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The PalmeTTo PaTrioT

2008 Issue 4 Winter 2008 Organized April 1889

The SouTh Carolina SoCieTy of the SonS of The ameriCan revoluTion

1775 1783

SCSSAR honors Gov. Mark Sanford

The South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution Address Service Requested

BULK RATE US POSTAGE PAID

WOODRUFF, SC 29388 PERMIT NO 62

COLUMBIA — SCSSAR President Paul Grier, Past President Redding I. “Rick” Corbett and State Secretary Mark Anthony presented Gov. Mark San-ford with the SAR Silver Good Citizenship Medal and Certificate as well as a Flag Certificate honor-ing the Governor’s Mansion, Nov. 10.

The Silver Good Citizenship Medal and Cer-tificate were presented in recognition of Gov. Sanford’s continued efforts to promote the ideas

Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter invites you to 120th Annual SCSSAR State ConventionBy Douglas DosterSecretaryBattle of Eutaw Springs Chapter SCSSAR

CAMERON — The Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter of the SCSSAR invites you to attend this year’s state convention in the Sportsman’s Mecca of the state, Santee, S.C.

Golfing, fishing, boating, historic sites and fine restaurants await you and your guest in this in-creasingly popular resort town.

The new Holiday Inn, Santee, is our headquar-ters for the convention and you may make your reservations directly (803-854-9800), to that hotel or others of your choice. This will be the year to attend especially if you have not been to a state convention in the last few years.

Santee is on I-95 in eastern Orangeburg Coun-ty, with I-26 and US 301 near by.

Please use the registration form on page 6 or down-load it from our state web site at www.scssar.org.

Convention rate rooms at the Holiday Inn are $89 plus tax if booked by March 27. If you decide to stay over until Sunday, April 19, you may com-bine that rate with a golf package that includes a breakfast buffet and extras. Use the code SCSSAR for reservations at the Holiday Inn to secure the convention rate.

A Friday, April 17, tea at the Parish House Tea Room in nearby historic Eutawville is planned for the ladies. A visit to Gen. Francis Marion’s tomb on Belle Isle Plantation is planned for Saturday morning also.

of Federalism as well as his many years of public service.

The Flag Certificate recognized the Governor’s Mansion for its continued proper display of the American Flag.

During this meeting, Gov. Sanford also signed a proclamation from the State of South Carolina recognizing the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris (see related article page 10).

GOOD CITIZENSHIP MEDAL AND CERTIFICATE — SCSSAR officers present SAR Silver Good Citizenship Medal and Certificate to South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. From left: Mark Anthony, SCSSAR secretary; SCSSAR President Paul L. Grier; Gov. Sanford and former SCSSAR President Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III. [Photo by Roger J. Alan, Office of the Governor]

By Greg Ohanesian SCSSAR Treasurer

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

After the debutante presentation, a formal dinner will be served, followed by dancing to music provid-ed by the Swingtime Orchestra. Citadel cadets will again take part in the debutante presentation. Dress is white tie, black tie and tartan optional.

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

2009 Colonial Ball set for Charleston

See Colonial Ball, page 8

See State Convention, page 6

The Palmetto Patriot is published four times a year by the South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution. Web site: www.scssar.org

Subscriptions are sent automatically to members of the SCSSAR.

President: Paul L. GrierSenior Vice President: Douglas B. DosterLow Country Vice President: Frank LachicotteMidlands Vice President: Jim WyrosdickPiedmont Vice President: Pierce StockmanPee Dee Vice President: Fred KelloggUpstate Vice President: Steve BlackwellVice President for Chapter Renewal and Revitalization: Ted MortonVice President for Chapter Formation and Development: Redding I. “Rick” Corbett IIISecretary: Mark AnthonyTreasurer: Greg OhanesianRegistrar: John SmithGenealogist: Miles GardnerHistorian: Mike FarrChancellor: Glenn OhanesianAuditor: Dan PattenChaplain: Ted Morton National Trustee: Redding I. “Rick” Corbett IIIAlternate National Trustee: Greg OhanesianEndowment Trustee (three years): Bill AllgoodEndowment Trustee (two years): Victor Brandt IIIEndowment Trustee (one year): Ted MortonEndowment Treasurer: Lonnie Mixson

Palmetto Patriot

Publisher

Steve Blackwell

Editor

Thomas C. Hanson

Web master: www.scssar.org

Victor Compton

Send articles and photos to Thomas C. Hanson ([email protected]), or mail to Hanson Communications, 2004 Old Parker Rd., Greenville, SC 29609-1237, phone 864-704-3453.

Dear Compatriots,During September, I attended the fall leader-

ship meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. While there, I had the opportunity to visit the society headquar-ters and to hear about plans for the new building. A major fund-raising campaign is under way, and you will continue to hear and see much about the Center for Advancing American Heritage (CAAH). Each state has a goal to have 20 percent participa-tion by its membership. I encourage you to help us reach that goal by sending a donation.

The nominating committee for 2009 has been formed and needs to fill 23 general officer posi-tions and 17 committee chairmen. The state so-ciety has 16 chapters to draw from to get these leaders. At present, our officers come from 11

chapters and committee chairmen from 10. This causes some compatriots to hold two jobs. Every chapter should have at least one person involved at the state level. Any member who has an interest in taking on responsibility should contact me.

All chapters need to be recruiting future leaders and bring them to state meetings. They then see how it works and will become motivated to par-ticipate.

Each chapter has two votes at the Board of Governors meetings. All chapter members can at-tend, but the number voting is limited. The next meeting will be in Columbia Jan. 10.

The Battle of Kings Mountain Celebration Oct. 7 was well attended and represented by at least nine states. We joined with the North Carolina So-

From the President’s Desk

ciety to host a reception the previous evening (see article page 16).

The William Bratton Chapter is reorganizing and scheduled a meeting Dec. 10 in Rock Hill. Congratulations to all of our compatriots who have contributed to this effort. We all are pleased to have this chapter active again.

We are rapidly moving to the end of another year. Many activities are scheduled and opportu-nities for everyone to take part in one or more of them.

Paul L GrierPresident, SCSSAR

SCSSAR Americanism UpdateThe SCSSAR continues to dramatically increase its activity levels in promoting the ideals of the SAR.

Through Oct. 30 the entire state Society has generated 16,973 points (compared to 12,388 on July 28) for the President General’s Streamer and 13,483 points (compared to 9,493) for the Grove’s Americanism Contest. As a comparison, the total points generated in 2007 were 15,545 and 9,155, respectively.

The chapter standings are as follows. The chapters that have the average/member marked with aster-isks are currently above the state society average of 24.08 points per member.

These point totals are based on information that has been supplied to me through the National Of-fice, the various chapters or my direct observation.

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

The average points and the categories columns are important because of a new national contest called the President General’s Cup. This Cup is presented to the chapter that reports the highest aver-age points per member with the chapter recording points in 15 of the 19 established categories for the President General’s Streamer score sheets.

As the end of the year approaches, I would like to ask that each chapter please send me their final reports no later than Jan. 5 so I can compile all the data for the state report. I can be reached at either [email protected] or at 864-255-7442. I am happy to discuss the various programs that the Americanism Committee promotes or supply the spreadsheet I have for each chapter to aid in compil-ing their points.

Mark C. AnthonyChairman, SCSSAR Americanism Committee

Chapter PG Streamer Groves Stark Avg/MemberGen. Daniel Morgan** 5,165 4,280 4,404 95.65 14Gen. James Williams** 2,693 2,528 768 99.74 13Dr. George Mosse** 1,955 615 310 47.68 9Cambridge** 1,610 445 70 57.50 10Col. Robert Anderson** 1,263 1,023 180 35.08 11Gen. Andrew Pickens** 1,153 1,003 23 48.04 10Maj. Gen. William Moultrie 1,081 841 1,630 9.65 8Col. Thomas Taylor 961 686 20 13.54 10Col. Lemuel Benton 632 472 0 15.80 8Battle of Eutaw Springs 557 462 80 17.41 10 Gen. Francis Marion** 479 329 155 39.92 10Gov. Paul Hamilton 462 342 135 10.74 9Henry Laurens 447 347 0 21.29 7Col. William Bratton** 433 298 55 25.47 6Col. Joseph Kershaw 267 157 15 20.54 8Col. Matthew Singleton 186 121 0 5.31 3

Winter 2008 The Palmetto Patriot

Compatriot Dr. Charles L. Latimer Jr. of the Col. Robert Anderson Chapter died Sept. 12 after suffering a stroke the day before.

A memorial service was conducted Sept. 15 in Greenville. The family can be reached at 100 York-shire Drive, Greenville, SC 29615.

Roll Call of the Departed

Editors note: I would like to include births, wed-dings and obituaries in each issue of The Palmetto Patriot. Please send such items to [email protected]

Thanks to Mark Anthony for title idea for the obituary column.

My Patriot Pvt. Henry Dominick: a Newberry Patriot


How I found the SAR and why we need to tell others

By Jim [email protected]

NEWBERRY COUNTY, South Carolina — Fam-ily tradition, which is almost always glowing and in endless cycle growing, surrounds my Patriot, Henry Dominick.

First, permit me to establish my pedigree to the honorable Henry Dominick Sr., 1757/8 -1836. The di-rect line reaches back four generations in a sort of double-dipping fashion. My Patriot married sisters. His first wife was Agnes Fellers, who died, and there-after he married her sister, Margaret Fellers. From his first marriage descends my great-grandmother Eavy, who married my great-grandfather Z.W. Tay-lor, who directly descended from the Patriot and his second wife, Margaret.

Here is an account given by a descendant at Young’s Grove near Prosperity, S.C., Sept. 10, 1920, during a Dominick re-union attended by more than a thousand members:

He [Henry Dominick] served as a private in the Colonial Armies during the Revolution, enlisting in the spring of 1779. He served under Lieutenant Thomas Miller. After returning home, he was taken prison-er by the British at Fort Granby, South Carolina, but, after two weeks imprisonment, made his escape to the mountains.

Along with the settlers that came over at this time (ca. 1750) was Mi-chael Fellers, who settled near where Colony Church now stands. One Saturday night, while he was cleaning and straightening up, tradition says that he [Henry] said, “I must have me a wife and a help-meet.”

On horseback he rode until early morning to Mr. Fellers’ place, where there were seven of his daughters. Fellers in compliance with Dominick’s request to marry one, was told to ask the girls. Daughter Agnes Fellers accepted.

To this union were born Henry II and Christiana. His wife, Agnes, died, and Henry I went back to Michael Fellers and got Margaret for his second help-meet. To this union were born David, Andrew, Mary, Noah, George, Catherine and Frances.

I am descended from Patriot Dominick and his first wife, Agnes Fellers, through their daughter Eavy, and from Patriot Dominick and his second wife Margaret Fellers, sister of Agnes, through their daughter Frances.

Our Patriot Henry Dominick may not have gained his rightful recognition had he succumbed to life at the ordinary age of the times. It was not until June 7, 1832 that Congress passed a law to provide pensions for Revolution-ary War veterans. By the time Patriot Dominick was permitted to claim the pension, he was around 75 years old and his memory was clouded and lack-ing altogether in certain areas.

He could not recall the year he was drafted into the militia, the term of service or the name of the captain who commanded the company. He did recall the lieutenant was Thomas Miller, his march to a place called Ancram’s Neck and to Liberty Hill, near Dorchester, South Carolina. He did not remember receiving a discharge in writing, but he recalled he was discharged in the winter as it snowed two or three weeks about 1779. He served between eight and 10 months without compensation except the ra-tions as a private.

He recalled being taken prisoner by the British at Granby, South Carolina, and being in the Snow Camp expedition. He had no documentary evidence of his Revolutionary services and knew of no one whose testimony could pro-vide that. He referred to the Rev. Phillip Cromer and William Gilliam for his character reputation, and relinquished any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present.

This testimony is part of that sworn in open court Nov. 14, 1832 and re-corded by Y.J. Harrington, clerk, Newberry District. Patriot Henry Dominick set his mark to the recorded petition. The ministers swore to the accuracy of Patriot Dominick’s testimony, and Presiding Judge Richard Gantt approved the claim.

Patriot Henry Dominick and his wife Margaret take their rest on the hill in the area where they lived, a peaceful, protected place in the forest a short distance in space from where I sit.

ReferencesThe Descendants of Henry Dominick, Senior Volume I, researched and

compiled by Boyd William Bedenbaugh.Newberry Court Documents transcribed by Boyd Bedenbaugh.The Taylor Triangle Genealogy Page.

Jim Livingston

By John T. Smith LYMAN — I started

out with my family re-search in the early 1980s trying to find a way for my sister to join the Daughters of the Ameri-can Revolution.

At this time I knew nothing about the SAR. I had heard about the DAR all my life from my grandmother, who never joined, but had aunts and cousins from several lines of her family who had joined.

She had talked about her grandfather, Col. Daniel A. Ledbetter, who fought in the Civil War and had died at Second Manassas in Virginia. His great-grandfather, Rev. Henry Ledbetter, gave money to support the Revolutionary War.

In 1995 I wrote a book on my Smith family line and printed it myself. I took 20 copies to a family reunion and handed them out to the oldest mem-bers of each family line. What a way to start a fam-ily feud!

I continued my research, then my sister died in 1997 at age 46. My father died five months lat-er, before I could prove his line. Some years went

by, when in early 2003 I received an e-mail about my Smith line from an SAR member who later asked if I would like to join the SAR.

By December of that year, my mother saw her three sons be-come members.

My mother died in 2004 be-fore I got my father a Memo-rial Membership in the SAR, a type of member-ship known little about.

I guess I hadn’t known much about the SAR. It is important to let young people know how they can join the SAR.

I gave copies of my book to the Greenville Li-brary and to the Spartanburg Library Kennedy Room. The Kennedy Room had a new hard cover

put on it. They do this for books that get used a lot. I guess that’s about the best recognition I could get.

Since I joined the SAR, I have signed up 31 new members of which 27 are approved. I have helped with nine supplemental applications, and have had 10 supplementals of my own approved.

John T. Smith

FRUITFUL RESEARCH — John T. Smith with Smith family book at the Kennedy Room of the Spartanburg Library [Photo by Craig Sonksen, who works in the Kennedy Room]


Eutaw Springs Commemoration

NEAR EUTAWVILLE — An observance of the 227th anniversary of the Battle of Eutaw Springs took place Sept. 6 on the park grounds near Eutawville in Orangeburg County.

The Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter planned the observance, which was attended by local, state and national SAR officers, along with representatives from three states. A representative from the South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution was also present.

The service included a Color Guard presentation, an address on the history of the battle by state Senior Vice President Douglas Doster and a wreath-laying ceremony. The Very Rev. John Scott, rector of the His-toric Church of the Epiphany in Eutawville, delivered the convocation and benediction for the observance.

Some participants retired to a noted Low Country barbecue restaurant for lunch after the event. The Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter plans this event each year. Doug Doster. SCSSAR Senior Vice Presi-

dent. [Photos by Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III]

227th anniversary of the Battle of Eutaw Springs

Henry Laurens Chapter Presents Law Enforcement Medal to Michael Hunt

AIKEN — The Henry Laurens Chapter present-ed Sheriff Michael Hunt with the SAR Law En-forcement Commendation medal and certificate at its Sept. 3 meeting.

The Law Enforcement Commendation Medal commemorates exceptional service or accomplish-ment in the field of law enforcement.

Sheriff Hunt became the 18th sheriff of Aiken County in office 2003. Before his election, he served as a lieutenant with the City of Aiken Department of Public Safety. Sheriff Hunt coordinated law en-forcement response to the Graniteville train derail-ment in 2005, managing not only his own deputies but also the many outside agencies that responded to the disaster.

Sheriff Hunt was chosen as the Sheriff of the Year in 2006 by the South Carolina Sheriff’s As-sociation, and Gov. Mark Sanford awarded Sheriff Hunt the State of South Carolina’s highest honor, the Order of the Silver Crescent, for the profes-sionalism and leadership he displayed during the Graniteville train derailment response. J.D. Magruder.

HONORED SHERIFF — Chapter President Robert R. Johnson (left) and Sheriff Michael Hunt. [Photo by J.D. Magruder]

Committee Chairman

2014 Congress Mark C. Anthony

Americanism Mark C. Anthony

Art Project Charlie Porter

CAR/SAR/DAR Relations Donald E. Wilder Jr.

Colonial Ball Greg Ohanesian

Color Guard Ralph Welton

Eagle Scout Doug Doster

Education Vacant

Historic Sites NA

Knight Essay Glenn Ohanesian

Medals & Awards Paul Grier

Membership & Retention Doug Doster

Nominating Paul Grier

Publicity & Communications Doug Doster

Patriot Graves & Index Vacant

ROTC/JROTC Norm Pigeon

Rumbaugh Oration Contest Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III & Mark C. Anthony

Scholarship Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III

Speakers & Writers Bureau Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III

Young SAR Victor Brandt IV


SCSSAR Committees and Chairmen

SALUDA — Gary Griffith, vice president and cub-master of the Gen. James Williams Chapter, has led his Cub Pack 333 from Saluda into a solid understanding of the American Revolution both in local events and in the meaning of the liberties it secured.

On Saturday, Sept. 13, Griffith took the cub scouts to Musgrove’s Mill State Battlefield Park.

After a visit to the museum, they hiked the western bat-tlefield trail and visited the grave of Mary Musgrove, who as a 12-year-old, saved Horse-Shoe Robinson and made sure that the message for reinforcements got through. Af-ter the hike they ate lunch and explored the cave where Robinson was hidden by young Mary.

On return, all were issued wooden muskets and, after marching to war, performed heroically in mini-re-enact-ments of the battles of Musgrove’s Mill, King’s Mountain, Blackstock’s Plantation and the Cowpens. The day con-cluded with a brief stop at Haye’s Station for a somber but committed end to a day of learning about our Sweet Land of Liberty.

Several weeks earlier, Griffith took the cub scouts on a tour of Ninety-Six National Park. Joe Goldsmith.

Saluda Cubs Scouts and the American Revolution

YOUNG REENACTORS — Cub scouts from Saluda Pack 333 re-enact the Battle of King’s Moun-tain as parents and scout leaders in the distance stand in for the British forces under Col. Fergu-son. [Photo by Cmpt. Joe Goldsmith].

Mike Barnes (right), a member of the Robert Anderson Chap-ter, views the South Carolina copy of the Bill of Rights, dat-ed Sept. 25,1789, shown to him by Patrick McCauley, S.C. Department of Archives curator, Sept. 20. Barnes was also shown the actual 1697 agreement between Britain and the Lords Proprietors giving them the colony of Carolina (all ter-ritory from Virginia to Florida and all the way to the Pacific Ocean!). [Photo by Julia Barnes]

Historic Document

YOUNG HERO — The Gen. James Williams Chapter presented the SAR Heroism Medal to Life Scout Christopher Rains during services at All Saints Episcopal Church in Clinton. As Christo-pher returned from the homecoming football game after midnight Oct. 10-11, he spotted smoke pouring from his neighbors’ house and what appeared to be flames flickering inside. He saw the neighbor stumble out the door and try to summon the tenant in an attached apartment. Chris calmed him down and helped get the tenant out of the burning house as well. From left: Phil Towles, Joe Goldsmith, Chapter President Norm Pigeon, Life Scout Christopher Rains, Profes-sor Charles Rains (Chris’s father and scoutmaster), Candace Rains (Chris’s mother and assistant scoutmaster), Dr. Frank Wyman and Prof. Col. Joel E. Rexford. [Photo by Le Ann Pigeon]


“No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings than United America. Wondrously strange, then, and much to be regretted indeed would it be, were we to neglect the means and to depart from the road which Providence has pointed us to so plainly; I cannot believe it will ever come to pass.”

George Washington, letter to Benjamin Lincoln, June 29, 1788

SCSSAR State Convention

Name National Membership Number

Chapter Title

Address

City State Zip Code

Phone Number E-mail

Name of Spouse or other Guest

Registration Fee (Including Banquet) $60

Spouse Fee $50

Luncheon only (Guest) $20

Ladies Friday Tea $10

Total enclosed Complete and mail with registration fee to

Registration Form

Compatriot Douglas Doster, SecretaryBattle of Eutaw Springs Chapter SCSSAR480 Winding Brook DriveCameron, S.C. 2903

SCSSAR Annual ConventionHoliday Inn, Santee, S.C.

April 17 & 18, 2009

Convention Agenda

Friday, April 17Registration 11 a.m. -1:30 p.m.Seminar 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.Business Session 2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.Break 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Business Session 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.President’s Reception 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.Banquet 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Guest Speaker 8:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Saturday, April 18Registration 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.Coffee and GoodiesMemorial Service 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.Business Session 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Unfinished items Election of Officers Awards Luncheon 12 - 3 p.m. Awards Presentation Installation of New Officers Address by New PresidentConvention Adjourns 3 p.m.

Lodging is at Holiday Inn, Santee, S.C. Reservations 1-800-297-8719, use group code SCSSAR. Rate is $89 plus tax. Block of rooms held until March 27.

2009 Dues NoticesDues notices for the 2009 calendar year have

been mailed out. To make sure that your mem-bership is not dropped at the end of 2008, please return the completed form at the bottom of the notice along with your check for the correct dues amount and any donation to the specified funds listed to the State Secretary at P.O. Box 10048, Greenville, SC 29603-0048 before the end of the year.

After the dues notices have been processed, a 2009 membership card will be sent to each member. On the back of the membership card, you will find the user name and password neces-sary to access the Members Only page of the SCSSAR web site.

Mark C. AnthonySCSSAR Secretary

I was pleased to see the article about the Cen-ter for Advancing American Heritage fund-raising (Fall 2008, page 10).

Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Certainly part of our hearts should be devoted to our love and appreciation of God’s priceless gift of freedom. It is imperative that our headquarters in Louisville be adequately funded to do their work.

I was also pleased to see mention of Carolina Day, June 28, anniversary of the first great naval battle of the Revolutionary War. It gave us two and a half years of peace — time to prepare for the fight to maintain freedom. It is not only an SCSSAR event, but is supported by most of the patriotic and hereditary societies.

South Carolina has four signers of the Decla-ration of Independence. One of whom, Thomas Lynch Jr., was lost at sea.

Patriotic Pilgrimages to the tombs of the other three: Middleton in Middleton Place Gardens, Ned Rutledge buried just behind the high altar outside St. Philips Church, Church Street, Charleston, and Tom Heyward Jr., buried in his father’s Old House Cemetery six miles east of Ridgeland, South Caro-lina, should be on every SARs’ list.

The 2009 23rd annual patriotic pilgrimage to Tom Heyward’s tomb falls on July 4. SARs who have never taken part would be pleased if they made the effort to attend.

Robert Peeples [email protected]

Hilton Head Island, South CarolinaChaplain, Dr. George Mosse Chapter

Past SCSSAR ChaplainPast President, Dr. George Mosse Chapter

Letters to the Editor

SETTING HISTORY STRAIGHT — Joe Goldsmith, former SCSSAR historian, speaks to the Sept. 25 meeting of the Col. Robert Anderson Chapter in Greenville. Goldsmith spoke about his own Gen. James Williams Chapter and discussed the 10 of-ficial Revolutionary War battles that took place in what is now Greenville County, contrary to com-mon understanding that the only battle to have been fought here was the Battle of the Great Cane Brake, Dec. 22, 1775. [Photo by Thomas C. Hanson]


Focus On

The Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter

Members of the Daniel Morgan Chapter

PASSING ON OUR PRICELESS HERITAGE — Miles Anthony (center) is installed as a member of the Daniel Morgan Chapter by his father Mark C. Anthony (right) and Steve Blackwell. [Photos by Shayna Blackwell]

NOTHING SHALL OVERCOME THEM — Ronald Swaim (left), who lost all his paperwork in the Katrina hurricane, receives from Mark Anthony, SCSSAR secretary, his ancestors certificates at the October meeting.

By Dr. Lynwood D. JordanSPARTANBURG — The forerunner of the Dan-

iel Morgan Chapter of the SCSSAR was the Spar-tanburg Chapter, which was organized in 1926.

It was the sixth chapter organized after the South Carolina Society started organizing chap-ters in the 1920s. After periods of inactivity, appli-cation for a charter for the Daniel Morgan Chapter was made May 9, 1949. The charter was granted May 22, 1950. Again, inactivity caused the chapter to reorganize on April 8, 1957.

Since 1957 the Daniel Morgan Chapter has been serving Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee counties. The chapter has also been an active part of the South Carolina Society. Three of its mem-bers have served as president of the SCSSAR: Wil-liam D. Smith, 1970-1971; Lt. Col. (Ret.) Samuel S. Wood Sr., 1975-76; and Judge Charles M. Pace,

1981-82. Member Carl May served as state secre-tary during the years 1975-1976.

During the tenure of Samuel S. Wood Sr. the

Colonial Ball was started as a biannual affair. Also during this time, work on the Blue Book started. The Blue Book was a roster of the first 1,477 members of the State Society. The project also included copies of the applications of the 1,477 members deposited in the archives at the library of the University of South Caro-lina, Columbia. In 2003, State Historian Lynwood D. Jordan Sr., brought this work up to date when he edited a chronologi-cal and alphabetical membership roll of 2,895 members in a book titled SCSSAR Membership Roster with Historical Notes, 1889-2003.

In 1977, the State Society began pub-lishing a quarterly known as The Palmetto Patriot. Compatriot Lynwood D. Jordan

Sr. of the Daniel Morgan Chapter was the editor from 1990 to 1996.

In 1994 the Daniel Morgan Chapter became the local coordinating sponsor of the anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Cowpens. These celebrations are held in January each year.

A morning ceremony hon-ors Daniel Morgan at his statue in downtown Spartanburg and an afternoon wreath-laying cer-emony honors the patriots who fought at the Battle of Cowpens and other Revolutionary battles.

Through the years, Daniel Morgan Chapter members have held may positions on the Board of Governors of the State Society.

Two present members have served on the Board of Governors for 25 years or more: Lt. Col. Samuel S. Wood and Dr. Lynwood D. Jordan.

The present membership of the chapter is 62. Don Wilder is the president. Steve Blackwell is publisher of The Palmetto Patriot.

Current members serving on the SCSSAR Board of Governors:

Chapter President — Don Wilder; Upstate Vice President — Steve Blackwell; Secretary — Mark C. Anthony; Registrar — John Smith; Historian — J. Michael Farr; Chapter Representative — Dr. Lynwood D. Jordan; and former state presidents Samuel S. Woods and Jim Cook.

If you would like your chapter featured in the Spring edition of The Palmetto Patriot, please send an e-mail to Tom Hanson, editor, at www.SouthCarolinaConservative.com.

We intend to feature all chapters in this col-umn.


Col. Robert Anderson Grave

From left: Mike Barnes, Hal Johnson and David Johnson of the Col. Robert An-derson Chapter at the grave of Col. Robert Anderson, Old Stone Church, Clem-son, South Carolina, Sept. 21. [Photo by Julia Barnes]

A crowd of more than 1,200 watch as Compatriot Lt. Col Joel E. Rexford (left) of the Gen. James Williams Chapter is presented the SC Governor’s Order of the Silver Crescent by Rep. Jeff Duncan (center) and Sen. Danny Verdin during a Veterans Day service Nov. 11. [Photo by Cmpt. Bristow Marchant]

Honored Vet

Application for Colonial Ball Presentation

Full Name of Debutante Name called

Address

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

Parents Full Name, Address and Telephone Number

Parents SAR/DAR Numbers and Chapter(s)

Grandparents Full Name and Address

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

Birth Date of Debutante

Schools attended or presently attending Present Grade Level

Name and Unit of Revolutionary Ancestor (only one needed)

Full Name and Relationship of Gentleman Who Will Present Debutante

Full Name of Escot and Address

Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Submitting This Information

and CAR members are eligible for presentation.When returning the debutante presentation ap-

plication, please enclose a recent photo of the pro-spective debutante and a $50 check made payable to SCSSAR — Colonial Ball.

The total debutante presentation fee is $850 (in-cluding application fee of $50) if received by April 1). The total debutante presentation fee is $950 if received after April 1 but before Sept. 1. The pre-sentation fee includes dinner for the debutante and her escort, flowers and a gift for the debutante.

In the event of an applicant’s cancellation be-fore Sept. 1, 50 percent of the presentation fee and all of the application fee are nonrefundable. After Sept. 1, no part of the presentation fee or applica-tion fee will be refundable.

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

The Colonial Ball has in recent years presented debutantes from New York to Florida. The debutantes will wear long white gowns (with at least half-inch-wide straps—no strapless gowns) and long white gloves (either cotton or kid). All other women will wear evening attire of any color other than white.

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

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

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

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


Upstate groups honor Revolutionary veterans buried at Pickens Chapel Cemetery near Easley

GRAVE OF FORMER SLAVE — Michael Barnes (left) and Ron Wilson inspect the headstone of Jemima Pickens, a slave born in 1763, who died in 1868. She was a slave in the household of Robert Pickens. [Photo by Julia Barnes]

LAST CONFEDERATE VETERAN — Michael Barnes inspects the headstone of Robert Welborn (1847-1948), last-living Confed-erate veteran from Upper South Carolina [Photo by Julia Barnes]

By Michael H. Barnes, M.B.A. and Julia Barnes, Ed.D.Robert Anderson Chapter

NEAR EASLEY, South Carolina — A group of individuals interested in the cemeteries of Ander-son County have begun a process of updating in-formation about the military veterans buried in a historic graveyard. Representatives of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Sons of the Ameri-can Revolution are working toward the care of the Pickens Chapel Cemetery.

Several SAR members visited the cemetery Aug. 9.

Roaming among the graves of the Old Pickens Cemetery gives a view of the service of South Caro-linians throughout the nation’s military history. Vet-erans of Colonial Wars, American Revolution, War of 1812, Seminole Wars of the 1830s, the Spanish-American War, and World War I rest in this seclud-ed site. The cemetery, begun around 1785, is one of the oldest cemeteries in the Upstate. It is said that more Revolutionary soldiers are buried there than in any other cemetery in the state. Approximately 25 Revolutionary soldiers, with captains and ma-jors among them, lie at the cemetery.

Some of the headstones have deteriorated over the years to the point of being virtually illegible. Most of the graves of the soldiers are marked to indicate that the men fought in the Revolution or Civil War. In 1980, members of the Col. John Rob-ins Chapter, Colonial Dames XVII Century, erect-ed a roadside marker at the entrance to the cem-etery and Pickens Chapel Church. The cemetery is a short distance behind the church, hidden in a grove of trees, but easily accessible on foot or by car. The visitor will need sturdy shoes — a great deal of weeds and poison ivy must be traversed. The location of the site for those with Global Po-sitioning System (GPS) devices is 34° 44’ 21.00” N, 82° 35’ 27.99” W., on Three and Twenty Road, Easley, South Carolina.

The church was built on land belonging to

Capt. Robert Pickens, one of the sons of Robert Pike Pickens who had come to America from Ire-land in the early 18th century. Capt. Robert Pick-ens settled in Anderson County after the war, hav-ing brought his aging father with him to live at the headwaters of Three and Twenty Creek. The father was a cousin of Gen. Andrew Pickens of Revolu-tionary War fame and was the first person to be buried at Pickens Cemetery.

Gen. Andrew Pickens is reported to have wor-shipped at the church and possibly to have been a member there in the beginning. Later, however, the General and his neighbors organized Hopewell Church, now known as Old Stone Church, near Pendleton.

During the slavery period of the 1800s many faithful slaves shared a burying ground with their masters. In one corner, a grave is marked simply, “Aunt Jemima Pickens.” Her marker has flags of

Great Britain, South Carolina, the United States, and the Confederate States of America, reflecting the governments of her region during her lifetime. She was born in 1763, and died in 1868, and was a slave in the household of Robert Pickens.

According to the June 1933 issue of The Na-tional Genealogical Society Quarterly, the names of the Revolutionary War soldiers who are bur-ied at Pickens Chapel are James Dickson, John Hamilton, Peter McMahan, Alexander Oliver, Benjamin Smith, Joseph Smith, Charles Wilson, William Wilson, James Watson, Robert Hender-son, Job Smith, Laban Mauldin, Rucker Mauldin, John Arial, Samuel Barr, Edward Boggs, Micajah Hughes, Hampton Smith, Joshua Smith, Mead Smith, Capt. James Anderson, Robert Pickens, Michael Smith, William Wadle, John Wilson, Mi-chael Dickson, John Dickson, Mathew Dickson and William McMurray.

The Gen. James Williams Chapter Color Guard took part in the Gray Court-Owings Pio-neer Days celebration Sept. 13.

From left: Lee Benjamin (commanding), Wal-ter Allen, Phillip Adair and Mark Anthony. The first three are associated with the Gen. James Williams Chapter, and Mark Anthony is a mem-ber of the Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter.

This is the second year in a row where the SCSSAR Color Guard participated in the parade. [Photo by Cmpt. Bristow Marchant]

Gen. James Williams Color Guard takes partin Gray Court-Owings Pioneer Days event


By Mark AnthonySCSSAR Secretary

In many history books, the American Revolution began on the village greens in Lexington and Con-

cord in Massachusetts and ended six and a half years later at the village of Yorktown in Virginia.

However, the Revolu-tion did not officially end for almost another two years with the signing of a formal peace treaty be-tween the United States of Amer-ica, and her al-lies France and

Spain, and the Kingdom of Great Britain. The important milestone that you may

have missed was the 225th anniversary of this event — Sept. 3, 2008.

By the terms of the treaty, Great Brit-ain recognized the freedom and sover-eignty of the United States and agreed to the borders of its former colonies as extending from the Great Lakes on the north, a southern border between Geor-gia and Florida, and a western border of the Mississippi River.

This granting of land to the United States from Britain effectively doubled the size of the nascent nation. Other articles of the treaty addressed trade considerations, reparations to the former colonies as well as from the new nation to the Loyalists who would be leaving the new nation.

The history leading up to this event is most interesting. With the start of the Rev-olution on April 19, 1775, Congress began its governance of the 13 united colonies leading up to the Declaration of Indepen-dence being signed on July 4, 1776 — the rightful birthday of the United States.

Five more years of struggle ensued as the American Army under the Gen. George Washington fought to establish the new nation. After Gen. Charles Cornwallis sur-rendered to Washington on Oct. 19, 1781, Congress appointed a five member com-mission to negotiate a formal peace treaty.

This commission consisted of Benja-min Franklin, the ambassador to France; John Adams, the ambassador to the Neth-erlands; John Jay, the ambassador to Spain; Thomas Jefferson; and Henry Lau-rens of South Carolina.

Only Franklin, Adams and Jay negoti-ated the treaty since Jefferson experienced delays in travel, and Henry Laurens had been captured earlier by the British on the open sea and was a prisoner in the Tower of London until the treaty was signed.

Another interesting point in the nego-tiations was the decision by the United States delegation to negotiate directly with the British representative David Hartley even though the United States had pledged to conduct joint negotia-tions with France as terms of the Treaty of Friendship that was signed by Franklin in the spring of 1778.

These negotiations began in Septem-ber 1782 with the key details being agreed to by Nov. 30, 1782. France negotiated a parallel treaty with the preliminary ar-ticles being agreed to on Jan. 20, 1783.

All of these led to the final formal treaties being signed between the United States and Britain, and France and Spain and Britain on Sept. 3, 1783.

The final ratification of this treaty occurred in Congress in Philadelphia on Jan. 14, 1784.

To celebrate this important anniversary, which is the last major 225th anniversary related to the Amer-ican Revolution, Mark Sanford, governor of South Carolina, issued a proclamation naming Sept. 3, 2008 as the “Treaty of Paris 225th Anniversary Day.”

The South Carolina Society Sons of the Ameri-can Revolution was responsible for approaching Gov. Sanford about this important date.

The Sons of the American Revolution have been active participants in promoting the various 225th anniversary celebrations within the state of South Carolina, particularly over the past three years.

These celebrations have included the 225th an-niversaries of the Battle of Kings Mountain (Oct. 7, 2005), the Battle of Cowpens (Jan. 17, 2006), the Battle of Eutaw Springs in Orangeburg (Sept. 8, 2006), and the British evacuation of Charleston (Dec. 14, 2007).

Recognizing and honoring the events, such as the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris, is one of the major aims of the Sons of the American Revolution.

Treaty of Paris: official end of Revolutionary WarMilestone in American History

The South Carolina Society SAR Scholarship is awarded annually to a high school senior at the State SCSSAR Convention. The scholarship is not awarded solely on academic achievement, but also on demonstration of those characteristics that best reflect the principles and beliefs of the SAR, such as character, good citizenship, patriotism, school and non-school-related extracurricular ac-tivities, and well-articulated, achievable goals. The amount of the scholarship is determined annually by the SCSSAR.

The following provides information on the scholarship.

Qualifications:Applicants must be a high school senior in an

accredited public or private school.Applicants do not have to be related to a mem-

ber of the Sons of American Revolution.

Application Rules and Requirements:Application Package:A Completed Application Package will consist of

the following items, which are described below: Completed Application Form Recent Picture of the Applicant Official Transcript Two (2) Letters of Recommendation Written Personal Statement of the Applicant

Completed Application Form:

The application form must be typewritten or printed in black ink.

The application form must be signed by the ap-plicant.

The application form must be signed by two members of the Sons of the American Revolution in good standing who know and recommend the applicant. These SAR members cannot be related to the applicant or members of the South Carolina Society Scholarship Committee. Signatures must be legible, and state and national numbers must be included. The status of recommending mem-bers will be checked with the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

The application form can only be submitted by the applicant. Third parties may not submit appli-cations.

Recent Picture of the Applicant:A recent picture of the applicant must accom-

pany the application form when mailed.

Official Transcript:A transcript covering all high school work

through the first session of the senior year is re-quired with the application form.

If school regulations require, transcripts may be mailed directly by the school to the Scholarship Committee Chairman or e-mailed to [email protected]

If submitted by the applicant with the applica-tion form, the transcript must be in a sealed enve-lope.

Letters of Recommendation:

Two (2) letters of recommendation are required with the application form.

The letter of recommendation must be from persons other than relatives of the applicant or the SAR members signing the application form.

The letter of recommendation should demon-strate knowledge as to the applicant’s academic re-cord, patriotism, community service and character.

One letter of recommendation must be from a high school teacher or guidance counselor.

One letter of recommendation must be from someone not associated with the high school or any other school the applicant has attended.

The letters of recommendation are to be ad-dressed to “The SCSSAR Scholarship Committee”

not to the “committee chairman” or to “whom it may concern.”

Additional letters of recommendations should NOT be submitted.

The letters of recommendations must be sub-

The South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution

SAR Scholarship

The South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution

Attach photo here

APPLICATION FOR SAR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

For High School Seniors (Must be received no later than February 28, 2009)Make sure to follow the applications instructions completely.

Applicant’s Full Name: (Last name) (First name) (Middle Initial)

Date and Place of Birth: (Date of Birth) (Place of Birth)

Parents’ Names, Mailing Address, Phone Number and E-mail Address:

(Father) (Mailing Address) (Phone) (E-mail)

(Mother) (Mailing Address) (Phone) (E-mail)

Applicant’s Mailing Address, Phone Number and E-mail address if different from above:

(Mailing Address) (Phone) (E-mail)

Names and locations of schools you have attended with dates attended:

Institution(s) of higher learning you plan to attend: (list all possible)

List honors, distinctions, prizes, medals, etc. you have won in connection with your school and community activities. (Attach an additional page if necessary.)

I declare that the information given in this application is the truth. Should I not attend one of the institutions noted above, I shall decline to accept or return the award to the South Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

Date: Applicant’s Signature:

Signatures of two (2) Sons of the American Revolution members in good standing who know you and who will recommend you and who are NOT related to you nor are members of the South Carolina Society Scholarship Committee:

(Print name) (Print name)

National SAR Number: National SAR Number:

State SAR Society: State SAR Society:

State SAR Number: State SAR Number:

Send to Redding I. Corbett, III, PhD, MPH, Chairman Scholarship Committee, 2233 Marion St., Columbia, SC 29201

See SAR Scholarship, page 12


mitted in Microsoft Word format via e-mail by the person completing the recommendation to [email protected].

Letters of recommendation submitted via mail or via a third person will NOT be accepted.

Written Personal Statement of the Applicant:The personal statement should include infor-

mation about the applicant’s achievements, aspi-rations, principles and patriotism.

The personal statement is important and should include whatever the applicant would like to tell the committee about themselves.

The personal statement must contain the appli-cant’s name.

The personal statement is to be submitted in Microsoft Word format via e-mail to [email protected].

Personal statements submitted via mail or via third party will NOT be accepted.

Deadline:Completed Application Packages must be re-

ceived by the Scholarship Committee chairman on or before Feb. 28.

Confirmation of Received Material:All material submitted via e-mail will be con-

firmed upon reception to the originating e-mail address.

Confirmation of the reception of mailed mate-rial may be made via e-mail upon written request.

No confirmation of the reception of material will be made via mail or phone.

Confirmation of mailed material will only be made to the e-mail address of the applicant pro-vided on the application form.

Contacting the Committee: Applicants may contact the chairman of the

committee only at the contact points provided be-low.

Contact of any other member of the selection committee by either the applicant or anyone else

on behalf of the applicant will disqualify the ap-plication.

Selection Process:The selection of the scholarship winner is

based on a defined, proprietary point system with weighted points for each category of criteria.

All members of the selection committee have equal votes.

The committee chairman may conduct phone interviews on behalf of the committee with appli-cants as deemed necessary by the committee.

The committee chairman has the sole authority to break any tie. Disqualification:

The committee chairman has the sole authority

SAR ScholarshipContinued from page 11


From the EditorAnother reason to thank our Patriot ancestorsGREENVILLE — Since we last went to press with The Palmetto Patriot, several momentous things

have taken place in our country. Of course, I am talking about the end of the baseball season and the final game played in Yankee Stadium, the House That [Babe] Ruth Built.

As I pondered the significance of this event, I realized this gave us another reason to thank our Patriot ancestors. If not for their sacrifice and victory over the British, we’d all be playin’ cricket and speakin’ English — a scary thought, no doubt, to you as it is to me — we cain’t thank ’em enuf!

Once again, it was a challenging task trying to fit all of your articles in The Palmetto Patriot. I particularly like the picture on page 5 of Mike Barnes, a mem-ber of the Robert Anderson Chapter, viewing the South Carolina copy of the Bill of Rights. Mike was also shown the 1697 agreement between Britain and the Lords Proprietors giving them the colony of Carolina (all territory from Virginia to Florida and all the way to the Pacific Ocean).

So, when I moved from Los Angeles to Greenville in 2006 I was just moving from Western Coastal Carolina to the Upstate. And don’t let anyone tell you that South Carolina doesn’t have any major league professional teams — what about those Los Angeles, Carolina, Dodgers, and the Dallas, Carolina, Cowboys?

(I was laid off from a job I had as an editor for 26 years, and by the way, my job was taken by a Brit. We really didn’t get enough concessions in the 1783 Treaty of Paris. It really should have prevented Brits from taking our jobs.)

The quotations I included in this issue from the Revolutionary War era are again taken from Founders’ Quote Daily, a service of The Patriot Post. You can receive Founders Quote Daily delivered by e-mail to your inbox by signing up on the web at www.PatriotPost.US/subscribe/

Compatriots, The Palmetto Patriot is your paper. It is one of the main ways that the SCSSAR keeps in touch. Please send any articles, stories or pictures of your chapter events to me at [email protected]. The deadline for the Spring edition is Feb. 15, but I would appreciate receiving any articles or photos within a week after the event happens so The Palmetto Patriot can be a continual work in progress. That way I can have the issue mostly laid out by the deadline and then plug in any last minute items before sending it off to press.

Tom Hanson

SURFSIDE BEACH — Phillip Thompson, sher-iff of Horry County, received the NSSAR Law En-forcement Commendation Medal Nov. 15 at a cel-ebration conducted at Prestwick Country Club.

The formalities were conducted by Richard John-son, vice president of the Col. Lemuel Benton Chap-

ter, who said that in 1968 the first recipient of this award was J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI.

The medal, along with a framed engraved cer-tificate, was awarded for exemplary service in the field of law enforcement. Chief Deputy Paul But-ler gave an inspiring speech on the valuable work the Sheriff’s Department is doing and the positive leadership that Thompson has shown and present-ed the awards to Sheriff Thompson.

Thompson, the 34th sheriff of Horry County since 1804, thanked his entire command for their dedication and professionalism. He went on to say that as a young man his strong desire to help peo-ple was the primary force that led him to this of-fice. Sheriff Philip Thompson’s name will be listed with other like recipients in the NSSAR permanent registrar.

At the same celebration Wilma W. Horton was honored with the Daughters of Liberty Medal Oak Leaf Cluster award for her many years of service to the SAR. Mrs. Horton was a former SC Regent of Magna Charta, SC Governor of the Jamestowne

Lemuel Benton Chapter Honors Horry Sheriff

to rule on the disqualification of a candidate.Presentation:

The scholarship will be presented at the South Carolina Society SAR State Convention on April 18.

The recipient will be expected to attend the pre-sentation. Information on attendance will be pro-vided before the State Convention.

Contact Points:Mailing Address: Redding I. Corbett, III, Ph.D.Chairman, SCSSAR Scholarship Committee2233 Marion St.Columbia, South Carolina 29201Phone Contact: 803-779-3921 E-mail: [email protected]

HONORED SHERIFF — From left: Frederick F. Kel-logg Jr., Ronald J. Horton, Sheriff Phillip E. Thomp-son, Chief Deputy Paul D. Butler and Larry C. Bat-son, President Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter. [Photo by Richard Johnson]

Wilma Horton and Richard Johnson, chapter vice president. [Photo by Theresa Johnson]

Society and is currently SC President of the Colo-nial Dames XVII Century. Also represented were members of the Daughters of the American Revo-lution and the Merovingian Dynasty.

Calendar of EventsDec. 12, Friday DEADLINE — History Teacher of the Year nominations due to each chapter

Dec. 13, Saturday (noon) Wreaths Across America

Dec. 31, Wednesday DEADLINE — Eagle Scout Packages due to State Chairman

Jan. 2, Friday DEADLINE — Chapter Winner for History Teacher due to State Chairman

Jan. 10, Saturday, 10 a.m. SCSSAR Board of Governors Meeting 6 to 8 p.m. James Williams Holiday Drop-in, Installation of Officers

Jan. 16, Friday, 5 p.m. Cowpens Reception Sponsored by South Carolina Society SAR

Jan. 17, Saturday, 10 a.m. Battle of Cowpens Reception Sponsored by Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter

Feb. 6, Friday DEADLINE — State Winner for History Teacher due to National Chairman

Feb. 14, Saturday, 10 a.m. Battle of Kettle Creek Sponsored by Georgia Society SAR

Feb. 15, Sunday DEADLINE — State Eagle Scout Winner due to National Committee DEADLINE — Chapter Knight Essay Winner due to State Chairman DEADLINE — Regional Orations Winner due to State Chairman

Feb. 28, Saturday DEADLINE — Nominations for State Scholarship due to State Chairman

March 1, Sunday DEADLINE — ROTC Cadet of the Year Nominations due to State Chairman

March 6-8 NSSAR Spring Leadership Meeting Thursday – Saturday

March 14, Saturday, 11 a.m. Battle of Guilford Courthouse Sponsored by NC Society SAR

March 21, Saturday, 1 p.m. State Orations Contest Finals

March 31, Tuesday DEADLINE — State Knight Essay Winner due to National Committee

April 1, Wednesday DEADLINE — Local Poster Contest Winners due to Americanism Chair

April 17-18 SCSSAR Annual MeetingFriday-Saturday

May 1, Friday DEADLINE — State ROTC Cadet of the Year Winner due to National Chair

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

Florence & Beaufort, SC

Columbia, SC

Belfast House

Gaffney, SC

Chesnee, SC

Washington, GA

Louisville, KY

Greensboro, NC

Columbia, SC

Santee, SC


By Mark Anthony SCSSAR Secretary

Following are frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to the SCSSAR Board of Governors Meeting

They are provided to answer questions that are frequently raised by new (and some established) members of the SCSSAR.

Who makes up the Board of Governors?The membership of the Board of Governors

is defined in Article IV, Section 2, of the SCSSAR Constitution as such:

“The Board of Governors shall consist of the National Trustee, the elected officers of the Society during their terms of office, all living past presidents of the Society, the president of each Chapter in the Society, and one additional member from each chapter, said member to be selected by the Chap-ter, the chairs of each committee appointed by the President of the Society, and of members appoint-ed by the officers of the State Society not affiliated with nor under the jurisdiction of local Chapters. The term of office shall be concurrent with that of the State officers who made the appointment.”

Is the meeting restricted to the named mem-bers of the Board of Governors?

No. Any SAR member in good standing is al-lowed to attend the meeting and speak. Only named members of the Board are allowed to vote.

What does the Board of Governors do?The Board of Governors meets three times a

year (the third Saturday of the first quarter, third quarter, and fourth quarter) to conduct the busi-ness of the South Carolina Society. Each meeting hears reports from each chapter, committee and elected officer of the society about their activities since the last meeting. The specific duties are de-fined in Article IV, Section 15 of the SCSSAR By-laws as such:

“The Board of Governors shall perform such duties as may be committed to it by any meeting of the Society. The President may call meetings of the Board of Governors at any time he may deem necessary and shall call such meetings upon the written request of five members thereof; provided that for any meeting, other than such as may be called during the session or immediately upon the adjournment of an Annual or Special Meeting of the South Carolina Society, not less than ten (10) days notice of the time and place of such meeting shall be given.”

Why does the Board of Governors not meet in the second quarter of the year?

The Board of Governors does not meet in the second quarter because the Annual State Meeting is conducted on the third weekend of the quarter.

Who can attend the Annual State Meeting?All members in good standing are allowed to

attend the Annual State Meeting and can speak. The difference from the quarterly Board meetings is in the number of voting members. At the An-nual State Meeting, all past presidents, elected So-ciety officers and committee chairmen have a vote — just like a Board meeting.

The difference is that each chapter is allowed one voting delegate for every 10 members as listed on the reconciled membership report that is gen-erated by the National Society Office during the first quarter of the year instead of having only two votes as they do at the regular Board meetings.

What sort of business is conducted at the Annual State Meeting?

As with the quarterly Board meetings, reports

FAQs related to the SCSSAR Board of Governors Meetingfrom the chapters, committees and officers are heard and other business is conducted as neces-sary. The major difference is that the State Con-stitution and Bylaws can only be amended at the Annual State Meeting. Also at this meeting, the So-ciety officers are elected by voting delegates

Are there any other differences between a Board of Governors meeting and the Annual State Meeting?

Yes there are. First, the Annual State Meeting

moves around the state and is hosted by the vari-ous chapters. The Board of Governors meeting is generally held in Columbia to facilitate travel from across the state.

Second, the Annual State Meeting occurs over two days and includes a Friday night banquet and a Saturday luncheon. The Board of Governors meeting generally lasts two to three hours on a sin-gle day. Third, at the Saturday luncheon, the Soci-ety conducts its annual awards presentations and names the winners of the various youth contests.


Center for Advancing American Heritage needs your support

July 28 Sept. 30Society Membership 690 705Total Donors 78 78Participation Rate 11.3% 11.1%Total Amount Donated $10,200 $11,200Donation per Member $14.78 $15.88

By Mark Anthony SCSSAR Secretary

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

The following details this progress:

At the 2008 National Congress, the NSSAR an-nounced Phase II of the Capital Campaign that has been ongoing since 1999. Phase I of the cam-paign will close Dec. 31. Phase II will run for five years (Jan. 1, 2009 through Dec. 31, 2013). Three benchmarks have been established for this second phase:

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

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

3) 100 percent of the recognized SAR Societies will meet these benchmarks by the close of Phase II.

To help in meeting these benchmarks, the gifts and donors who contributed during Phase I will count toward the Phase II goals. Obviously the SCSSAR has a long way to go to meet these benchmarks. The question now becomes how the SCSSAR will meet these established benchmarks.

The participation rate benchmark is the easiest one to meet. Based on current membership levels, a total of 141 members must be donors, which equates to a 45 percent increase in the number of donors.

To meet the average donation benchmark, the SCSSAR would need total donations of $176,500 (based on current membership levels).

Given the current economic climate, the SCSSAR should focus on meeting the first bench-mark. As the number of donors increases, the level of donations will necessarily increase, which in turn will positively impact the average donation per member. The average gift per member can be addressed at a later time.

The SCSSAR must recognize that both bench-marks will change as membership levels change. These changes in the benchmarks will be addressed at the end of each year of Phase II and should not deter the SCSSAR from striving to meet the 20 percent participation rate as quickly as possible.

By addressing the participation rate first, a later single significant gift could then dramatically im-pact the average per member benchmark. To aid in the generation of this type of significant gift, any large pledge can be spread out over the five year period of Phase II of the campaign.

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

If you have given to the Center for Advancing American Heritage in the past, please consider an additional donation, especially if you are able to bring your total donation up to or above the $250 level. By increasing your donated amount, you will increase the average per member amount as well.

The following lists the 78 SCSSAR Compatriots

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

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

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

$499 - $250Capt. Dean J. Hewitt Jr.Edward P. KingGreg OhanesianSouth Carolina Society SAR**Evelyn P. Tollison**

$249 - $100James C. AntisdelMajor Gassiway H. BerryWarren W. CarothersDr. James R. CarrollFurman F. ColeDr. Samuel P. Davis Sr.Lt. Col. Harvey M. DickGeorge W. Dudley Jr.Harold R. Gault Sr.James H. Gressett Jr.George B. HartnessJohn P. JenningsFrancis W. Lachicotte IVFrank O. MeadeB. Scott McConnellRobert C. McQuillan Sr.Nancy S. Pitts**John L. RamseyBrig. Gen. Francis D. Rogers Jr.Gilbert A. SmithRev. H. Leroy StewartDavid C. Waters

$100 and belowJoe M. AlexanderWilliam T. AllgoodRonald D. AlthoffRichard G. AugurO. Heyward Bellamy Jr.Jay D. BilyeuThomas W. BroadwayDr. Gorman L.D. BurnettAndrew W. ChandlerCol. Chester F. CotterWilliam H. CulleyCapt. C. Dean CullisonDr. Max A CulpCharles E. Davis Jr.Dr. Fletcher C. Derrick Jr.Douglas B. DosterHenry L. DuRantJulian H. FosterRev. George B Goldsmith Jr.Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter, SCSSAR**Greenville Chapter, NSDAR**George B. Hodgkiss Jr.Hugh C. HorryElder H. Jones Sr.Joseph F. KirbyHerbert D. KleineW. Thomas LoganEarl W. McCrackinRev. Dr. Robert E.H. PeeplesWilliam L. Perry William C. PrewittDr. Benjamin F. SheftallErnest J. Sifford Jr.The Honorable Carl J. SmithJasper K. SmithRobert P. SmithJohn R. Stillwagon Jr.Wendell H. Tiller Sr.Dean V TraxlerJames D. Trout Jr.Max B. TroutLt. Jg. Richard G. Watson Jr.Howard H. WhitehurstDr. Ward C. Worthington Jr.

**Not an individual member of the Sons of the Ameri-can Revolution

Founders Society Gala set for Feb. 14 CHARLESTON — The Founders Society, which celebrates the memory of early Americans of great

courage and sacrifice, invites SCSSAR members to attend a gala Saturday, Feb. 14.Membership invitations are extended to individuals previously elected to one of the following lineage

or patriotic societies: l First Families of South Carolina l The Huguenot Society of South Carolina l

Descendents of the Mayflower in the State of South Carolina l The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America (South Carolina Society) l The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of South Carolina l The National Society of the Colonial Dames in the State of South Carolina l The Society of the Cincinnati in the State of South Carolina l The South Carolina Society of Sons of the American Revolution l The South Carolina Society of Daughters of the American Revolution l The Society of the War of 1812 in the State of South Carolina.

The gala will be an elegant black tie affair (although formal period costume attire is encouraged). Or-chestral music will be traditional period mixed with contemporary.

Membership in the founders society is $100, and cost for the gala is $35. Mail to Col. Myron C. Har-rington, 3 George St., Charleston, SC 29401.

SAR Leader ExpressThe Leader Express is a publication to inform the NSSAR leadership on matters of day-to-day opera-

tions. Sectional pieces contributed by staff members are intended to explain, and in certain cases dem-onstrate, how our efforts support your State and local Chapters. Inside each Leader Express are guides to success as written by staff members. It is our aim to reduce the frustration level created when Secretaries and Registrars — or any key State and Chapter personnel — are replaced by new, often less-experienced, officers. You can access the Leader Express on the web at www.sar.org/news/leader/leaderexpress.html

By Mark C. Anthony SCSSAR Secretary

COLUMBIA—The Board of Governors quar-terly meeting took place at the Main Branch of the Lexington County Public Library in Columbia Sat-urday, Oct. 18.

The reports package prepared before the meet-ing contained reports from 14 of the 16 chapters, 20 of the 22 committees, and 16 of the 19 officers.

Reports were also heard on the following events and commemorations that the South Carolina So-ciety or respective chapters have sponsored.

l Battle of Musgrove’s Mill — sponsored by the Gen. James Williams Chapter — 14 SARs in atten-dance with large public participation.

l Battle of Eutaw Springs — Sponsored by the Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter — 10 SARs in at-tendance — will meet with local commission to discuss further preservation efforts.

l Gen. Andrew Pickens Birthday Celebration — sponsored by the Gen. Andrew Pickens Chapter — fourth year of celebration with more than 40 people present including 12 SARs.

l Battle of Kings Mountain — sponsored by the SCSSAR — about 60 SARs in attendance with 15 from South Carolina. Large public participation including a school group from Georgia.

National Trustee Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III reported on the fall leadership meeting in Louis-ville, Kentucky, in late September. The SC Soci-ety was represented by President Paul Grier, Past President and National Trustee Rick Corbett, State Secretary Mark Anthony and Past President Bill Allgood.

During the committee reports, the following items were discussed:

l Eagle Scout Chairman Douglas Doster re-ported that all scout councils in the state had been contacted about this award program.

l Medals & Award Chairman Paul Grier rec-ognized Compatriot Robert Johnson of the Henry Laurens Chapter to report on a nomination for a Silver Good Citizenship Medal. The committee has approved this medal for presentation at the next annual state meeting.

l Patriot Graves Chairman Joel Goldsmith re-ported on a new page on the web site and having information on 120 graves uploaded at this time with another 400 to go.

l Rumbaugh Orations Co-Chairman Rick Cor-bett reported on deadlines and procedures for this contest. Regional contests will determine five fi-nalists to compete on the state level.

Old business concerned the following items:l Final Report from the Art Project Committee

was tabled due to the lack of a report or represen-tative.

l The Board of Governors approved a new state handbook and youth programs brochure. The handbook will be made available on the members only section of the SCSSAR web site. The youth programs brochure will be made available on the public part of the web site.

l Past President Corbett is still researching the issue of archiving SCSSAR material.

l A proposed award from the Col. Lemuel Ben-ton Chapter was tabled.

l The Board of Governors approved the pur-chase of 60 additional SCSSAR ties to be sold through the SCSSAR web site. The Board of Gov-ernors also voted to allow non-SCSSAR SAR mem-bers to buy a tie after an initial period of restricted sales to SCSSAR members. Dates of availability

will be announced once the order is in hand.l A motion from the Education Committee to

establish a reading program to encourage read-ing on the Revolution among school children was tabled

l A motion from the Education Committee concerning the Americanism poster contest was tabled until the Americanism committee chair-man was present.

l A motion from the Patriots Grave & Index Committee to establish a streamer program rec-ognizing chapters that identified and marked the graves of Revolutionary War Patriots was ap-proved. A separate motion authorizing funding to purchase the streamers was also approved. Details about this program will be distributed by the com-mittee, and the awards will be made at the annual state meeting.

The following new business items were dis-cussed:

The committee structure was addressed as fol-lows:

l The Speakers & Writers Bureau and Arts Proj-ect Committee were merged into the existing Pub-licity & Communications Committee. These will now operate as subcommittees of the Publicity and Communications Committee.

l The Historic Sites Committee and Patriot Graves & Index Committee were merged into a new Historic Sites & Patriot Graves Committee. This committee will most likely be chaired by the state historian, but a final determination will be made at a later date.

l A motion was made to establish a new streamer program to recognize chapters that have

members serve as state officers. This motion was referred to the Americanism Committee for fur-ther discussion and to be presented to the Board of Governors at a future time.

l A motion was made to amend the History Teacher of the Year Award so that it conform to the National Award guidelines. This motion was approved.

l A motion was made to establish a new Lec-tureship Program to honor a professional histo-rian or college professor each year with the re-quirement that the winner must conduct a public lecture sponsored by the SCSSAR. This motion was passed.

Before the recessional was heard, the following announcements were made:

l State Treasurer Greg Ohanesian announced that all requests for funding in the 2009 SCSSAR budget need to be mailed to him by Jan. 1, so that they can be incorporated into the budget that will be presented at the January Board of Governors meeting.

l The Colonial Ball Committee handed out in-formation about the 2009 Colonial Ball. This same information will be in The Palmetto Patriot (page 1) and on the web site.

l The Great Cane Brake Celebration was an-nounced to take place Saturday, Dec. 6.

l The Battle of Cowpens Celebration will take place Saturday, Jan. 17.

l A new society called the Founders Society has been formed. Information will be forthcoming.

l The next Board of Governors Meeting will be Saturday, Jan. 10, in Columbia.

Summary of Business conducted at the October Board of Governors meeting


Important Notice About Constitution and Bylaws

Any amendments to either the SCSSAR Con-stitution or Bylaws need to be submitted no later than the Jan. 10 Board of Governors meeting so they can be referred to the Constitution & Bylaws committee for action and reporting before the Annual State Meeting.

Any amendments need to be sent to the State Secretary ([email protected]) for in-clusion in the Reports Package that will be pre-pared for that meeting.

The following have joined the SCSSAR since we last went to press. If we have missed anyone, please let us know and we will include them in the next issue.

Thomas Taylor Chapter: Russell Quinton Brewton, Swinton Whaley Hudson III, Stephen Donald Hudson.

Robert Anderson Chapter: Johnnie Hum-phrey Beasley Jr., Mark Christopher Payne, John Frederick Payne, Charles Milford Satterfield Jr.

Cambridge: Emmett Fellers Brooks, Daniel Lee Byers, Jon Donald Unger, John William Dukes Jr,, Thomas Lamar O’Dell, Jeffrey Sloan O’Dell, Augustus Paul O’Dell, Bradford Scott O’Dell.

New SCSSAR members

Deadline Jan. 15 for patriot bios to appear in SAR book

The final deadline is Jan. 15 for a biography of your patriot ancestor to appear in the Sons of the American Revolution Patriot book to be pro-duced by Acclaim Press.

For more information and to order a copy of the book contact Monica Burnett, Office Man-ager, Acclaim Press, (573) 472-9800, [email protected]

Daniel Morgan Chapter: Miles Gaelen An-thony, Hudson Shaw Green, James Timothy Ham-mond.

Lemuel Benton Chapter: Thomas Heyward Jr. (descendant of Thomas Heyward, signer of Declaration of Independence), Edward Patrick Stapleton, Virgil Arthur Johnson, Fredericke Jo-seph Oakes

William Bratton Chapter: Henry Carpend-er III, Jason Brian Carpender, Nicholas William Carpender

James Williams Chapter: Leslie Carol Hipp, David Langston Motes, Walter Bristow Marchant Jr., Gary Griffith

Joseph Kershaw Chapter: James Neal Harlan

KINGS MOUNTAIN COMMEMORATION — Main photo: NSSAR Color Guard with the following national officers in the front (from left): National Registrar General David Sympson, National Secretary General Ed Butler, National Historian General

Steve Leishman, and South Atlantic District Vice President General Lindsey Brock. Upper left: women in period attire; lower left: Will Flint, a member of the Daniel Morgan Chapter [Photos by Redding I. “Rick” Corbett III and Joe Goldsmith]

228th anniversary: Battle of Kings MountainBy Mark C. Anthony SCSSAR Secretary

BLACKSBURG, SC — The SCSSAR co-spon-sored the 228th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, at the National

Military Park outside of Blacksburg.The South Carolina Society was represented

by 15 members representing the Eutaw Springs, Joseph Kershaw, Robert Anderson, Thomas Tay-lor, George Mosse, Daniel Morgan and James Wil-

liams chapters. Seven SCSSAR members were in colonial attire — a record for the SCSSAR Color Guard. Six of these members marched with the combined Color Guard that totaled about 50 mem-bers.

NCSSAR State President Dr. Sam Powell wel-comed the gathered crowd, which included four high school tour groups — one from Augusta, Georgia — and representatives from about 10 states. Ninety wreaths were presented.

SCSSAR State President Paul Grier presented the wreath from the state society and provided the closing comments for the ceremony.

The SCSSAR also hosted a reception at the Su-per 8 Motel in Gaffney the night before as well as a breakfast on Oct. 7. The reception saw a group of almost 50 SAR members and their guests enjoy more than an hour of fellowship and camaraderie. Guests to the reception included NSSAR Secretary General Ed Butler, Registrar General David Symp-son, Historian General Stephen Leishman, and Christine Swager, author of numerous books on the Revolution in the South.

SAR Applications

Please mail all new member and supplemen-tal applications to

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

If you need to contact Compatriot Smith, he can be reached by phone at 864-877-9909 or by e-mail at [email protected].


SCSSAR AT KINGS MOUNTAIN — SCSSAR members who participated in the King’s Mountain celebration are from left: Bob Krause, Miles Gardner, Laurence Hull, Hal Johnson, David Johnson, Doug Doster, Rick Corbett, Mark Anthony, Charlie Porter, Joe Goldsmith, Paul Grier (behind Goldsmith), Will Flint (in front), Bill Clement and Norm Pigeon (behind Clement). Not Pictured: Jim Cook. [Photo by Stewart Dunaway]