Who
Was the surveyor of Maryland's Western Shore and one of the commissioners who laid out Baltimore Town in 1729?
Richard Gist
Mordecai's father
(1684 - August 1741)
Gen. Mordecai Gist was elected as its first Deputy Grand Master
Grand Lodge of Ancient Freemasons of South Carolina
During this war he accompanied 21-year-old Colonel George Washington on missions into this wilderness and saved Washington's life on two separate occasions
French and Indian War (1754)
Modecai served as Worshipful Master
Lodge No.16
Baltimore, Maryland
In 1781, at the head of a Light Corps, he was present at the siege and capture of
Yorktown
was the first company raised
in Maryland for the defense
of popular liberty and became the Maryland 5th Infantry.
"Baltimore Independent Company"
In 1790, He succeeded the Honorable
William Drayton as
Grand Master Ancient York Masons South Carolina
In this year, Gist was appointed Major of a battalion of regulars, and was with them in the battle near Brooklyn, where they fought a delaying action at the Old Stone House allowing the American army to escape encirclement.
1776
in December 1779 during the Southern campaign, and distinguished himself here
Battle of Camden in South Carolina
At Yorktown, when the British marched out to surrender, they marched with their heads turned toward the French troops. They were trying to pretend the Americans did not exist. The Marquis de Lafayette, the commander of the Light Infantry brigade, was outraged. He ordered his band to play this song
Yankee Doodle
a Roman farmer, dictator, and consul from the legendary period of Roman history. He gained fame as a model of Roman virtue.
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
Societies of Cincinnati was named for him.
an original member and served as the first Vice President of
Maryland Society of the Cincinnati
Battle of Camden
August 16, 1780
The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania issued a warrant to General Gist, empowering him to hold Lodges in the Maryland line of the army on April 4, 1780 here
Roxbury, Connecticut
During the siege of Yorktown this place was taken with "cold steel."
Redoubt No. 9
Served the Southern army under this General
Nathanael Greene
as a result of this type of action, he secured fifty prisoners, but the British rallied, and the Marylanders were forced to give way and fortunately Gen. Gist was able to escape capture
bayonet charge
Fourth child of Thomas and Susannah Cockey Gist
Mordecai Gist
on August 26, 1782, he rallied the broken forces of the Americans under John Laurens after they had been defeated by a small British foraging party and gained a decisive victory.
Battle of the Combahee
As Cornwallis would not surrender he sent this British officer in his place
Brigadier General Charles O'Hara
Brigadier General in the Confederate Army and Commanded Fort Johnson at the start of the war in November 1864
States Rights Gist
He was mentioned in this on October 14, 1780 for his bravery and good conduct for the Battle of Camden
a Resolution of Congress
In this year Gist relocated to his Plantation
near Charleston, S.C.
1782
Petitioned the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania for a warrent empowering him to hold a lodge here.
Charleston
designated No. 47
O'Hara surrendered his sword to
Benjamin Lincoln.
O'Hara first attempted to surrender to Rochambeau, who shook his head and pointed to Washington. O'Hara then offered his sword to Washington, who also refused and motioned to Benjamin Lincoln. The surrender finally took place when Washington's second-in-command accepted the sword.