Green Spring - Jamestown

When Albert White decided to sell the farm he had owned for more than 50 years, he stipulated that

Developer Henry Stephens must set aside a portion of the land where the Church of the Main had

stood, an area that played prominently in the Battle of Green Spring that took place on July 6, 1781.

Stephens honored the stipulation and deeded 1.4 acres of the area to the

Williamsburg Land Conservancy.

Bob Dunnells, President of the Williamsburg Chapter then asked permission of the Land

Conservancy to erect a monument to the Patriots of the Battle of Green Spring.

The Land Conservancy gave its permission and the monument was unveiled on August 24, 2007

The Williamsburg Chapter presented the SAR Bronze Good Citizenship Medals to Albert White,

Developer Henry Stephens and Alain Outlaw of the Williamsburg Land Conservancy for their

involvement in the project.

Following the annual Yorktown Day program on October 19, a contingent of Compatriots,

led by VASSAR President Joe Dooley, President General Bruce Wilcox and

Williamsburg Chapter President Bob Dunnells visited the site for a memorial service.

The area is located in the back of the Jamestown Pointe community, off Rt. 37 near the

new Jamestown Settlement center.

Wreath presenters and Color Guardsmen who took part in the Green Spring program: Drummer Harvey Hague;

GASSAR Compatriot Mike Tomme; Richmond Chapter President Steve Atkinson; VASSAR 3rd Vice President

Bob Bowen; MAD VPG Hall Worthington; Colors Guardsmen Rob Andrews and Andy Johnson;

President General Bruce Wilcox; PASSAR President Jim Garthwaite; Williamsburg Chapter President

Bob Dunnells; Col. Field Lewis Vice President Wayne Rouse; and Mrs. Priscilla Tomme.

(R-L) President General Bruce Wilcox presents a wreath of behalf of the National Society, the monument, and

The monument is dedicated to the six Virginians and 22 Pennsylvania soldiers who died at Green Spring on July 6, 1781.