South Carolina Order of the Palmetto Award Ceremony honoring Dr. Bobby Moss
Cowpens National Battlefield, Chesnee, SC - March 6, 2010
Cowpens National Battlefield, Chesnee, SC - March 6, 2010
Article by Dr Christine Swager, Author and Historian
Photographs by LCDR Bob Yankle, USN (Ret.)
Staff Photographer, American Revolution Association
Family, friends, colleagues, local residents and dignitaries assembled at the Cowpens National Battlefield on Saturday, March 6, 2010 to witness a touching ceremony as Dr. Bobby Gilmer Moss, Limestone College Professor Emeritus, received the Order of the Palmetto. Dr. Moss was accorded this honor for a lifetime of service to South Carolina as an historian, researcher and author.
Dr. Bobby Moss, Jerry Hancock and NPS Ranger Scott Withrow
Dr. Bobby Moss, Pastor Robert Ivey and Author Dr. Christine Swager
Ferrell Saunders, former Superintendent, Cowpens National Battlefield
Born and raised in Cherokee County, Dr. Moss has documented the contributions of this area in the war which established American independence. He is the pre-eminent scholar of Revolutionary War history in the Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution and truly possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the area, events and persons involved in that struggle.
John Robertson, part-time interpretive ranger at Cowpens
Dr. Walt Griffin, President, Limestone College
South Carolina State Senator Harvey Peeler
Although Dr. Moss has published editions on an array of topics, his works on the American Revolution include:
Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the Revolution
The Patriots at Cowpens
The Patriots at Kings Mountain
The Loyalists at Kings Mountain
The Loyalists at Ninety-Six
Uzal Johnson, Loyalist Surgeon
Journal of Capt. Alexander Chesney
Dean Ross, former teacher and Band Director presents the Order of the Palmetto Award to Dr. Bobby Moss
Dianne Culbertson, State Chaplain, SCDAR, thanked Dr. Moss for all the help he had provided to the South Carolina Society of the DAR
Event Organizers and Dignitaries
Dr. Bobby Gilmer Moss
Although Dr. Moss is internationally acclaimed as a scholar, he is known locally principally as a gentleman of considerable generosity. Scholars and history buffs have found him readily willing to share his knowledge with all who seek his assistance. His enthusiasm for his work is unbounded and those who know him cherish his friendship.
Dr. Catherine Moss
In this lifetime of work, Dr. Moss has been accompanied and supported by his wife, Dr. Cathy Moss. We congratulate Dr. Moss on this well-deserved award, and look forward to any future work he may have in progress.
Dean Ross congratulates his good friend Dr. Bobby Moss
Jerry Hancock was the individual who first set in motion the process by which Dr. Bobby Moss was awarded the Order of the Palmetto Award. Present for the ceremony was Dr. Moss' 98-year old mother, Mrs. Mabel Pruit (pictured here in the green pant-suit)..