North Carolina SAR Attend Battle of Great Bridge

Jay Joyce
Posted in: News

Members of the North Carolina SAR attended the 240th Anniversary of the Battle of Great Bridge in Cheasapeake, VA.

The Battle of Great Bridge was fought December 9, 1775, in the area of Great Bridge, Virginia, early in the American Revolutionary War. The victory by Continental Army and militia forces led to the departure of Governor Lord Dunmore and any remaining vestiges of British power from the Colony of Virginia during the early days of the conflict. (In the photo below, left to right, Alton Cowan, Sam Powell, Ken Wilson, Chris Grimes (kneeling), Jim Tatum, Cain Cowan and Tim Berly.)

Members of the North Carolina SAR participate in the Battle of Great Bridge on December 5 2015.

North Carolina SAR and Mecklenburg Chapter member Jim Tatum at the Battle of Great Bridge on December 5 2015.