The Mecklenburg Chapter SAR

invites you

to a Patriot Grave Marking

honoring

Neil Morrison
Patriot & Signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

Where:
Providence Presbyterian Church
10140 Providence Church Lane
Charlotte, NC 28277

When:
Saturday, 15 July 2023 @ 10:00 AM

Please email Russ McCullough () if you would like to render honors or present a wreath.

No additional detail for this event.

The Colson’s Mill Chapter, North Carolina Society, Sons of the American Revolution

cordially invites you to participate in the

243rd Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Colson’s Mill

 Saturday, July 22, 2023, at 11 am

Location: Norwood Community Building, 247 West Turner St, Norwood, NC  28128

The public is cordially invited to attend a commemoration honoring the men who chased the British out of Yadkin-Pee Dee River Valley.

For more information, please contact Daniel Burleson at .

The Colonel Alexander Lillington Chapter SAR

invites you to

The Commemoration of the Battle of Rockfish

Where:
5871 US-117,
Wallace, NC 28466

When:
Saturday, July 29^th 2023 @ 10:00 AM

Please email Mike Murphy if you would like to render honors or present a wreath.

There will be a meal after at the Wallace United Methodist Church

Cost of the meal will be $10
Email John Thornhill () if interested so they know how much to prepare.

Saturday, July 29, 2023

The SAR ceremony will take place at 10:00 with Color Guard, wreath presentations by SAR and DAR chapters presenting honors.

The SAR ceremony keynote speaker is William Caldwell, the National Park Service Ranger for the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.  His talk is entitled “To Bear True Allegiance: Remembering the Revolution as a Divisive Event.” The decision to support one faction or another during the Revolution was at times political, other times social, but always deeply personal. As the fortunes of war changed and desperation increased, vendettas and polarization ensured that blood would be shed long after any significant achievable military goal had faded. Why is it important to remember the civil-war nature of the American Revolution? Why is it important to recall that as late as 1781, both Patriot and Loyalist alike were swearing “To Bear True Allegiance” to their cause, and how can we apply that today?

Battle reenactment will take place at 2:00. Saturday only.  Activities and 18th Century demonstrations throughout the day following the SAR ceremony at 10:00. Tours of the home are available as well.