson County, and centered near Maxton is recognized to be of Tuscarora descent (not Lumbee). However, the New York Tuscarora do not consider any claimants from North Carolina to be part of the Tuscarora nation. However, the Tuscarora Nation still considers North Carolina as home even after 300 years of absence from the state. My interest is this War stems from my direct descent through my mother’s family of early English settlers from Virginia who migrated into Chowan and later Bertie counties, and as the direct descendent of a Tuscarora from the northern branch of that Indian Na-tion. If you are interested in learning more about North Carolina’s early colonial history, I highly recommend the book, “A Very Mutinous People: The Struggle for North Carolina, 1660-1713 by Noeleen McIlvenna. It helps explain how North Caroli-na’s early settlers created a settlement on Albemarle Sound, maintained peace with their Native American neigh-bors, the Northern Tuscarora, upheld the values of the English Revolution and ignored the laws of their Mother Country. Virginia planters disdainfully referred to them as the “refuge of our renegades.” The book addresses the early independent spirit of these colo-nists and their disdain for overbearing authority, which would later play itself out in the Regulator Movement of the 1760’s and in North Carolina’s early support for American Independence.

Tuscarora continued from page 3 Nominating Committee Resultsby Steve Pittard, Chair, Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee is charged with proposing a slate of candidates for office in the North Carolina Society for the 2013-2014 term, who meet the requirements set forth in the By-laws of the organization. The Committee met before the Spring 2013 Board of Manager’s Meeting and selected a candidate for each office required by “Article IV - Officers” of the Constitution of the North Carolina Society. The candidates were contacted, personally, as to their interest in the organization’s success, willingness to serve, and ability to carry out the duties of the office for which they are nominated. The report of the Nominating Committee was presented at the Spring Board of Managers Meeting and was accepted as presented. Elections for State Officers will be held at the Annual Business Meeting of the Society, followed by instal-lation during the evening Awards Banquet at the State Convention in Asheville on April 20th, 2013. Other nominations can be made from the floor during the Business Meeting. The following Compatriots are presented by the Nominations Committee:state Office compatriot chapter DistrictPresident James H. Wood (Mecklenburg) 4Senior VP Charles W. Yard (le Marquis de Lafayette) 2NE #1 VP C. Kenith Wilson (Halifax Resolves) 1SE #2 VP Gary O. Green (Lower Cape Fear) 2Piedmont #3 VP John J. Sullivan, Jr. (Nathanael Greene) 3Foothills #4 VP David R. Kilby (Catawba Valley) 4Mountain #5 VP James R. Cook (Blue Ridge) 5Secretary Timothy W. Berly (Mecklenburg) 4Treasurer Kurt J. Van Tassel (General Francis Nash) 3Registrar James A. Becker (Raleigh) 1Historian Lee S. Harford, Jr. (le Marquis de Lafayette) 2Genealogist Franklin N. Horton (Old North State) 0Webmaster Jay A. Joyce (Mecklenburg) 4Chaplain A. Clark Wiser (le Marquis de Lafayette) 2Development William W. Holt (Lower Cape Fear) 2 The following Compatriots are presented by the Nominations Committee for confirmation, as their names are to be forwarded to the National Society, to be elected and installed at the National Congress in Kansas City this summer:Office compatriot chapter DistrictNational Trustee Paul R. Callanan (Mecklenburg) 4Alternate Trustee Glenn P. Sappie (Raleigh) 1

Outstanding JROTC Cadet Winnerby Chairman Paul Callanan

There were five submissions for this year’s outstanding JROTC Cadet. They were from the following chapters: Lower Cape Fear, Lumber River, Halifax Re-solves, Mecklenburg, and le Marquis de Lafayette. The winner was Cadet Joseph Hurst from Lower Cape Fear. We increased our submissions by two over last year. Three of the submissions were very strong and with a little extra work the winner should do better than in the past at National. The new pdf saveable form is on the National site. There is also a new medal for JROTC Endowment Fund donors who donate $1000 to the fund. You can do it over a five year period. I have the pledge forms on line.

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CHAPTER NEWS Halifax resolves

sAr Awards flag certificate

The Halifax Resolves Chapter has awarded the Society Flag Certificate to Andy and Trudy McDermott of Roanoke Rapids. The certificate is presented to individuals and organizations that correctly fly the U.S. flag for patriotic reasons. sAr speaks to chaloner Middle

school students

The eighth grade students of Chaloner Middle School recently attended a presentation concerning the North Carolina flag and the meaning of the dates inscribed on it. Background on the dates and how they pertained to Halifax County during the Revolutionary War was presented by Ken Wilson, President of the Halifax Resolves Chapter. Wilson, who was dressed as a member of the militia, presented the program at the request of eighth grade Social Studies teacher Danny Hinnant. Approximately 240 students were in attendance. Programs like this are presented by the SAR when requested by the teachers. Several different programs are currently available including such topics as: An Overview of the SAR,

Trudy and Andy McDermott with Certificate.

President Wilson and Social Studies teacher Danny Hinnant stand with Chaloner Middle School students.

Andrew Underwood has been chosen as NCSSAR’s Eagle Scout of the Year, and will receive his Eagle trophy and a $750 scholarship check at our Annual Convention in Asheville on April 20. His submission will go on to represent North Carolina in the competition for additional scholarships awarded by our National Society.

Andrew was chosen based on his many personal achievements and an excellent essay entitled “American Revolution Prisoners of War.” His essay pointed out many interesting facts about the appalling conditions endured by, and some rather stark statistics for the Americans held prisoner by the British; primary in prison hulks (old ships) in New York City Harbor.

He is a member of Troop 27 sponsored by Graves Presbyterian Church in Clinton, NC. His was the Chapter winning entry of the le Marquis de Lafayette Chapter. In addition to earning the highest rank one can achieve in Scouting, Andrew, who has spent 11 years in the Cub and Boy Scouts, earned 36 merit badges, his God and Country award, was inducted into the Order of the Arrow, and has served in the leadership posi-tions of Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader and Instructor. Andrew has numerous accomplishments outside of Scouting, of which I will note just a few. He ranks 3rd in his class, has received academic honors all four years of high school, is a member of the Beta, DECA and Key Clubs, and a recipient of the Sampson County Chamber of Commerce’s Jr. Leadership Award. Andrew is a member of First Baptist Church in Clinton, where he is a youth leader and plays in their band. He has volunteered as an actor in 13 productions at the Sampson Community Theater, and participated in numerous community service activities ranging from Adopt-a-Highway cleanup to Spe-cial Olympics volunteer. His interests run the gamut from cycling, guitar, and kayaking, to visiting history museums. He also holds American Red Cross Lifeguard, First Aid and CPR certifications. More than two million Scouts have earned the rank of Eagle Scout, which began in America in 1911. For 2012, new Eagle Scouts received a special Eagle rank patch com-memorating 100 years of the Eagle Scout award. We recognized over 300 new Eagle Scouts in North Carolina this year with the SAR’s Eagle Scout Recognition Certificate. I know I, as an Eagle Scout, and the many others of our compatriots who are Eagles, share the pride of this accomplishment with all these young men. Once an Eagle, always an Eagle. We received Chapter winning entries for 2012 from the Alamance Battleground, Low-er Cape Fear, le Marquis de Lafayette, Mecklenburg, Raleigh and Salisbury Chapters. Thank you to each of these Chapters for sponsoring these fine Scouts, and a special thank you to the Compatriots who served as Eagle Scout chairs for their Chapters this year.

George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Winnerby Chairman Ken Wilson

Andrew Underwood, a senior at Clinton High School, has won the NCSSAR George S. and Stella M. Knight Essay contest. Andrew’s essay was entitled American Revolution Prisoners of War. The sponsoring chapter was the le Marquis de Lafayette chapter. An-drew will receive an Olympic style medal with certificate and a check for $750.00 at the Youth Awards Luncheon to be held April 20th in Asheville during the NCSSAR State Convention. For the first time in the last five years the compiled score for the winner was five points higher than second place. In previous years the difference has been two points or less. Knight Essay Chairman Ken Wilson wishes to thank the le Marquis de Lafayette chapter, the Halifax Resolves chapter and the five at large entries for their participation. The National Contest winner has not been selected yet. Andrew was also the NCSSAR Eagle Scout winner and competed with 36 other Eagle Scouts for the National honor. This is indeed a remarkable young man. He learned of the two contest through the le Marquis de Lafayette Chapter Web Site. After contacting Past President of the Marquis Chapter, he entered both contest and was a winner. We are very lucky to have such a young man of his caliber interested in history, Scouting and higher education. Well done, Andrew. Just a side note for interest. He will receive $1500 from NCSSAR and $500 from the Marquis de Lafayette Chapter as the winner of the two contests. Not bad for a high school student.

Our Eagle Scout Scholarship Winner for 2012 by Tim Berly, Chair, Eagle Scout Recognition & Scholarship Committee

Andrew Underwood

Lower cape fear chapter The Lower Cape Fear Chapter met on 22 February 2013 at the Landfall Country Club for its annual George Washington Birthday Celebration. Forty-five members and guests were treated to a discussion of the North Carolina Room at the New Hanover County Library by Jennifer Daugherty, the recently designated head librarian of the archives. Several awards were presented to members and guests. Dick Bishop, the NC State Color Guard Commander, presented the first chapter Bronze Color Guard medals to John O. Thornhill, Bob Avent and Gary Green.

Compatriot Bob Avent receives his medal from Dick Bishop as President Gary O. Green observes.

The Lower Cape Fear Chapter presented the Bronze Good Citizenship Medal to Douglas DeGroote for his stellar community service in providing dental care to community members who could not afford proper dental care.

President Green presents medal to Compatriot Doug DeGroote.

Eagle Scout Recognition - Jim Hash presented a $250 check to our first ever Eagle Scout Essay contest winner, James Pucket, a senior at Hoggard HS. President Gary Green presented the Eagle Scout Certificate.

General Alexander Lillington’s Grave in

Deplorable condition.

For those of you who attended the grave marking for General Alexander Lillington, remember the condition of the graves and the cemetery? The graves have fallen into disrepair through age and vandalism. The marble slabs on top of the graves have been broken and the brick walls are falling apart. The Moore’s Creek Battleground Association has undertaken the restoration of the site. To date, the Lower Cape Fear Chapter has donated $700 to this project. They have also asked for a grant of $500 from the National Society’s George Washington Endowment Fund. The Lower cape fear chapter request NcssAr donate $500 to assist in the restoration of the grave sites of the General and his family. This request will be brought before the members at the State Convention during our Business Meeting.

le Marquis de Lafayette chapter At the January meeting of le Marquis de Lafayette Chapter, the program was given by Vice President Harford. His presentation was entitled “The Southern Campaign”. The program focused on strategic options available and/or employed by both sides during the Revolutionary War in the southern theater of operations and how the actual plans eventually played out. President Yard announced and rec-ognized Outstanding JROTC Cadet

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Color Guard (l-r): Clark Wiser, Dick Bishop, Lee Harford, John Elliott, Steve Pittard, Chuck Yard, Dan Jutson, and Chris Ruff (on drum) during Veterans Day Parade in Fayetteville, NC.

U.S. Flag History & Etiquette, the biographies of Nathaniel Macon & Whitmel Hill, 2009 Revolutionary War History Survey Results, and the battles of Eutaw Springs, Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse.

eagle scout receives Award

The Halifax Resolves Chapter presented an Eagle Scout Recognition Certificate to Austin David Taylor and Lonnie Lee Wood of Troop 146 at their Court of Honor. The certificate recognized each Scout “For outstanding achievement and exceptional leadership and citizenship evidenced by his attainment of the rank of Eagle Scout”.

firefighters recognizedfor Their Actions

The Chapter presented the Fire Safety Commendation Medal to three members of the Gaston Fire Department. Lt. Eddie Porter III, Firemen Dylan Clark and Pete King received the medals “in recognition of their outstanding contributions to protect human life and property caused by fire”. They received this recognition after their rescue of a mother and two children from a burning house on Gray Street in Roanoke Rapids. The firemen were driving through town, saw the house on fire, reported it to the 9-1-1 center, and assisted the residents in exiting the building with a total disregard for their own safety.

Lt. Eddie Porter III, Fireman Pete King, Fireman Dylan Clark.

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HiSTORiC SiTES ANd CELEBRATiONS

The 232nd Anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens The 232nd Anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens was held on Friday and Saturday, 18-19 January, with an expanded schedule and a different hotel, now in Spartanburg, in an effort to increase both community in-volvement and promotion of our heritage. The President General of the National So-ciety, Stephen Leishman, attended this year and participated at each function. On Friday afternoon, 18 January, we as-sembled for the annual Daniel Morgan Stat-ue Ceremony in downtown Spartanburg. The combined Color Guard flanked the monument, while participants announced themselves and placed flowers at the statue. Afterwards, VPG Pittard conducted a South Atlantic District meeting in the host hotel with the PG as their guest, followed by a reception provided by the South Carolina Society. Later, a dessert reception at Wofford College, sponsored by NPS, SAR and DAR was held, followed by a lecture presented by Jim Piecuch, editor of “Cavalry of the American Revolu-tion,” on the Calvary’s role in the war. On Saturday morning, 19 January, at the Cowpens Battlefield, a Wreath Laying ceremony was held at the National Monument in front of the Visitor’s Center, and then we marched out into the park to lay a wreath at Col. William Washington’s monument. – Steve Pittard, VPG, South Atlantic District NSSAR

Kettle Creek 2013 “Revolutionary days” We celebrated the 234th Anniversary of the Battle of Kettle Creek with a three day event on February 8th, 9th and 10th. On Friday, we met our fellow Georgia compatriots at a recep-tion at Wisteria Hall in Washington, GA, a stately manor near downtown. Later, a banquet was held with a program on the progress with future improvements to the War Hill site. Saturday morning activities included a parade around the downtown central square end-ing at Fort Washington Park where a Black Powder battle reenactment took place. Following lunch, a Battleground Memorial Ceremony with Wreath Laying was held on the historic Battle of Kettle Creek War Hill Monument Site. Our guest of honor was National Society Secretary General Joseph Dooley. Sunday activities include a Colonial Worship Service in the morning, followed by the “Heroes of the Hornet’s Nest” Ceremony at Elijah Clarke State Park, a few miles east of Washington, where we again laid wreaths and dignitaries brought greetings. This great event was sponsored by the Georgia Society SAR, Washington-Wilkes Chapter SAR, and Kettle Creek Chapter NSDAR. – Steve Pittard, VPG

Rhino Rivers and Andrew Underwood, who was the Eagle Scout Scholarship Award winner as well as the Knight Essay Contest winner. President Yard submitted Chris Ruff for Honorary Membership into the Chapter. This motion was approved by the Chapter.

The Nominating Committee presented the slate of officers for the next term, as follows: President Lee Harford, Jr.; Vice President Clark Wiser; Secretary Keith Tilghman; Treasurer John Elliott; Historian Dave Olson; Chaplain Robert Alves; and Registrar Bob Ervin. After approval, VPG Pittard inducted the various Compatriots to their respective leadership positions. The gavel was presented to new Chapter President Harford. He presented the Past President’s pin to Compatriot Yard. President Harford asked for everyone’s support, volunteerism, and encouragement to make 2013 a successful year for the Chapter.

Outgoing President Yard receives Past President pin from new President Lee Harford.

SAR Good Citizenship Medal presented to Cadet Brittnee Parker, Terry Sanford HS, for her outstanding leadership and character -- Pictured MAJ Mark Patton, Senior Instructor, Cadet Parker, and Chuck Yard.

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The Combined Color Guard assembled near the Col. William Washington Monument for a special wreath laying by President General Leishman during the celebration. (center) Registrar General Mike Tomme, National Color Guard Commander, brought the Color Guard to attention for honors.

Combined Color Guard presents for National Anthem at the Elijah Clarke Monument Site. Among the compatriots from Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, are Registrar General Mike Tomme and Secretary General Joseph Dooley.

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Mecklenburg chapter The Mecklenburg Chapter sponsored a community dinner on Feb. 21, 2013,

with special guest President Thomas Jeffer-son, portrayed by historical ac-tor and produc-er Bill Barker. There were 170 people in atten-dance, with ap-proximately 140

guests from the general public. During the evening, President Jefferson spoke on the founding principles of liberty and freedom, his most-admired person, George Washington, his loving wife Martha Jefferson, his beloved home in Virgina, Monticello, and fielded many questions from the audience.

– Jay Joyce

Bethabara chapter Dr. Robert L. Sprinkle, Jr., dedicated member of our great Society, has taken on the roll of Interim President of the Bethabara Chapter, in an effort to revi-talize it. Look for a meeting announce-ment in the future. There are a lot of new members who have been assigned to the Bethabara Chapter who want to be a part of our common heritage. Contact Dr. Sprinkle via mail at 10 Mock Street, Thomasville, NC 27360 or at (336) 472-2757.

– Frank Horton, Membership Chair

A number of North Carolina compatriots attended. In this photo you can see Lee Harford, Grady Hall, and in the back President Glenn Sappie.

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On February 23, 2013, the 237th Anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge was held near Currie, NC at the National Military Park. The ceremony began at 10 a.m., but many of us arrived around 9 a.m. for wreath registration and placement. The weather was not our friend this year as it was cold, windy and raining buckets, but we were not to be deterred from remembering our Patriot ancestors. Past State President John Thornhill was the organizer. The Color Guard and presenters once more marched into the park, stopping to lay wreaths at several monuments along the path, ultimately arriving at the Patriot Monu-ment deep in the park. Each year, a group is asked to present the Patriot Wreath and this year was the North Carolina Society Children of the American Revolution’s turn. This year, the other presenters were called out by the Battleground Association, be-ginning with the NSSAR South Atlantic District VPG G. Steven Pittard, followed by NCSSAR President Glenn Sappie, NCSDAR State Regent Peggy Troxell. From the SAR were: Sam Powell, Past President of the Battle of Alamance Chapter; Gary Green, President of the Lower Cape Fear Chapter; Chuck Yard, Past President of the Marquis de Lafayette Chapter; and James Wood, President of the Mecklenburg Chapter. From the DAR: the Battle of Moore’s Creek Chapter; The Battle of Rockfish Chapter, Barbara Lewis, Regent; and Stamp Defiance Chapter. New this year, the ladies of Currie Community Baptist Church prepared lunch for preregistered guests. The church, located 3/4 mile from the battleground, provided a spec-tacular buffet, and were very interested in our uniforms and the stories we shared. We urge you to consider participating next year. See you there!

Battle of Moores Creek Bridge Celebrated

Braving snow that looked like a blizzard in places, North Carolina compatriots arrived in South Boston, VA on February 16 for their ceremony honoring Nathanael Greene’s suc-cessful efforts to reach additional support and supplies, prior to facing the British Army. Travis Bowman, as Peter Francisco, enter-tained us with his life story. Wreaths were presented inside the Prizery and there was no procession to the river, all due to the inclem-ent weather.

Bill Barker as Jefferson

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Battle of Guilford Courthouse Commemorated

Steve Pittard, VPG for the South Atlantic District NSSAR, brough greetings from the Pres-ident General and over 30,000 members of the SAR, focusing on the importance of historic site celebrations such as this one for the health of our great nation.

HiSTORiC SiTES

Above: Sam Powell renders honors during Last Naval Battle Wreath Lay-ing. Left: President Glenn Sappie also renders honors. Bottom: Treasurer General Lindsey Brock (dual NC) gave the main mes-sage on the battle’s importance.

The Nathanael Greene Chapter organized the 232nd Anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on the grounds of the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro on Saturday, March 16. Wreaths were registered at the Visitors Center early in the morning and transported to the inspiring Nathanael Greene Monument in the Park for preposting. The annual parade led by the Nathanael Greene SAR Color Guard, and many other units from sev-eral states, commenced at 10 a.m., followed by wreath presenters, and positioned themselves before the monument. The presenters walked through a double row of color guards to present. The President General was unable to attend due to health issues, but Secre-tary General Joe Dooley did attend and was the main speaker for the event. His speech centered on two of his favorite quotes about the battle. One from Corn-wallis referencing Nathanael Greene’s special attributes as a leader, and the other was a statement by Parliament stating that another such victory would ruin the British Army. His words were inspiring and delivered well. Following the ceremony, we gathered for lunch, in conjunction with the North Carolina Society’s Board of Managers Meeting, held at Capt. Bill’s Seafood nearby. Many of the attendees left at the end of the meeting and returned for the battle reenactment at the Park.

The Last Naval BattleSam Powell, Steve Pittard and Glenn Sappie traveled to Florida to participate in the Last Naval Battle of the Revolutionary War Ceremony on Merritts Island near the Space Coast. Once in the area, Chaplain General Randy Moody transported us to and fro. Friday night, March 8th, saw us meeting Florida Compatriots at Glenn’s parents condo which just so happens to be near the hotel we stayed in. On Saturday, we arrived at the Veterans’ Park, marched in the combined Color Guard, brought greetings and rendered honors during the ceremony. Afterwards, we toured the grounds and museum on site, before leaving for home that after-noon. It was a most interesting excursion. Thanks to Sam Powell, for providing the transportation.

The Nathanael Greene Chapter Color Guard leads the march to the Greene Monument at Battle of Guilford Courthouse Ceremony. (l-r) Larry Brown, John Sullivan, Kevin Thompson, John Brown, and John Martin.

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North Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

ANNUAL CONVENTION April 19 - 20, 2013 in Asheville, NC Host Chapters: Blue Ridge and Western Waters

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MEMBERSHiP iNFORMATiON Welcome to Our New Members

first Name Middle Name Last Name sAr# chapter Nc#frank Wright Lea iV 185860 Mecklenburg 3658David richard Hubbard 185861 salisbury 3654charles ray Monroe 185862 salisbury 3655John Northrop Williams 185863 salisbury 3656Julius Daniel Waggoner 185864 salisbury 3657John stuart Putman 186009 Lt. col. felix Walker 3659Kevin Dwayne sloop 186011 salisbury 3661charles Willard Moore 186012 raleigh 3662David charles Moore 186013 raleigh 3663Townes chapman Lawrence 186058 NcssAr 3664James Miller robinson 186096 Lt. col. John Phifer 3665Ben franklin Biggers 186179 Lt. col. John Phifer 3674Albert fitzhugh Gibson, iii 186180 Old North state 3675Paul Lynn Leonard 186181 Nathanael Greene 3676robert Gordon russell, iV 186182 Blue ridge 3677Michael Paul Tower 186183 Blue ridge 3678Jason Michael Tower 186184 Blue ridge 3679Walter Grady Hooper, iii 186185 Blue ridge 3680William Brackenridge rogers 186260 Blue ridge 3681robert Philleo ives 186261 Marquis de Lafayette 3682David charles Hunt 186262 capt George Dickey 3683Theodore Lawrence Loop 186346 Marquis de Lafayette 3684Donald Benjamin Williams 186347 Old North state 3685Matthew Paul Nanney 186348 capt George Dickey 3686chase Boone saunders 186437 Mecklenburg 3687edward earl McBride, iii 186509 Gen francis Nash 3688Milton Harold Ohlsen, Jr. 186510 Blue ridge 3689Arthur crooks eddy 186511 Nathanael Greene 3690Hal Walker Broadfoot, Jr. 186512 Marquis de Lafayette 3691Waightsill Warlick Avery 186513 capt George Dickey 3692Jamison Lee Warren, Jr. 186605 Marquis de Lafayette 3693Jonathan Lund Warren, sr. 186606 Marquis de Lafayette 3694Jonathan Lund Warren, Jr. 186607 Marquis de Lafayette 3695Julian Horton Plaut 186650 Bethabara 3696The List is as of 15 March. 2013

Chapter Presidents Alamance Battleground: Holt skinner, President118 Rolling Road, Burlington, NC 27217; (336) 260-8368; crowsoni@bellsouth.netAlbemarle: scott Perry, President609 Old Neck Road, Hertford, NC 27944; (252) 312-2302; psg03_@hotmail.comBethabara: Jeff Lambert, Most Recent President1930 Swaim Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27127; (336) 671-1098; jdlambert@yahoo.comBlue ridge: James Brush, President2757 N. Mills River Road, Mills River, NC 28759(828) 891-9326; jimevie@earthlink.netcapt. George Dickey: James Brewer, PresidentPO Box 25, Ellenboro, NC 28040;(828) 453-1032; jamesbrewer01@bellsouth.netcatawba Valley: David Kilby, President3669 Rock Bridge Dr., Conover, NC 28613-9499; (828) 459-2314; docnj@charter.netcolson’s Mill: Daniel Burleson, President143 Danielle Drive, Stanfield, NC 28163; (704) 888-5606; dbnut8@yahoo.comGeneral francis Nash: charles Adams, Pres.105 Catawba Court, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; (919) 967-3002; ceadams@nc.rr.comGen. George Washington: George strunk, Pres.205 Goldleaf Drive, Goldsboro, NC 27534-8007; (919) 778-8324; gkstrunk@iglide.netHalifax resolves: Kenith Wilson, President121 Northside Dr., Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870; (252) 537-5406; boxcar27870@embarqmail.comLower cape fear: Gary Green, President6720 Creek Ridge Rd., Wilmington NC 28411; (910) 791-5422; garyogreen@earthlink.netLTc felix Walker: robert Owens, President327 Rebels Creek Road, Bakersville, NC 28705; (828) 688-4354; owens@rebelscreek.comLTc John Phifer: John Misenheimer, Pres.Post Office Box 26594, Charlotte, NC 28221; (704) 379-9383; liberty1775@gmail.comLumber river: samuel West, President 4770 Old Whiteville Rd., Lumberton, NC 28305; (910) 738-3302; sam.west.1@gmail.comMarquis de Lafayette: Lee Harford, Jr., Pres.3452 Vergeland Drive, Hope Mills, NC 28348; (770) 605-1998; leeharfordjr@yahoo.comMecklenburg: James Wood, President12601 Long Cove Drive, Charlotte, NC 28277; (704) 846-7323; jwood7@carolina.rr.comNathanael Greene: Donald saunders, Pres.726 Westminster Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410; (336) 299-2996; revpatreen@bellsouth.netNew Bern: Harry Goodman, President309 Simmons Street, New Bern, NC 28560-5339; (252) 633-3450; hgsgnewbern2@embarqmail.comOld North state: frank Horton, Pres.3812 Ithaca Place, Fayetteville, NC 28311; (910) 630-0875; bushbar@aol.com

Outer Banks: Richard Baer, Most Recent Pres.1700 Bay Dr., Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948; (252) 441-6111; rbaer@kdhnc.netraleigh: James Becker, President10801 Debnam Road, Zebulon, NC 27597; (919) 269-7489; jab109@nc.rr.comsalisbury: Grady Hall, President114 Ridge Creek Court, Salisbury, NC 28147; (704) 639-9845; fgradyhall@msn.com

silas McDowell: Kenton David, President3648 Cashiers Road, Highlands, NC 28741; (828) 526-3374; kentonw@hcgexpress.netWestern Waters: William Mcentire, Jr., Pres. 35 Oakland Circle, Canton, NC 28716;(828) 648-7430; billmcentire@charter.netYadkin Valley: Bennie Benge, President4525 Center Road, Jonesville, NC 28642;(336) 835-4697; Bennie.Benge@yadkinvalleybank.com

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The NCSSAR Spring BOM meet-ing was held at Captain Bill’s Steak and Seafood Restaurant following the SAR’s Commemoration of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse held earlier that morning at the National Military Park. Attendance at the BOM was 33 (13 compatriots in uniform from the ear-lier ceremonies), with representation from 13 (of our 25) Chapters, in addi-tion to 5 guests (2 are dual members in NCSSAR). President Sappie called the meet-ing to order at 12 noon. State Chaplain Rev. Clark Wiser opened the meet-ing with an Invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag was led by Mountain District VP, Jim Cook and the SAR Pledge was led by President Sappie. Greetings from National Officers in attendance at the Guilford Courthouse ceremony and our BOM were brought by Secretary General Joe Dooley and Registrar General Mike Tomme. Oth-er guests present at the BOM were Mark Anthony, Bob Krause and Dan Woodruff, all from the South Carolina Society, and our own South Atlantic District Vice President General, Steve Pittard. President Sappie called for the read-ing of the minutes from the Fall, 2012 BOM Meeting held in Raleigh. VPG Pittard made a motion that they be ac-cepted as published, with a second by NCSSAR Sr. VP, Jim Wood. The mo-tion carried. It was noted by President Sappie that we would be moving quickly through the meeting in order to allow atten-dance at the reenactment of the battle, which was to commence at 2 pm. Only additional, pertinent points in addi-tion to those previously submitted in the State Office, Chapter, and Com-mittee reports submitted in the BOM booklet should be noted. A subsequent footnote to the meeting, Compatriot Steve Avent distributed a .pdf copy of the booklet to State Officers, Chapter Presidents and Committee Chairs and I will ask Webmaster Jay Joyce to also

post this on our State website. State Treasurer Kurt Van Tassel noted the Financials for the Society, reflecting actual expenditures and a comparison to 2012/13 budget began on page 12, with the proposed budget for 2013-14 budget on pages 14 & 15. Recommendations were requested (re-port to the State Treasurer). President Sappie noted the report was accepted as submitted. State Officer’s reports are contained in the Spring, 2013 BOM booklet be-ginning with State President Sappie’s report on page 19. He noted that he travelled to Florida the prior weekend to represent the NC Society at the Last Naval Battle of the Revolution ceremo-ny. The Senior Vice President’s report is contained on page 20. Reports were not received from our Secretary, Genealogist or Webmaster. Northeast VP Bill Tilghman noted his report was on page 21. Southeast VP Bill Holt’s report is on page 22. Piedmont VP John Sullivan, whose report is on page 23, distributed 50 copies of the O. Henry magazine of March, 2013 which carried stories on Battleground Park, page 58 “The Sec-ond Battle of Guilford Courthouse” and page 62, “The Last Days of Na-thanael Greene,” namesake of the city of Greensboro. Foothills VP –no report received. Mountain VP Jim Cook, report on Page 24. Registrar Jim Becker, Historian Lee Harford, Chaplain Clark Wiser, De-velopment Officer Bill Holt, National Trustee John Thornhill and VPG Steve Pittard’s reports may all be found com-mencing on page 25.

chapter reports President Sappie next called for Chapter reports, which may be found in the Spring BOM booklet beginning on page 31. Once again, additional com-ments were to be offered only for clari-fication or new information, for reports already contained in the BOM booklet.

Alamance Battleground: page 33. Albemarle: page 34.Bethabara: no report.Blue Ridge: page 35. Captain George Dickey: no report.Catawba Valley: no report.Colson’s Mill: page 36.General Francis Nash: no report. Gen. George Washington: page 37.Halifax Resolves: page 38.Lower Cape Fear: page 39.Lumber River: page 40.LTC Felix Walker: no report.LTC John Phifer: no report. Le Marquis de Lafayette: page 42. Mecklenburg: page 44.Nathanael Greene: no report.New Bern: no report.Old North State: no report.Outer Banks: page 45. Raleigh: page 46.Salisbury: page 47.Silas McDowell: page 48.Western Waters: no report.Yadkin Valley: no report.

committee reports President Sappie called for the pre-sentation of each Committee’s report, once again, only to add pertinent, ad-ditional comments to the previously submitted report. American History Teacher: Per Lower Cape Fear President Gary Green, Lower Cape Fear is sponsor-ing Malachi Wade of Wilmington. Jim Wood accepted this submission as State Awards Chair. Americanism: Report on page 53, Compatriot Green, Chairman noted that our Society has done an excellent job capturing the details of events and Chapter activities. Every Chapter in NCSSAR contributed to our State to-tals. We are competitive for the Presi-dent General’s PG Streamer award. He noted where we stand in relation to the winning Chapters and comparable State Society (membership categories) at the National level. As previously noted, attendees in uniform today counted toward Americanism points. If in uniform, note this on attendance

Minutes of the Board of Managers Meeting – March 16, 2013Greensboro, NC, Hosted by the Nathanael Greene Chapter

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report today. President Sappie and all in attendance commended Compatriot Green for an excellent job in pulling to-gether the data submitted from across NC. President Sappie also noted that it could help inspire other Chapters to take on additional SAR activities. Bylaws: Compatriot Paul Callanan noted that there will be two Bylaws changes for presentation, and vote to accept, at our annual meeting. One deals with clarification of the term for State officers. The current language reads “State Officers are elected every other year at the Annual Meeting for a one year term of office.” It should read “State Officers are elected every year at the Annual Meeting for a one year term of office.” The second recommendation eliminates duplication in submission of application paperwork. Current lan-guage reads “…shall file their applica-tions in duplicate, on blanks prescribed by…” The change proposed is to re-move the word “duplicate” as our State Society does not require a second copy to be submitted. The specific Bylaws sections to be addressed will be refer-enced at the Annual Meeting. Grave Marking: Report on page 58. Compatriot Ray Maxson stated that we have increased the number of reported graves marked from 40 to 122 graves. 3 Grave markings are currently planned this Summer (2 in Charlotte and 1 in Greenville). He noted that we should attempt to collect GPS coordinates and pertinent birth/death, and Patriot service for graves when cemeteries of known Patriots are visited. Investment: A written report was provided by Treasurer van Tassel and commented upon by Compatriot Dr. Sam Powell. The $27,330.75 that had been held in CDs was transferred to a USAA Financial (load cost) brokerage account. This was invested in a portfo-lio consisting of 60% - Stocks and 40% - Bonds. Currently we have $12,017.14 in taxable bonds, $12,800 in stocks and cash account balance of $2,885.68, for a total of $27,682.82. Interest and or dividends will be utilized to help offset the coat of the Society’s Youth scholar-ship awards.

JROTC Cadet: Compatriot Calla-nan noted that our JROTC winner is from the Lower Cape Fear Chapter for 2012. Membership: At our Fall BOM, Compatriot Frank Horton challenged each Chapter to work to provide at least one Liberty medal winner (bring 10 new members into the SAR/first line signer of their application). He noted that at this year’s national Con-gress in Kansas City, we will have 10 Liberty medal recipients or oak leaf clusters for those who have previously received the award. First time recipients will be David Kilby, Jeff Lambert, Ray Maxson, Bill McEntire and Jim Wood. Oak leaf clusters with a Certificate of Recognition will also go to Jim Brewer, Jim Brush, Grady Hall, John Harmon and Frank Horton, the latter 2 receiv-ing 2 oak leaf clusters this year (20+ new members). Nominating Committee: page 61, Compatriot Pittard, Nominating Chair presented the slate of candidates for State Office. He noted he had com-municated with senior State leadership, including our District VPs via email and phone conversations to develop the nominations. He then made a mo-tion to accept the nominations slate, which was seconded by Compatriot Chuck Adams. It was unanimously ap-proved. The election of State Officers will be held at our State Convention business meeting on Saturday, April 20th. Nominations may be made from the floor and all current members (dues paid for 2013) are eligible to vote. Other Chapter reports are contained in the booklet from page 53-61. Quite a few Committees did not submit re-ports. Proposed Committee Chairman-ships for the 2013-14 timeframe are noted on page 64. There are several openings and anyone interesting in filling an open position is requested to contact our State President. Any inter-ested in serving on a committee should contact the Committee Chairman.

Old Business No old business was brought before this BOM meeting.

New Business Treasurer Van Tassel noted that this year’s State Reconciliation (of Mem-bership #’s/dues payments) was chal-lenging. We are working on collec-tion of dues for reinstatements. There are 817 active members for NCSSAR – which he is still matching up with the Chapter submissions. The good news is that we had 137 new mem-bers; however 135 were lost through drops. He also noted that dual (Chap-ter) memberships can create problems between chapters of double counting. Compatriot Thornhill reported that he has looked into reasons for drops, and sent letters to 60 members who have dropped. All but 2 of these compatri-ots have held no office, and received no awards – We need them to be involved. 7 of our Youth members have “aged out” and dropped. Some have moved to other states. Many drops are due to age and health. Perhaps we should push Life membership as a consideration for them due to its lower cost as one ages. The questions was raised how do we access compatriot information to look at some of these issues. Registrar Gen-eral Mike Tomme noted the need for compatriots to have a user ID and pass-word to access their own information and make sure it is current. He noted that drops are also due to disinterest – As an organization we’ve lost our “glit-ter.” The Membership Committee at National has been discussing this and will put some recommendation on the National website on how we can get it back. He asked that we email our suc-cesses and our problems with member-ship to the Registrar General. We need Chapters to email him the reason(s) compatriots are leaving, so we can work to rectify and stabilize our member-ship. Compatriot Horton noted that there are two separate usernames and passwords for the National website: one to access your membership data in the ember’s only section of the national database and another to access sections of the website itself, not accessible to the general public.

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President Sappie brought up a “Sar-banes / Oxley” financial compliance is-sue for our State Society. We file a 990 (not for profit) tax return at the State level, but each chapter, if its assets are less than $50k, can and need to file a 990N (postcard) return each fiscal year. ALL of our chapters are required to file a tax return. Also, the IRS is encourag-ing a code of Business ethics (policies) to be put in place. This would include records retention, conflict of interest, whistleblower policies. We are doing this at National but also need this in place for the State Society and Chap-ters. Compatriot Grady Hall noted that the Senior leader of the C.A.R. in Salisbury did not deposit contribu-tions in a bank account or file required forms for reporting which created some serious problems for that Society. All chapters can check the irs.gov web-site, or inquire through our Treasurer if they have completed a 990N. There is a penalty for not filing this over multiple years and you do not want to lose your IRS assigned EIN. This is a very easy process and something we need to re-port annually. President Sappie noted that we needed to approve our annual $1,000 donation to the NCSCAR State President’s before their State conven-tion next week. Compatriot Powell so moved, Compatriot Wiser seconded and the motion passed. Chapter Presidents were asked to meet and select one compatriot to be named a George Washington Fellow in NCSSAR based on our donation to the GW Endowment, and report their choice to Sr. VP Wood. Compatriot Chuck Adams pro-posed a resolution for the BOM to be notified of proposed expenditures in advance of the BOM meeting. The specific language read: “Resolved. A motion to disburse unbudgeted Society funds is out of order unless the mem-bers of the Board of Managers have been informed of the nature, purpose and amount of the proposed expendi-ture at least two weeks before the Board meeting at which the motion is made.” He then made the motion to adopt,

seconded by Compatriot van Tassel. Discussion ensued. Compatriot Dool-ey (an NCSSAR dual member) noted that emergencies could occur such as disaster relief where we may have very short notice and such a policy could hamper any contributions. Compatriot Horton raised the question of whether notices are required to be mailed to en-sure everyone received the notice (not just email submissions). Compatriot Adams suggested we could sign-off via email as other organizations do. An amendment to the motion was made by Compatriot Horton and seconded by Compatriot Powell that this be ex-amined as a Bylaw change, to be con-sidered at our next BOM. Compatriot Becker raised a concern that this raises the question of how any notices should be handled going forward. Compatriot Adams agreed to the amendment to his motion, there was no further discussion and it passed. This will be submitted to Bylaws Committee for further consid-eration. Jim Wood, Sr. State VP and Meck-lenburg Chapter President noted that we are working on establishment of a new Chapter in King’s Mountain. He is working with current Mecklenburg Chapter members -- 4 of which would transfer to this Chapter – to drive this forward. There are 18 new, prospective members who would like to join and are working on their applications. Jim made a motion for the BOM to ap-prove a Charter for this new Chapter once the requisite number of members is attained, hopefully with a charter-ing ceremony by this fall? Compatriot Frank Horton seconded, and the mo-tion passed. VPG Steve Pittard – whose report was previously noted (on page 30); indicated that he has been very active travelling to Societies (NC, SC, GA and FL) in the South Atlantic District. He commends the NCSSAR for good work on Americanism activities and reporting, leadership in CAAH dona-tions. He noted leadership in North Carolina has improved, and is in fact strong, and our continuity with that leadership is good.

Compatriot Chuck Adams (Presi-dent, Gen. Francis Nash Chapter) initiated a discussion on how we en-gage older members. As part of that he inquired: “How do we know when a compatriot passes?” Can a chapter be notified if the State Society is notified? One option discussed is to ask compa-triots to ensure that their family mem-bers notify the State Society/Secretary so that word can be disseminated to the pertinent Chapter President. State Registrar Jim Becker noted he has watermarked paper available for submission of new member applica-tions and supplementals. Sam West, President of the Lum-ber River Chapter, noted a Veteran’s monument (300 Veteran’s) was erected in Lumberton and asked for sugges-tions for SAR award(s) to present to those responsible for it. Discussion ensued about a new Distinguished Service medal proposed for Chapters/State, and also a medal(s) for women proposed by the Ladies (Auxiliary?) in Pennsylvania. There is also a proposed Roger Sherman medal for service be-ing defined? There was no resolution, although we will need to work with Sam to resolve his question. There is a Center for Advancing America’s Heritage (CAAH) dona-tion form on page 65. SAR Foundation President Dr. Sam Powell noted we are nearing the end of the project. Phase II construction of SAR’s National Head-quarters building in Louisville, KY has commenced, and we hope to be in the building by July, 2014. This started last November. Updates on the progress of construction may be found on the Na-tional (nssar.org) website. $3.5 million of total funding is required for this phase with $2m in hand. We need the addition-al $1.5m and are borrowing from bank to get this done. Member donations are still key to getting the project completed and attracting funding through other sources (corporate, foundations). In North Caro-lina we have achieved National’s goal for each member State Society of 21% par-ticipation and at least a $250+ average donation/member.

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President Sappie noted the 123rd National Congress, to take place July 6-10 in Kansas City, Missouri. A Schedule of Upcoming Events in North Carolina and beyond starts on page 66. Halifax Day is our next Na-tional and NCSSAR sponsored event on April 6. We hope to present a Bronze Color Guard medal to Ken Wilson that day. The SCSSAR Convention will be that same weekend, and President Sap-pie and Sr. VP Wood will be present in Columbia to represent NC. Our State Society Annual conven-tion will be held in Asheville on 4/19 and 20 (page 68) commencing with the President’s Reception on Friday eve-ning and a busy Saturday. On Saturday the order of events are: The President’s Breakfast, followed by a Genealogy

workshop led by SAR Genealogist General Larry Cornwell, the South Atlantic District Meeting (all are wel-come to attend), our Youth Awards lun-cheon with an Over Mountain Victory Trail Association (OVTA) speaker, our annual Society Business meeting with elections and finally our evening Ban-quet and Installation of 2013-14 Of-ficers. The deadline for Registration is March 20. President Sappie thanked NG Pres. Don Saunders, and the Nathanael Greene Chapter for hosting the Guil-ford Courthouse commemoration event and the BOM meeting today. We distributed 2013 NCSSAR/SAR membership cards to the Chapter Presi-dents for presentation to their member-ship. Tim Berly will be mailing the re-

maining membership cards to the Chap-ter Presidents who were not present at the BOM meeting to pick them up. A motion to adjourn was made by Compatriot Wood, and seconded by Compatriot Becker. The motion passed. Sr. VP Wood led the SAR Reces-sional, and the Rev. Clark Wiser, Chap-lain, gave the Benediction to close the meeting at 1:30 pm. The 2013 Fall Board of Managers Meeting of the NCSSAR will be held in Raleigh at the Holiday Inn Down-town, on Saturday, March 16. This is the same hotel that hosted our Fall 2012 BOM.

Respectfully submitted forNCSSAR Secretary Ellis Hamby

– by Tim Berly

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17th Annual Patriots’ Day in Alamance county Hosted by the Alamance Battleground chapter NcssAr

saturday, May 18, 2013Alamance Battleground State Park, 5803 NC 62 South, Burlington, NC

Members of SAR, DAR, C.A.R., SR and other Patriotic/Historical Societies are hereby invited to participate in a formal wreath laying ceremony at Alamance Battleground at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013 to commemorate Alamance County’s three 1781 Revolutionary Battles: Pyle’s Defeat, Clapp’s Mill and Lindley’s Mill. This year’s event will be held as in the past at the Patriot’s Monument, Alamance Battleground State Park. Color guard Units are urged to bring chapter and ceremonial flags and wear period uniforms or militia dress. Dignitaries representing patriotic societies are invited to present wreaths. Those who arrive early are invited to join us for a Dutch-treat group luncheon at the Cutting Board restaurant at 12:00 PM. The Cutting Board restaurant is located along the Interstate-40 access road at EXIT #143 (intersection of I-40 with Highway 62). Participants in the 2:00 pm wreath laying ceremony are requested to arrive at the Park Visitor Center before 1:30 P.M. The NCSSAR combined Color Guard will lead the processional to the Patriot’s Monument. Directions to Alamance Battleground State Park: From Interstate-40 take Exit 143, and go south on Highway 62 for approximately six miles, Alamance Battleground State Park entrance is on the right. To insure your unit’s recognition in the program, please furnish the below information by May 13, 2013 to:

Holt skinner, President: 118 Rolling Road, Burlington, NC 27217Telephone: (336) 226-3233; E-mail: spowell@clearwire.net

Present wreath at Monument? If Yes, Presenter’s Name: ____________________________________________________

Office/Title of presenter: _____________________________________________________________________________

Organization/State/Chapter: ____________________________________________________________________

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Calendar of Significant Events06 Apr: Halifax resolves ceremony, organized by the Halifax Resolves Chapter, in historic Halifax - 2 p.m.19-20 Apr: N.c. society convention & District Meeting, organized by the Western Waters Chapter, in Asheville. Form on page 10.27 Apr: Color Guard support of the DAr state convention, in Raleigh04 May: Grave Marking, to be hosted by the Mecklenburg Chapter, in Charlotte.18 May: Patriots’ Day ceremony, organized by the Alamance Battleground Chapter, at the State Historic Site in Alamance County, south of Burlington, celebrates three different Rev War battles. See Registration on page 15.

Battle of ramsour’s MillWreath Laying ceremony will be held on June 22, 2013, organized by the Catawba Valley Chapter, in Lincolnton.Invitation and registration willbe available soon.

– David Kilby, Chapter President