Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard Commander Garry Linton and Chapter President Craig Issacson will represent our Chapter at the Vigil at George Washington’s Tomb on Constitution Day, September 17, 2022. All Chapter members are invited to attend this solemn event.
The next General Francis Nash Chapter meeting will be Saturday, September 17, at 11:00 am, The Colonial Inn, Hillsborough.
Lunch: The Colonial Inn has a great lunch menu with sandwiches, salads, and burgers ranging from $15 to $17.
Agenda and Program: We will have a short business meeting, welcome new members, and then we will hear from one of the very best historical reenactors in the area, “Redcap Howell”. This is an event not to be missed!!! We are very excited to have Rednap as part of the program.
Rednap Howell was one of the key leaders of the War of Regulation from 1765 to 1771. A schoolmaster from New Jersey, he settled in Southern Orange County (now Chatham County) and served as an itinerate teacher throughout the region. Being a musician as well as a schoolmaster, Howell earned the title Poet of Regulation by writing songs which spread the news of the corruption of local officials and kept the flames of the Regulation Movement growing. This led to the confrontation that became the Battle of Alamance on May 16, 1771.
For his role in this movement, he was declared an outlaw by Governor William Tryon and was one of only two Regulators that were never pardoned for their involvement. Hear first hand Rednap’s recount of the War of Regulation in the North Carolina colony.
Rednap Howell is portrayed by Dr. Ted Scott Henson of Burlington, a descendant of three Regulators. He is a veteran of 40 years in education, having taught at every level from Elementary School through College.
The 246th Anniversary of the Signing of the Tryon Resolves is scheduled for:
Who: NC SAR Battle of Kings Mountain Chapter
When: Saturday, 14 August, 2021 starting at 10:30 a.m.
Where: Tryon Resolves Monument, Bessemer City NC (See direction below.)
What: Ceremony will consist of the following sequence of events:
· Call to order
· Invocation
· Short remarks regarding the significance of the event
· Reading of the “Tryon Resolves” and the names of the signers
· Recognition of participating organizations and representatives
· Benediction
· Closing
Directions to Tryon Resolves Monument: The marker is located between Bessemer City and Cherryville on the 2500 block of Tryon Courthouse Road (Highway 274). Heading north towards Cherryville the marker is on the left before the intersection with Tryon School Road. A North Carolina Highway Historical Marker for Tryon County (O-29) is next to the marker.
Any questions, please contact the Battle of Kings Mountain Chapter President, Clark Summers, at email or phone 425-652-3230.