Gen. Marion's neglected shrine

Charleston Post and Courier ^ | Jan 21, 2006 | Anon. Editorialist

[smug]

My Great x 4 or 5 Grandfather Davault Andrew Keller was captured by the British at Charleston. Later he escaped into the District of Ninety-Six, and was wounded at the Battle of Kings Mountain. I always wondered if he fought under Gen. Marion, have to find out some day.

[Daaave]

Francis Marion "The Swamp Fox" Sweet Potato painting

Gen. Marion, is on the right.

[WHATNEXT?]

I think a lot of southerners were named after Francis Marion, one of my ancestors was among them.

[Pharmboy]

Call me crazy, but when my team (the Giants) are out of the tournemount, I almost always root for teams from the original 13 colonies. Go Panthers!

[pageonetoo]

... $50k for a something the size of a shed? It could be made of rock and mortor for 1/10 the price!

A few years ago, I was driving near Middleburg, and noticed a group of men working on a long farm fence, alongside Rt 50. Upon inquiry, I found that this estate fence (oak four board, painted black) was being repaired by monies from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The estate is privately owned, by the Smith* family (big DC contractor/landlord).

They were contracting the fence at the rate of $115 foot PER 8' SECTION, painted, and installed. Only rotten boards were replaced. Granted, the crew had to remove and clear the old boards, but an oak fence board costs around $6... and local wages aren't union scale!

for illustration only...

... In 1994, The Charles E. Smith Cos. formed a publicly traded REIT called Charles E. Smith Residential Realty. Its portfolio included approximately 11,000 apartments in the Washington area, plus Smith Management Construction. In 2001, Smith Residential Realty merged with Archstone Communities of Denver to form Archstone-Smith (NYSE:ASN), a combined $9.6 billion company that develops, owns and operates apartments in major metropolitan areas.

[jocon307]

"Call me crazy, but when my team (the Giants) are out of the tournemount, I almost always root for teams from the original 13 colonies."

LOL, I can relate to that! I think I'm going with the Steelers, after they kick my poor Tony Dungy's butt. But it still fits with your system.

[AnAmericanMother]

Actually, that's the British officer on the right. He had come under a flag of truce to negotiate something or other.

Gen. Marion is in the plumed hat, gesturing towards the sweet potatoes that will provide dinner for everyone.

The point of the anecdote is that the British officer was stunned and impressed that all Marion had to eat was sweet potatoes. "I have seen an American general and his officers, without pay, and almost without clothes, living on roots and drinking water; and all for LIBERTY! What chance have we against such men!"

The anecdote was first popularized by Parson Weems (of Cherry Tree fame), so one has ones doubts, but others have chimed in and said it's true . . .

[SC Swamp Fox]

But that would sometimes require you to pull for New England...

Or the Eagles! (Oh, the horror!)

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Bump for later.

[Pharmboy]

That's why I said "almost always..."

Today I will have no problem rooting for you guys and the Steelers. Good luck! (Steve Smith is amazing, and Goings shredded us pretty good).

[SC Swamp Fox]

Everyone wondered how Smith would do coming off last year's injury, if he could "help" fill the hole left by Muhsin Mohamed...lol.

With Foster out, it would be a hoot to see the Panthers line Smith up at halfback, with Proehl and Carter as the WRs. Who do you double team? Do you cover Smith out of the back-field with a line-backer?

[RipSawyer]

I think a lot of southerners were named after Francis Marion, one of my ancestors was among them.>>>>>>>>>>>

Growing up in SC in the fifties I knew a few tough farm boys named Francis (you had to be careful not to laugh at that name for a boy) and there were quite a few named Marion. I never asked who they were named after. Some who were actually named Francis were called Frank so that you never knew, I believe that is where Frank Sinatra got his first name, there was a show on TV long ago called Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing. Of course "Old Blue Eyes" was certainly not a Southern boy!

[RipSawyer]

of $115 foot PER 8' SECTION,???????????????

This seems ambigous, is it $115. per 8' section or per linear foot? $115 foor per 8' section is indecipherable.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

My Great x 4 or 5 Grandfather Davault Andrew Keller was captured by the British at Charleston. Later he escaped into the District of Ninety-Six, and was wounded at the Battle of Kings Mountain.

Impressive...you have reason to be proud.

[Palmetto]

The Palmetto State should be ashamed of themselves and the Guv oughta be tarred and feathered.

Horsecrap. We SHOULD erect a proper memorial. But we should raise the funds required to do so, not take them from the people at gunpoint.

[Daaave]

Maybe the red coat should have tipped me off?

[cowboyway]

But we should raise the funds required to do so, not take them from the people at gunpoint.

Exactly. And I'm sure that some locals could be persuaded to volunteer their skills to a restoration project like this.

What about the South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution? The Swamp Fox Brigade should be spearheading this project.

Restoration and erection of Confederate memorials is all privately funded and the Sons of Confederate Veterans provides a lot of the funding for these projects.

When the government puts their (our) money in it, they own it.

[AnAmericanMother]

Well, you never know, he might have borrowed it or something. < g >