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The Colson’s Mill Chapter, NC Society Sons of the American Revolution
Cordially invites you to participate in the
242nd Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Colson’s Mill

Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 11 am

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

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239th Anniversary of the Battle of Shallow Ford

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The Colson’s Mill Chapter, NC Society Sons of the American RevolutionCordially invites you to participate in the242nd Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Colson’s Mill

Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 11 am

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

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The Colson’s Mill Chapter, NC Society Sons of the American Revolution
Cordially invites you to participate in the
242nd Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Colson’s Mill

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The BETHABARA CHAPTER and the NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY SONS of the AMERICAN REVOLUTION (SAR) Invite you to attend the 242nd Annual COMMEMORATION of the BATTLE of the SHALLOW FORD 11 am, OCTOBER 8th, 2022 HUNTSVILLE, NC The commemorative ceremony will be held at 11 am at the old historic Huntsville Methodist Church, 4214 Mt. […]

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239th Anniversary of the Battle of Shallow Ford

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The Bethabara and Yadkin Valley Chapters with the North Carolina SAR Invite You to Attend the 239th Commemoration of the Battle of Shallow Ford 11:00am, October 12th, 2019, Huntsville, NC At the historic Huntsville Methodist Church, 4214 Mt. Sinai Drive, Huntsville, NC After the ceremony, a luncheon will be held across the street at the Battle […]

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SAR Blue Ridge Chapter Executive Meeting July 2022
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242nd Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Colson’s Mill
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
July 23, 2022
Norwood Community Building
247 W Turner St, Norwood, NC 28128, USA
247 W Turner St, Norwood, NC 28128, USA
https://ncssar.org/event/242nd-anniversary-celebration-of-the-battle-of-colsons-mill/
The Colson’s Mill Chapter, NC Society Sons of the American Revolution
Cordially invites you to participate in the
242nd Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Colson’s Mill
Saturday, July 23, 2022, 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.

Tentative Schedule of Events
11 am Registration for Attending Chapters
NCSSAR Color Guard Presentation of Colors
Welcome
Recognition of Guests
Battle of Colson’s Mill Memorial and Wreath Laying

1130 am Lunch Buffet (Donations Accepted)
Guest Speaker: TBA
Dismissal and Recession
History of the Battle of Colson’s Mill
In the spring of 1780 General Cornwallis’ victories in South Carolina had created enough excitement in North Carolina to inspire a loyalist force to emerge in the Yadkin River Valley under the leadership of Colonel Samuel Bryan.
About June 30 Bryan and nearly 800 men began marching south down the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Valley toward Cheraw, there to join up with British forces.
American General Griffith Rutherford ordered his adjutant, Colonel William Lee Davidson, and about 200 men to pursue the Tories, and a race ensued down the Yadkin River Valley. Believing themselves to be out of harm’s way and close enough to Cornwallis’ headquarters to prevent attack, Bryan’s Tories pitched camp near an inn and a mill on the Cheraw Road called Colson’s.
However, Colonel Davidson had no intention of letting the loyalists escape and on the morning of July 21 he surprised the enemy and drove the loyalists into the woods—and back to their homes. Davidson thus denied Cornwallis an addition of nearly 1000 troops and effectively broke any remaining loyalist sympathies along the Yadkin River Valley.
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For more information, contact Colson’s Mill Chapter President Daniel Burleson
Email or phone 704-438-1531
Chapter Page can be found on Facebook
NC Society, Sons of American Revolution website www.ncssar.org

Battle of Colson’s Mill
All day
July 23, 2022
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Battle of Rockfish Creek
All day
July 30, 2022
https://ncssar.org/event/battle-of-rockfish-creek/
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