Command Briefing  -  the Monuments of Alamance County.  Within the confines of this county in central North Carolina, 3 Revolutionary War Battle were fought - Pyle's Defeat, the Battle of Clapp's Mill, and the Battle of Lindley's Mill.  The monuments portrayed here commemorate and preserve the history of these battles for many generations of Americans to come.

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When asked "Who do you belong to?", they replied, "A friend to his Majesty!"
   
 





Loyalists under Colonel John Pyle
25 February, 1781
 "That company are Tories.  Why do they still have their arms?"







 Capt. Joseph Graham to Capt. Joseph Eggleston,
    shortly before the skirmish known as Pyle's Hacking Match
 

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      Harry K. Goodman is the President of the New Bern Chapter of the NCSSAR, a post he has held for the last 10 to 12 years.  For the last 15 years he has served as the Treasurer for the North Carolina Society.  He has gained the reputation for being easy to talk to, thorough in what he does, and very supportive of the goals of the state organization.

      Harry joined the Palm Beach Chapter of the Florida Society July 29, 1981, at the urging of his father who was that chapter's President.  When he moved to North Carolina in 1984, Harry transferred his membership to the New Bern Chapter and he has been with them ever since.

      Harry's SAR sojourn has been a meritorious experience.  He holds the War Service medal for service during World War II (rising to the rank of 1st Sergeant), the Liberty Award, 3 State Meritorious Medals, the Patriot Medal which he earned in 1999, and most recently, the State Medal of Distinguished Service, which was awarded at the NC State Convention earlier this year.  Only two such awards have been awarded in North Carolina - Harry holds one of them. It is the memory of the night he received this latest award which is Harry's proudest moment while a member of the SAR.  He believes it to be a fine organization with a fine group of people.

       Thomas Kirk was the son of Irish immigrants who arrived in America in 1689.  He was born in 1744, somewhere in the state of Pennsylvania.  During the years 1780, 1781, and 1782, he served at various times in the service of one Captain William Kirk (a relative?) as a member of the Chester County Militia from the state of Pennsylvania.  By the time he was called into service for his country Thomas was already married and had 3 boys, including a 6 year old, a 3 year old and a baby boy (Harry Goodman's 2nd great-grandfather, Jason Kirk) that would have only been one year old in 1780.  2 more boys were born in 1781 and 1783, so this was truly a family that was "born" in the Revolution.  Thomas and his wife Hannah remained in Pennsylvania after the war.  He died in 1815 in Clearfield County, PA.

  
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