Sandhills Chapter SAR

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12/03/2025

Today, Bruce Fensley, Sandhills SAR Chapter Youth Committee Chairman and Liz Pierson of the Temperance Smith Alston DAR Chapter, presented a Revolutionary War Program in North Carolina at the McDeeds Creek Elementary School, 5th grade History Classes (5- classes, 108 Students). History Teacher Ms. Laura Sullivan

After just completing the Fall Semester learning about the founding of our Nation, the students were very interested and engaged while just .

Another event toward the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence July 4th, 2026.

It was great to collaborate with the Temperance Smith Alston DAR Chapter during this event.

11/29/2025

ON THIS DAY November 28th in 1775, Captain Samuel Nicholas became the first officer commissioned in the Continental Marines (now the U.S. Marine Corps).
Captain Samuel Nicholas and his men stormed the beaches of the British-held island of New Providence in the Bahamas on March 3, 1776.
It was the first amphibious landing by the Continental Marines.

The 220 Marines were on a mission to gather military supplies. They landed, captured the town and took possession of its two forts and shells, shot and cannons, but alas, more than 150 barrels of gunpowder had been shipped out by the British governor! They also seized several brass cannons and mortars that were later put to use by George Washington’s Continental Army.

A British 6-pounder cannon was also captured by Major Nicholas' Marines at Nassau. Today it is at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

11/27/2025

250 years ago this week, Henry Knox, a 25-year-old bookseller turned Continental Army colonel, departed from Boston on one of the most daring logistical missions of the American Revolution. His task was a near-impossible feat: travel to American-held Fort Ticonderoga, retrieve its captured British artillery, and haul the guns nearly 300 miles back to the American siege lines around Boston.

Over the next two months, Knox and his men would engineer one of the great early triumphs of the war. Battling snow, ice, freezing rivers, and rugged wilderness, they successfully transported 59 pieces of heavy artillery—mortars, howitzers, and massive cannons—on sleds drawn by teams of oxen.

Gen. George Washington called the achievement “a prodigious undertaking,” and it proved decisive. When the guns arrived in Boston in early 1776, they were emplaced on the heights surrounding the city, forcing the British to evacuate Boston in March. Knox’s successful journey was a testament to the ingenuity, endurance, and resolve of the fledgling Continental Army in the early stages of their fight for independence.

11/27/2025

We wish a Happy Blessed Thanksgiving to our Compatriots and All Americans.

"The establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty was the Motive which induced me to the Field — the object is attained — and it now remains to be my earnest wish & prayer, that the Citizens of the United States could make a wise and virtuous use of the blessings placed before them."

George Washington, letter to the Reformed German Congregation of New York City, November 27, 1783

Image courtesy of National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_61.11

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to All our Compatriots and our Nation

"The establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty was the Motive which induced me to the Field — the object is attained — and it now remains to be my earnest wish & prayer, that the Citizens of the United States could make a wise and virtuous use of the blessings placed before them."

George Washington, letter to the Reformed German Congregation of New York City, November 27, 1783

Image courtesy of National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_61.11

11/26/2025

Sandhills SAR Compatriot, Steve Lawrence, Eagle Scout Committee Chairman, presented the Sons of the American Revolution Eagle Scout Medal and Certificate to Nathan Riefenstahl for his outstanding achievement earning him the BSA Eagle Scout recognition.

Nathan's Eagle scout project was to design and create an "Outdoor Classroom" consisting of a raised platform and 16 seating benches at the O'Neal School in Moore County.

The Sandhills SAR Chapter has awarded 13 SAR Eagle Scout Medals and Certificates in 2025. GREAT JOB Steve!

11/26/2025

House in the Horseshoe state historic site will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th, 2025. The staff wishes all of your a Happy Thanksgiving!