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Cincinnati Chapter Sons of the American Revolution Cincinnati PATRIOT Volume 31, Issue 2, February 2017 Michael Gunn Participates in Cowpens Ceremony Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American

He placed a wreath on behalf of the Cincinnati Chapter, SAR.

trend towards a victory against King George III.

The opposition army was commanded by Banastre Tarlton, who led a large force of British regulars.

He had split off of General Cornwallis army under the objective to destroy the colonists and gain a marked advantage for the British through defeat of Morgan.

1 Cincinnati Chapter Sons of the American Revolution Cincinnati PATRIOT Volume 31, Issue 2, February 2017 Michael Gunn Participates in Cowpens Ceremony Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution Compatriot Michael Gunn attended the 236 th Anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens at the National Park Site in Cherokee County, South Carolina on January 14, He placed a wreath on behalf of the Cincinnati Chapter, SAR. The Battle of Cowpens was a pivotal confrontation in the war that began in the 1770 s with the British in the Revolutionary War that enabled the colonists to turn the tide of the war into a favorable trend towards a victory against King George III. Forces under General Daniel Morgan included his renowned Riflemen (sharpshooters), units of backwoods militia, and crack units of the Continental Army from Delaware and Maryland. The opposition army was commanded by Banastre Tarlton, who led a large force of British regulars. He had a reputation of cruelty based on his actions in many earlier conflicts with George Washington s military and the general colonial population. He had split off of General Cornwallis army under the objective to destroy the colonists and gain a marked advantage for the British through defeat of Morgan. He had intelligence that Morgan s forces were encamped at a frontier pasturing ground on the Green River Road close to a ford across the Broad River, six miles to the northwest. He planned to dispatch Morgan s army, then rejoin Cornwallis to continue a rout of the Americans. However, a brilliant strategy developed in the minds of CCSAR Past President Michael Gunn with NSSAR President- General J. Michael Tomme. Daniel Morgan and General Washington s favorite General Nathaniel Greene, would win over the blunt attack planned by the British commander. Even going up against forces of greater numbers, General Morgan used an approach that caused the overconfident British troops to experience losses they couldn t imagine. The battle was over in less than an hour. British losses were: 110 killed, 229 wounded and 600 captured or missing. Morgan s losses were: 24 killed and 104 wounded. All in all, this was a signal victory over what were, at the beginning of the revolution, considered far superior forces. Celebrating this battle is worthy way to express gratitude to those who risked so much to give us these United States of America. Michael B. Gunn, Ph.D. 1 P age

Presidents Message 2016 CCSAR Officers John H. Bredenfoerder President Jack.b@fuse.net Turner Lee Wilkerson III 1 st Vice President leewilkerson@cinci.rr.com Larry W.

Historian Dear Fellow Compatriots, Our January 14 th Planning Meeting was quite successful; we had some very insightful discussions.

2 Presidents Message 2016 CCSAR Officers John H. Bredenfoerder President Turner Lee Wilkerson III 1 st Vice President leewilkerson@cinci.rr.com Larry W. Collins 2 nd Vice President Gary L. Duffield Secretary Michael J. Blum Treasurer mblum@fuse.net Franz B. Ott, II Registrar remingtnstorm@gmail.com George H. Stewart, Jr. Historian Dear Fellow Compatriots, Our January 14 th Planning Meeting was quite successful; we had some very insightful discussions. During the month of February, we will be developing action plans to be presented at our General Meeting on March 1 st. We also were able to review and recommend the proposed amendments to our By-Laws. You should have received a copy of the amendments via . Those amendments will be voted on at our March 1 st General Membership Meeting. The amendments have the unanimous support of the Board of Management. Five specific and measurable goals were determined for 2017: 1. Increase new members by five additional new members over the 2016 new member Total 2. Decrease non-renewals by five members less than the 2016 non-renewal total 3. Increase attendance at new general membership events to at least 25% of all CCSAR members 4. Raise $1000 or more from fundraising activities 5. Chapter award goals: OHSSAR Distinguished Chapter Award At least 1 CCSAR youth award winner placing 1 st at OHSSAR Level President General s Streamer Kenneth G. Carpenter Chaplain BOM Members Patriot Biography Award U.S.S. Stark Award Liberty Bell Americanism Award Gregory D. Ballman Carl F. Bessent Award (Newsletter) Jeffrey M. Hartman James H. Houston Partners in Patriotism Certificate Bradley Jarard Shaun P. Smith And All Living Past Finally, I d like to share our mission statement as determined by the NSSAR: Presidents The Objects of this Society are declared to be patriotic, historical, and educational; to unite and promote fellowship among the descendants of those who sacrificed to achieve the independence of the American people, to inspire them and the community-at-large with a more profound reverence for the principles of the government founded by our forefathers; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom. Yours in Patriotism, Jack John H. Bredenfoerder President, Cincinnati Chapter SAR

3 Reminder President s Day Luncheon on February 19 th. CCSAR January BOM Highlights New Members: President Bredenfoerder inducted three new members presented each with a Certificate and each was pinned by their mentor: Ralph Edgar Bonniwell Mentor: Turner Lee Wilkerson III Graydon William Gorby Mentor : Jim Shaffer George Arthur Grossenbaugh Mentor: Kerry Langdon Supplemental: President Bredenfoerder presented Supplemental certificates and Supplemental pins to: Shaun P. Smith (Five) Connor Smith (Five) Awards: President Bredenfoerder and Past-President Gunn presented the following: Perfect Attendance Certificate: : Bob Bowers, George Stewart Certificate of Appreciation: George Stewart, Jim Shaffer, Franz Ott, Jerry Knight Distinguished Service Certificate: Jesse Andrews Patriot Grave Award: Joshua Hartman, Jim Houston Robert Sherman: Larry Collins, Jeff Hartman, Shaun Smith 2017 Talent and Interest One of our objectives for 2017 is to increase member involvement, including keeping members talent and interest profile updated. One way to help with this is updating the Talent and Interest Profiles. One of Larry Collins responsibilities as 2nd Vice President of the Cincinnati Chapter of the SAR is to ensure that each member s Talent and Interest profile is maintained regularly. In the Compatriots section of the website you will find a link titled Submit Compatriot Talent and Interest Profile. Go to that page, fill in the questionnaire and click Submit: That s all there is to it. Compatriot Collins plans to contact all of our members this year and ask them to complete the profile. If you have not filled out your profile, expect a call from Larry in the near future. Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families. Benjamin Rush

4 Veterans Committee Shaun Smith From the SAR Website: The SAR Service to Veterans Medal may be awarded by an SAR chapter or a state-level society only to SAR members who have given long and exemplary service to veterans while serving as a representative of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). The medal is awarded when a member has accrued 5,000 Stark Award points (these points can be a combination of time volunteered, clothing and/or money donated, or achievements in other areas based on the USS Stark Award Score Sheet). As a Compatriot of the Cincinnati Chapter we encourage you to participate in this program to honor our nation s veterans. There are many ways to accumulate these points. Some are listed below: Each hour served in VA Hospital volunteer service Visiting a Veteran Gifting personal care items to a veteran or veteran s organization Donating dollars to a veterans group Each publication donated to VA Library Attendance at special observance events Attendance at Grave Marking Flag and wreath laying ceremonies Submitting patriot grave items Participation in a Veteran s Funeral Donating new or used clothes (use fair market value) Donating new or used items (in working order) Over the next few months, we will be providing some helpful hints on what you can do to accrue points and how to track the points while you serve our veterans. This month we will be discussing the donation of goods to veterans organizations. Most people have, at one time or another, donated clothing to a charitable organization: the same donations can be used to accrue points for the Service to Veterans Medal. First, find some things that you would like to donate to charity. You will need to estimate and track the value of the items that you wish to donate. This author recommends estimating values by using the Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors. It may be found at There is a low number value and a high number value for each type of item that is being donated. Be as realistic as possible. Next, create a record for yourself of the items that you are donating and their values. The records can be very simple. A sample spreadsheet is available for you to use at this LINK. Next find a veterans organization that will accept your donations. Where I live, the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) does a convenient pickup at our home. You can schedule a pickup through their website or calling them. Their website address: Follow the rules on their website.

5 Compatriot Profile Larry Collins, 2 nd Vice-President 1. Career I retired in 1999 after a 30-year career in Health Care Management, the last eleven with Bethesda Inc. in Cincinnati, followed by 5 years as an owner of a small business. 2. How long have you been a SAR Member? 10 years. 3. What committee positions have you held? Board of Management (5 years). Revolutionary Sites and War Graves Committee (3 years). 4. Where did you grow up? near Bicknell, Knox County, Indiana. 5. What is your current residence and family? My wife and I have lived in Maineville, Ohio for the past 32 years. 6. To which other Lineage Societies do you belong? a. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. I am a charter member of the William H. Lyle Camp in Cincinnati. b. General Society of the War of c. The Territorial Guard Society of Indiana. d. The Society of Civil War Families of Indiana. 7. What is your best family history discovery? While in England for a vacation trip in 2007, I was able to locate and visit the 16th century home of my 10th great grandparents, Roger and Dorothy Collings in Ugborough Parish, Devonshire. I visited several other family sites, but I knew of them in advance of our trip. Locating the Collins home was an exciting surprise. 8. What is your best genealogical advice? Do not take anything at face value, even family stories (or maybe particularly family stories) without finding proof or strong supporting evidence. If the proof is not easily attainable, don t give up.

Naturalization Ceremony CCSAR President Jack Bredenfoerder presented the Honorable Karen L.

Judge Litkovitz regularly shares the naturalization story of her grandparents when she officiates. She expresses that the earning of U.S. Citizenship is a gift that can be passed from generation to generation.

Friday, January 13th. Chapter History Nolan W. Carson, for whom the Nolan W. Carson Memorial Color Guard was named, was a prominent Cincinnati attorney with Dinsmore and Shohl Law Firm.

6 Naturalization Ceremony CCSAR President Jack Bredenfoerder presented the Honorable Karen L. Litkovitz with an Ohio Society Challenge Coin after the naturalization ceremony on January 13 at which she presided. Judge Litkovitz regularly shares the naturalization story of her grandparents when she officiates. She expresses that the earning of U.S. Citizenship is a gift that can be passed from generation to generation. CCSAR President Jack Bredenfoerder, Compatriot Jerry Knight and Compatriot Ken Carpenter welcomed 70 new US citizens at the same naturalization ceremony held at the Southern Ohio District Court on Friday, January 13th. Chapter History Nolan W. Carson, for whom the Nolan W. Carson Memorial Color Guard was named, was a prominent Cincinnati attorney with Dinsmore and Shohl Law Firm. He served with the Army in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives from He was involved a number of organizations, including: Chairman of the Ohio Elections Commission (1974), Hamilton County Park Board Member ( ); including several terms as president; Natural History Museum President; Cincinnati Southern Railway Trustee; Ohio Constitutional Revision Commission; the Commercial Club; the Queen City Club; the Recess Club; the Queen City Optimist s Club; and the Coldstream Country Club. As a SAR member, he served as Cincinnati Chapter President in 1961, Ohio Society President in 1970 and President General of the NSSAR in 1988 (the only Cincinnati Chapter Member to be President General). In 1987 he received the prestigious SAR Minuteman Award.

These lasted for years, not months, as was forecast. I am active in my church leading a seniors group and singing in the choir. 2. How long have you been a SAR Member?

7 Compatriot Profile Ken Carpenter Chapter Chaplain 1. Career Retired from Senco Products after almost 35 years as a tool assembler. Besides assembling tools, I served on problem-solving teams, leading some. One of my favorite solutions was plastic vice jaws that do not damage the paint. These lasted for years, not months, as was forecast. I am active in my church leading a seniors group and singing in the choir. 2. How long have you been a SAR Member? I have been a member since March 31, What committee positions have you held? I currently serve as Chaplain, adjutant of the Nolan Carson Memorial Color Guard, and am a member of the book mark committee for the CCSAR. For the Highlanders Chapter I serve as and the Secretary and Chaplain. On the state level I am on the BOM and a member of the OHSSAR Color Guard. Nationally, I am a member of the NSSAR Color Guard. 4. Where did you grow up? I am a native Cincinnatian. I was born in Mariemont, raised in the north-central part of Hamilton County, and for a few years lived on the northwest side. My parent s families were in southwest Ohio before 1820, (Adams, Brown and Highland Counties). 5. What is your current residence and family? I currently live in Evendale with my wife Carolyn and children Henry and Jennifer. 6. To what other Lineage Societies do you belong? The SAR is my first. I have four approved patriots and one out to national. In the OGS I have 17 first families, four Builders and Settlers, and five in Society of the Families of the Old Northwest Territory. I have eleven names out for Pioneer Family, Adams County Genealogical Society. The Brown County Genealogical Society I have yet to prove. SOGS, Highland County First Families 8 approved and 4 out, Second Families 4 approved. I am waiting on approval of one person for the Society of the War of What is your best family history discovery? The number of my relatives who were early settlers in southwest Ohio. 8. What is your best genealogical advice? Expect the unexpected.

For the Good of the Order 2017 COMING CHAPTER EVENTS Wed Feb 1 st CCSAR BOM Meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6 PM dinner, 7 PM meeting Fri-Sat Feb 3-4t h OHSSAR Winter BOM Meeting, Lima, OH Fri Feb

Dominic Elementary School Sun Feb19 th President s Day Luncheon 2 PM, RSVP Event Center Fri Feb 23 rd Naturalization St.

8 For the Good of the Order 2017 COMING CHAPTER EVENTS Wed Feb 1 st CCSAR BOM Meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6 PM dinner, 7 PM meeting Fri-Sat Feb 3-4t h OHSSAR Winter BOM Meeting, Lima, OH Fri Feb 3 rd Fri Wm Henry Harrison's Tomb Memorial Ceremony 10:15 AM North Bend, OH Fri Feb 10 th Naturalization 1:00 PM St. Dominic Elementary School Sun Feb19 th President s Day Luncheon 2 PM, RSVP Event Center Fri Feb 23 rd Naturalization St. James Elementary School, 11 AM Fri Feb 24 th Naturalization USDC, Room 842, 2 PM Wed Mar 1 st CCSAR BOM Meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6 PM dinner, 7 PM meeting Thur-Sat Mar 2-4 th NSSAR Winter Leadership Meeting, Louisville, KY Fri Mar 3 rd Deadline for Poster, Brochure and Oration Contests Wed apr 5 th CCSAR BOM Meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6 PM dinner, 7 PM meeting For More Information about the CCSAR, please visit our website at: CincinnatiSAR.org Our Facebook page also has many more photos of the events that you see highlighted here. Editor Jeff Hartman 3020 Shaker Road Franklin, OH flintlockjeff@gmail.com Facebook Compatriots, when you view our Facebook page, please hit LIKE on the articles that are posted, even if you do not LIKE the article. When you LIKE a posting, it is now able to be read by all of your Facebook Friends. This will help spread the word and promote all the activities in which we participate. Membership Any man of age eighteen (18) years or over, who is a lineal descendant of an ancestor who supported the war for American Independence is eligible for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution. Men under eighteen (18) may join as junior members. If you are interested in membership or need help with your application please do not hesitate to contact the Chapter Registrar, Franz B. Ott, II, at remingtnstorm@gmail.com

Cincinnati Chapter Sons of the American Revolution. CCSAR Enlightens Students at Miami Valley Christian Academy By. Dr.

Cincinnati Chapter Sons of the American Revolution Cincinnati PATRIOT Volume 32, Issue 2, CCSAR Enlightens Students at Miami Valley Christian Academy By. Dr. Ed Bonniwell CCSAR Compatriots (l to r) Dr.