Compatriot Ralph Smiley Grave Marking

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Compatriot Ralph Smiley Grave Marking

The General George Washington Chapter will host a

Compatriot Grave Marking for Lt. Col. Ralph Smiley, USAF Retired

* EVENT CANCELED*

The Colson’s Mill Chapter, North Carolina SAR,

The 240th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Colson’s Mill

We will see you in 2021.

Compatriot Ralph Smiley Grave Marking

The General George Washington Chapter will host a

Compatriot Grave Marking for Lt. Col. Ralph Smiley, USAF Retired

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3 August 2019 at 2PM

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3 August 2019 at 2PM

CANCELLED Raleigh July 4th and Naturalization Ceremony

CANCELED The Battle of Colson’s Mill

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Compatriot Grave Service

Date/Time:

August 03, 2019 / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Organized by: General George Washington Chapter

Location:

Rocky Fork Christian Church Cemetery

4246 Rocky Fork Church Rd, Sanford, NC 27332, USA

at Rocky Fork Christian Church Cemetery, 4246 Rocky Fork Church Road, Sanford, NC.

Members of the Chapter Color Guard will participate in the House in the Horseshoe event, eat lunch following the event, and then drive over to the cemetery, which is closer to Cameron, NC (20 miles or 27 minutes to the SE).

The family will meet us at the cemetery for the ceremony.
There is plenty of parking in the church lots, or down a narrow cinder drive beside the cemetery.

Please contact George Strunk for more information gkstrunk2@gmail.com.

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*CANCELLED* Raleigh July 4th and Naturalization Ceremony
11:00 AM-4:00 PM
July 04, 2020
Stephen A. Morris
Independence Day at the Capital
Capitol Building, Raleigh, NC 27601, USA
Capitol Building, Raleigh, NC 27601, USA
https://www.ncssar.org/event/fourth-of-july-annual-independence-day-celebration-and-naturalization-ceremony-2019-2/
July 4th, 2020 Event Cancelled
Join us at the North Carolina State Capitol for the annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony. We will set-up a table in the Rotunda and provide color guard services for the naturalization ceremony. We will then lay a wreath at the George Washington statue on the grounds. After the ceremony, we will proceed to the Museum of History to ring the Liberty Bell 13 times. The dress is a blue blazer or period costume.
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Stephen A. Morris, President
Raleigh Chapter
North Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution
Ph. (919) 210-9005
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Fourth of July annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony:
Dress: Color Guard (Blue Blazer) or Traditional Period Dress
East Entrance:
11:00 a.m. Welcome!
11:45 a.m. Raleigh Concert Band
12:00 p.m. Salute to Independence, Laying of the Wreath, and Naturalization Ceremony
12:45 p.m. The Raleigh Concert Band
Capitol:
Join in a variety of activities and games!!
Carriage Rides in circle drive by J & L Carriages
Food Vendors – Sliced Wieners Food Truck
Information Table:
Join us to celebrate our country’s birthday!!!

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*CANCELED* The Battle of Colson’s Mill
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
July 18, 2020
North Carolina SAR
https://www.ncssar.org/event/240th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-colsons-mill-2/
* EVENT CANCELED*
The Colson’s Mill Chapter, North Carolina SAR,
The 240th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Colson’s Mill
We will see you in 2021.
Honoring the men who chased the British out of Yadkin-Pee Dee River Valley.
Tentative Schedule of Events
11:00am
Registration for Attending Chapters
NCSSAR Color Guard Presentation of Colors
Welcome
Recognition of Guests
Battle of Colson’s Mill Memorial and Wreath Laying
11:30am
Lunch Buffet (Donations Accepted)
Guest Speaker:
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.
For more information, contact Colson’s Mill Chapter President Daniel Burleson at dbnut8@yahoo.com or call 704-438-1531.