Welcome letter from the North Carolina Society of The Cincinnati

September 1, 2008

Welcome to the North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati web site. This Society was founded in October 1783 at Hillsborough, North Carolina, by officers living in that State who had served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Their purpose was to preserve the rights and liberties for which they had fought, to foster the union and honor of the new States, and to build a sense of fraternity among those who had served, while remaining vigilant to help any of their fellow officers who had become destitute.

In the spirit of their forefathers, the members of the North Carolina Society today seek to disseminate knowledge of the sacrifices and achievements of the heroes of that war. Some ten North Carolina regiments served in the Continental Line in the course of the Revolution. Many marched with Washington in New York and New Jersey, wintered at Valley Forge, and fought at Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth Court House. Later as the scene of conflict shifted others fought in the south. That the dedication and service of all these men are known is our objective.

Within the pages of this web site we wish to introduce you to our Society and further interest you in exploring the history of North Carolina in the American Revolution. Thank you for your interest in  both of these topics.

All suggested comments/improvements are welcome...

Most Sincerely,

Francis King, Jr.

President

NEW Painting of George Washington

Raleigh Headquarters

NORTH CAROLINA PRESIDENT UNVEILS OIL PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

By Thomas Badger IV

Shown above is an oil portrait of George Washington wearing the Diamond Eagle, which was unveiled at the fall meeting of the Standing Committee on September 22, 2009, at the Headquarters House in Raleigh. The portrait was painted and donated to the Society by Tom Badger IV (above left), an accomplished artist and member of the NC Society. President Frank King (to the right) unveiled the portrait.

Badger explained that he was influenced by one of the life portraits painted by Gilbert Stuart, known as the Gibbs-Channing-Avery, an engraving by Thomas Holloway based on the same Stuart portrait, and a clay bust done by Jean Antoine Houdon based on a life mask done in 1785, when Washington was 53. This was the same year that Washington signed the Cincinnati Certificate of Lt. Col. Thomas Hogg also on display in the Headquarters House in Raleigh. It is one of only three original North Carolina certificates known to exist.

Attention: Society Members

You can now make secure ONLINE contributions to the

North Carolina - Society of the Cincinnati

Annual Fund

Just click on the "Contributions" button on the left of this page.

Then click on the yellow DONATE button to enter your amount.

Your contribution will go direct to the "Annual Fund".

"Thank You"

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NC delegates at Triennial 2010.

These pictures were taken in front of the

Governor Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. House in Lebanon, CT