Georgia Society, Sons of the American Revolution

Marietta National Cemetery - 8:30 AM - Flag Placement by Scouts
2025-05-24 08:30 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | Marietta National Cemetery, 500 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA, 30060, United States
The Sons of the American Revolution’s militia and color guard participation in our Flag Placement Ceremony held at the Marietta National Cemetery each year is a highlight.

This year’s ceremony is Saturday, May 24; I hope we can count on your participation again.

We begin at 8:30 a.m. with the presentation of colors by your Color Guard. Then your militia fires a 3 volley salute just before Taps is played.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours in Scouting,
Bob Cato, Chairman
Memorial Day Weekend Flag Placement Ceremony
Foothills District, Atlanta Area Council
Scouting America
770-298-5540

Georgia National Cemetery, Canton Georgia - 9:00 AM
2025-05-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Scott Hudgens Dr, Canton, GA, 30114, United States
Saturday May 24, 2025 at 9:00am
Georgia National Cemetery, Canton Georgia
Color Guard and Musket Salute

Requested 7 muskets for 21 gun salute
Button Gwinnett Muskets – Tom Jacques, Ray Kyle, Gordon Woodard, David Sikes

National (SC) - Commemoration of the Battle of the Waxhaws (Buford's Massacre) - 10:30 AM
2025-05-24 10:30 - 11:30
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, South Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, And The General Francis Marion Chapter cordially invite you to participate in the 245th Commemoration of
Buford’s Massacre (also known as the Battle of the Waxhaws)
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Buford’s Massacre Site, Buford’s Crossroad, South Carolina – Buford Battleground: 262 Rocky River Road, Lancaster, SC 29720 – GPS Coordinates: 34.741949,-80.626124

SAR, DAR, CAR, and SR societies and chapters are invited to participate in a formal wreath laying ceremony at the Park’s Monument beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Participants desiring to present wreaths must deliver them to the Park no later than 10:00 a.m., May 24th, to label and arrange them.
All compatriots are encouraged to wear period dress (Continental or Militia).

Wreaths may be dedicated to the slain at the site, a unit or group of patriots or an individual patriot. To ensure all participants are recognized in the celebration program, it is requested you complete and mail your intent for my receipt not later than May 16th to:
Greg Ohanesian, Past President, S.C.S.S.A.R. – Post Office Box 1373 – Bennettsville, S.C. 29512
(843) 479-7193, Fax: (843) 479-7195, E-mail: ohanesianfirm@cs.com

Please fill out information below and return
Name of Society/Chapter/Individual:
First Middle Last
Lay wreath at the Monument? NO YES Presenter:
Wreath dedicated to:
Bringing unit/chapter flag? Yes No Color Guard? Yes No
Number of members expected to attend In Uniform or Colonial Dress

National (IN) - George Rogers Clark Commemoration - 11:00
2025-05-24 11:00 - 12:00
George Rogers Clark Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony
Celebrating the 246th Anniversary of the Capture of Fort Sackville and Patriot Grave Marking
Francois Godere, Jean Marie Philippe Le Gras, Jean Baptiste Racine, Honore Denis, and Jean Legarde
May 24, 2025 @ 11:00 – 11:45 am EDT George Rogers Clark Memorial 401 S 2nd St
Free admission and open to the public. Vincennes, IN 47591
For questions contact Robert Cunningham. 812-327-5114, Email: rpcunnin@iu.edu
Event websites: https://www.nps.gov/gero/index.htm and https://www.spiritofvincennes.org/

Brier Creek Battlefield Memorial Service and Dedication Ceremony - 11:00 AM
2025-05-24 11:00 - 13:00 | Brier Creek Battlefield, 6199 Brannens Bridge Road, Sylvania, GA, 30467, United States
Brier Creek Battlefield Memorial Service and Dedication Ceremony – 11:00 AM – Brier Creek Battlefield in Sylvania, GA
Saturday, 24 May 2025
Events:

Flag raising ceremony at 11:00 AM followed by
Short Memorial Service held at the flagpole
Dedication ceremony for the pavers and bronze plaque at the flagpole
Dedication of the Liberty Tree marker across the road at the old oak tree that will be our Liberty Tree
Firing of muskets and cannon volley’s
BBQ Lunch

This event is jointly sponsored by the Brier Creek Chapter and Wiregrass Chapter of the Georgia Society SAR.

Snellville Memorial Day Ceremony - 4:30 PM
2025-05-24 16:30 - 17:30 | Snellville Veterans Memorial, 2342 Oak Road SW, Snellville, GA, 30078, United States
Saturday May 24, 2025 at 4:30pm
Snellville Veterans Memorial, Snellville, Georgia

Color Guard and Musket Salute

National (MO) - Commemoration of the Battle of Fort San Carlos
2025-05-25 11:30 - 15:00
Battle of Fort San Carlos Festival and Grave Marking
S U N D A Y , M A Y 2 5 , 2 0 2 5 – S T E . G E N E V I E V E , M I S S O U R I
Plan your stay now in beautiful, historic Ste. Genevieve, the first organized European settlement west of the Mississippi River in present-day Missouri. Lots of great places to stay, eat and visit.
11:30 a.m. – Registration at Guibord-Valle House – Commemorative challenge coins and medals available for purchase
1 p.m. – Memorial Cemetery Ceremony – (rain location: Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church)
Bring your own wreath and receive a commemorative flag streamer Militia and Color Guard muster at 12:30 p.m. at Guibord-Valle House National Color Guard Event
Sons of the American Revolution Participating Color Guard members must contact State Commander Steve Perkins to review safety requirements and eligibility for medal qualification: patriotmarcher@fastmail.com

National (DC) - National Memorial Day Parade
2025-05-26 08:00 - 17:00
Save teh date – On the Monday of Memorial day normally at 2:00 PM start time

Memorial Day Events
2025-05-26 08:00 - 17:00
Please support the SAR by participating in community events.

National (VA) - 250th Commemoration of the Birth of the United States Army - Mount Vernon, VA
2025-06-14 09:00 - 21:00
Saturday, June 14th, 2025
National SAR 250th Commemoration Birth of the United States Army and a celebration of George Washington as Commander-in-Chief Special Grave Marking Ceremony for George and Martha Washington
Mount Vernon 9am-12pm
250 Ceremony @ 10am, Grave Marking @ 11am, Luncheon at the Mount Vernon Inn @ Noon, U.S. Army Museum Tour 2-5pm, Gala Dinner Hosted by George Washington 6-9pm
SAR Army 250 Event Registration
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SAR Hotel Reservation Link
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National (NJ) - Battle of Monmouth Reenactment and SAR Commemorative Wreath Laying
2025-06-14 10:00 - 11:00
Battle of Monmouth Reenactment and SAR Commemorative Wreath Laying

Saturday, June 14, 2025
10:00 AM 11:00 AM

Monmouth Battlefield will commemorate the Battle of Monmouth. This event features reenactments, soldier camps, talks, and historical presentations in the camps and the Visitor Center. There will also be children’s infantry and cannon drills.
The NJSSAR Color Guard will have a Commemorative Wreath Laying Ceremony. For more information, visit the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield at this link. Contact: Jay Hershey
Julian.hershey@verizon.net

Flag Day - Lawrenceville, GA - 10:00 AM (National)
2025-06-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Lawrenceville VFW Post 5255, 368 Grayson Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA, 30046, United States
Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Gwinnett Flag Day – VFW Post 5255
368 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville, GA

Color Guard and Musket Salute

Color Guard activities on Flag Day are now considered to be a National event for Color Guard reporting purposes.

National (NC) - Battle of Ramsour’s Mill
2025-06-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Ramsour’s Mill, 3010 Jeb Seagle Dr, Lincolnton, NC, 28092, United States
Date/Time:
June 14, 2025 / 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Organized by:Catawba Valley Chapter NCSSAR NC Society Sons of the American Revolution
Location:

Ramsour’s Mill Mass Grave Site

118 Linwood Dr, Lincolnton, NC 28092, USA

National (NJ) - Battle of Springfield
2025-06-21 15:00 - 16:00
Battle of Springfield Commemorative Wreath Laying

Saturday, June 21, 2025
3:00 PM 4:00 PM

Battleground Cemetary39 Mountain Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081 (map)

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Help us commemorate the 244rd anniversaries of The Battle of Springfield, June 23, 1780, and the Battle of Connecticut Farms, June 7, 1780. These were two of the most important battles of the Revolutionary War and the last to occur in the northern theater. In two successive attacks, British and Hessian troops tried and failed to finally capture George Washington and defeat the Continental and New Jersey Militia forces that had kept them bottled up in New York City for several years. At Springfield, the second of the two battles, referred to by some as the “Forgotten Victory,” roughly 1,500 Continentals, including the 3rd NJ Regiment, and an undetermined number of militia units, blocked over 6,000 British and Hessians from attacking the main body of Washington’s army through the Hobart Gap. Two weeks earlier, the town of Connecticut Farms, since renamed Union, was largely destroyed by the invaders in a similar failed attempt.
On June 22 at 3 pm the NJSSAR Color Guard will participate in two wreath layings commemorating the Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield, beginning at Battleground Cemetery, 39 Mountain Avenue, Springfield, and continuing with a march to Springfield First Presbyterian Church where a second wreath will be laid.
Website: Click here
Contact: Christopher Sands rex44roger@aol.com

Patriotic Concert - First United Methodist - Gainesville, GA - 4:00 PM
2025-06-29 16:00 - 18:00 | Gainesville First UMC, 2780 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA, 30506, United States
You are invited to participate in the annual Gainesville First United Methodist Church Patriotic Concert at 4:00 PM Sunday 29 June.
2780 Thompson Bridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30506

The Guard will present the Opening Colors and later in the program the flags of the Armed Forces during the Armed Forces Salute.

Following the concert, Guardsmen, Spouses, and Progeny are welcome to join the Senior Rigels for the now traditional BBQ meal at the Rigels 1504 Berkeley Ct, Gainesville, GA 30501.

Please let me know if you will be attending the Que that I might have a plate for you.
You know where to find me: 678-617-4331 Compatriotrigel@gmail.com

Color Guard is asked to arrive by 3:15 for set up and rehearsal.

Atlanta Braves Game - Musket Firing - 13 Flintlocks
2025-07-04 15:00 - 20:30 | Truist Park, 755 Battery Ave, SE, Atlanta, GA, 30339, United States
Musket Firing – Atlanta Braves Game – Independence Day
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094CAAA92DABFD0-57184287-braves

We will once again participate in firing muskets for the Atlanta Braves Game opening ceremonies on Independence Day.
The Game is scheduled to start at 7:15 PM. Muster time should be in the late afternoon – Probably around 5:00.

All details are still being worked on with the Atlanta Braves and will be updated as they are known.

We need exactly 13 muskets/rifles for the event.

IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE YOU MUST USE THE SIGN UP GENIUS LINK CONTAINED IN THIS EMAIL.
DO NOT PUT MORE THAN ONE NAME IN ONE SLOT.

Copy and paste the link into a web browser.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094CAAA92DABFD0-57184287-braves

National - NSSAR Congress - Uncasville, CT
2025-07-11 08:00 - 2025-07-18 17:00
Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd,
Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, CT 06382

For your planning purposes the following dates and information is provided

Saturday, 12 Jul, Excom/SARF meets
Sunday, 13 Jul, Tours/Host Reception
Monday, 14 Jul, Memorial Service, First Lady’s Tea, Rumbaugh Orations, Trustees
Tuesday, 15 Jul, Opening Ceremony, Youth Luncheon
Wednesday, 16 Jul, District Breakfasts, Voting, PG Banquet, Ladies Luncheon
Thursday, 17 Jul, Last session, tours, Installation Banquet.
Friday, 18 Jul, Excom/SARF meets

National (KY) - Battle of Blue Licks - 10:00 AM
2025-08-16 10:00 - 12:00
The 2025 Battle of Blue Licks Memorial Service is on Saturday 16 August at 10:00 a.m.
This National Society SAR color guard event is held in the Blue Licks Battlefield Resort Park near Carlisle, KY. Please forward this email to anyone in your chapter that may be interested.
Anyone interested in presenting a wreath, participating in the color guard, or the gun salute should contact Scott Giltner at stgilt@earthlink.net . If you want your wreath listed in the printed program you should register the wreath by 5:00 p.m. on 10 August.
Please indicate if you will be bringing your state flag. Color guard participants are requested to muster at 8:45 a.m. at the monument on the day of the ceremony.
Those carrying flintlock firearms will muster for the safety inspection near the lodge at 8:30 a.m.
Detailed instructions on the color guard and mustering points will be provided closer to the date of the ceremony.

AUGUST
16th – Annual Battle of Blue Licks Memorial Ceremony
Location: Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park, 10299 Maysville Rd., Carlisle, KY
Time: 10:00 a.m. (color guard muster at 8:45 a.m.) (rifle/musket men muster at 8:30 a.m.)

On Friday, 15 August at 4:30 p.m. there will be a fife and drum presentation on the music of the American Revolution. Attached id the flyer for this event. Several other events of interest are being planned as part of the greater Battle of Blue Licks weekend. More information on these events will also be provided closer to the date of the ceremony.
Current information can be found on the Gov. Isaac Shelby chapter website at https://gissar.org/pages/blue_licks.html .
The Gov. Isaac Shelby chapter looks forward to your participation in the 2025 Battle of Blue Licks Memorial Ceremony.
In Patriotic Service,
Scott Giltner, Secretary, Gov. Isaac Shelby Chapter
Accommodations
Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park – 10299 Maysville Rd. – Carlisle, KY 40311 – Phone: (859) 289-5507
https://guestrez.megasyshms.com/JN39V/blue-licks-battlefield-state-resort-park
Hampton Inn Maysville – 3-star hotel – 503 Market Place Drive – Maysville, KY 41056 – Phone: (606) 759-0600
www.hilton.com
French Quarter Inn – 3-star hotel – 25 E McDonald Pkwy – Maysville, KY 41056 – Phone: (606) 564-8000
Super 8 by Wyndham Maysville KY – 2-star hotel – 550 Tucker Dr – Maysville, KY 41056 – Phone: (606) 375-4751
www.wyndhamhotels.com/super-8
Quality Inn – 2-star hotel – 1428a US-68 – Maysville, KY 41056 – Phone: (606) 759-5696
www.choicehotels.com

National (NY) - The Battle of Brooklyn Commemoration
2025-08-23 11:30 - 12:30
The Battle of Brooklyn Commemoration

Saturday, August 23, 2025
11:30 AM 12:30 PM

Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street Brooklyn, NY, 11215336 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215United States (map)
See New Jersey SAR event calendar for more details.

National (SC) - Battle of Eutaw Springs
2025-08-30 10:00 - 12:00
243rd Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of Eutaw Springs on Friday and Saturday, August 30th and 31st, 2024
Friday , August 29, 2025
9:00 AM ???? – Narrated Tour of Fort Motte, Fort Watson, and Eutaw Springs Battle Sites
Lunch in Santee on your own.
1:30 PM – Narrated Tour – Eutaw Springs Battleground 9meet bus at the Church of the Epiphany, 101 Porcher Avenue, Eutawville, SC)
(Donation of $30 is requested and covers both morning and afternoon tours)
5:30 PM – Social – Clark’s Inn and Restaurant, Santee, SC
6:00 PM – Dinner/Program – Clark’s Inn and Restaurant, Santee, SC ($50 per person due by August 21, 2025) – Speaker; Steven D. Smith, PhD – The Battle of Fort Watson and Fort Motte, 1781 – For Dinner select one – Roast Beef, Clark’s Special Chicken, Vegetable Plate.
Checks due to Battle of Eutaw Springs Chapter SCSSAR c/o Douglas Doster, 480 Winding Brook Drive, Cameron, SC 29030

Saturday, August 30, 2025
10:00 AM – Patriotic Program, Historic Church of the Epiphany, Eutawville, SC – 101 Porcher Avenue, Eutawville, SC – Speaker – Rick Wise, Interim Director, Suth Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust
11:15 AM – Wreath laying Ceremony, Battle Monument Park, Eutaw Springs, SC
12:15 PM – Lunch, Sweatman’s BBQ, Eutawville, SC
2:15 PM – Honor Wreath ceremony, General Francis Marion’s Tomb, Pineville, SC
Washington Light Infantry SC Battleground Preservation Trust Cannon Team at Battle Monument Park
Questions contact Douglas Doster at:
dosterdouglas “at” gmail “dot’ com
803-456-5015

Wreath Registration due to Doug Doster by August 26 to receive a ribbon:
Organization/ Chapter and State, Name and Title of Presenter)s), Contact Information – Phone and email.

National (VA) - Battle of the Capes
2025-09-06 11:00 - 12:00
You are cordially invited to help us commemorate the French naval victory of 1781 at the 244th Anniversary of the Battle of the Virginia Capes/ Battle of the Chesapeake Commemoration and Wreath Laying

Saturday, September 6th at 11:00 am

At the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story

Please remember that all visitors must have either a current military identification or be pre-approved using the attached DOD form.
Base Access Pass (SECNAV 5512) Form

Learn more about this historic event at: https://www.virginiasar.org/battle-of-the-capes
Follow this link to Register for this event

Contact: Ken Hawkins at drklhawkins@gmail.com

National (VA) - Vigil at Washington's Tomb
2025-09-13 08:00 - 17:00
Save the date

National (TN) - Gathering at Sycamore Shoals
2025-09-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park, 1651 W. Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN, 37643, United States
Per discussions with the staff of Sycamore Shoals and we have concluded that moving the Gathering to
the weekend of September 19-20 would provide a new perspective on the Gathering. They had
already planned to have the fort full of reenactors displaying different pioneer chores in the cabins
of the fort, cooking, sewing, making black powder, plus many other things that will tie to the launch
of the Overmountain Men on their march to Kings Mountain on Sept. 25. We would have to move
the Gathering ceremony to the Amphitheatre, but that has now been updated and will be comfortable.

Details will be forthcoming

National (NY) Battle of Saratoga
2025-09-21 10:00 - 12:00

National Society SAR - Fall Leadership
2025-10-02 08:00 - 2025-10-04 17:00
The Galt House – Louisville, KY

National (NJ) - Battle of Chestnut Neck
2025-10-04 10:00 - 11:00
Battle of Chestnut Neck Memorial Service

10:00 AM 11:00 AM
Chestnut Neck Battle Monument (map)
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Commemoration and memorial service for the 1778 Battle of Chestnut Neck. For more information about the battle, click here. This annual National SAR Color Guard event is hosted by the Somers Chapter. All are welcome.

Chestnut Neck Battle Monument717 Old New York Road, Port Republic, NJ, 08241United States (map)

http://Colrichardsomers.com

National (NC) - Kings Mountain - CHANGE OF LOCATION
2025-10-07 09:00 - 12:00
King’s Mountain Military Battlefield Park is currently closed as part of the federal government shutdown.
The Commemoration of the Battle of King’s Mountain has been moved to Jolly Park in Gaffney South Carolina.
Location: Jolly Park, 102 Railroad Ave, Gaffney, SC 29340
Event Time: 11:00 AM

Nation - (PA) - 250th Aniversary event - Navy & Marines - Oct 11th to 13th
2025-10-11 08:00 - 2025-10-13 17:00
250th Anniversary Navy and Marines SAR National Event Philadelphia, PA
Oct 11-13, 2025
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
250th Ceremony at Independence Square
Patriot Grave Markings
Commodore John Barry – Father of the Navy
Col. Samuel Nicholas – Commandant of the Marines
Independence Hall Tour Dinner at Glory Beer Bar & Kitchen
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
Battle of Germantown Commemoration
Speaker: Michael Harris
5-Patriot Grave Marking
Germantown Upper Burying Ground
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
Navy-Marines Homecoming 250 Parade
Museum of the American Revolution Tour
EVENT REGISTRATION COMING SOON

Hotel reservations can be made at the Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District, located at 400 Arch Street, in Philadelphia, PA. The SAR rate of $219 per night is available from October 10-14, 2025. Reservations must be made no later than September 10, 2025, for the SAR rate.

Make you hotel reservations at the following link: Sons of the American Revolution Hotel

National (VA) - Yorktown Days
2025-10-19 09:00 - 11:30
Battle of Yorktown & Wreath laying at the Tomb of Thomas Nelson Jr.

Grace Episcopal Church Yorktown
111 Church St
Yorktown, Virginia 23690

Sunday, October 19, 2025 – 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM EDT
Category: NATIONAL SPONSORED EVENT

The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, or the German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British army commanded by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the North American region, as the surrender by Cornwallis, and the capture of both him and his army, prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict.
Parade formation and Wreath ceremony at Victory monument details will be published soon.
Registration for the Wreath ceremony at the grave of Governor Thomas Nelson jr. is open and available by clicking here.
Note: this event also marks the bicentennial of the return of the Marquis de Lafayette to Yorktown in October 1824 and is expected to be a significant commemoration.
-RBM

Contact: Gary Hodges, TNJ CHapter

National (NJ) - Battle of Red Bank
2025-10-26 10:00 - 11:00
Battle of Red Bank Commemoration

Sunday, October 26, 2025
10:00 AM 11:00 AM

111 West Military DriveNational Park, NJ, 08063United States (map)

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Join in the commemoration of the 1777 assault on Fort Mercer of the grounds surrounding the original fort in Red Bank Battle Field Park, National Park, NJ. The anniversary of this important Philadelphia Campaign attack should be an especially interesting and action-filled event. At this event, guests can tour the Whitall House. Constructed in 1748 for James and Ann Whitall, this house was designed in the Georgian style and became the centerpiece of their 400-acre plantation on the banks of the Delaware River. During the American Revolution, the house was adjacent to Fort Mercer, the site of a colonists’ victory over the Hessians. Following the battle, the house was used as a hospital. Acquired by the county in 1904, the house and grounds are interpreted as Red Bank Battlefield Park and are open to the public on a daily basis for recreation.
Click here for more information about the Battle of Red Bank and the Whitall House.
NATIONAL COLOR GUARD EVENT:
The Memorial service for the 14 Continental Soldiers killed as a result of the Battle of Red bank will start at 1 PM and include the following highlights:

Special Memorial Service for the 14 Rhode Island soldiers for the 1st and 2nd Rhode Island Regiment. We hope to include a representative from the 1st or 2nd RI Regiment and the Hessian Unit.

Jen Janofsky, Curator/Director of Red Bank Battlefield, is scheduled to speak

Honored during the ceremony will be recognition of the Hessian Soldiers who gave their lives that day. A speaker will overview the recent archaeological dig at the North end of the park, unveiling bone fragments from over 17 Hessians. Specific identification of the fragments is still being conducted. This is the largest find of Hessian soldier remains from the Revolutionary War.

Legacy Marker/Heritage Flag Ceremony is planned to be conducted after the Memorial Service

Contact: Tim Ogline, SJCSAR President, Larry Nelson, SJCSAR Secretary

Color Guard: F&D? Arrive 1215. Events starts 1-1:15, Legacy follows; Reenactment 2:15

Attending: Ogline, Nelson, McGill, Williams, Serfass, Davis,

Source: https://friendsofredbank.weebly.com/18th-century-field-day.html
