The Sons of the American Revolution will meet Saturday, March 25, at Magnolia Cemetery, to unveil a granite marker memorializing Brig. Gen. Thomas Glascock Sr., a veteran of the American Revolution and largely considered a hero Patriot.
Some members of the group will be dressed in period attire, and the event will include the Elijah Clark Color Guard as well as a military volley. John C. Swartz, a direct descendant of Glascock, will lay a wreath at the family plot.
The event will begin at 1:30 p.m. The public is welcome and invited to bring a lawn chair to witness the ceremony.
The memorial marker will honor Glascock, but he is not buried in Magnolia Cemetery with the rest of his family.
In fact, no one knows where he is buried, according to Alan D. Smith, registrar for the Col. William Few Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
“They were originally buried on the family’s property, but when the graves were moved, Thomas wasn’t among the rest of the family and so, today, we don’t know where he might be buried,” Smith said.
Glascock served under Brig. Gen. Casmir Pulaski and was twice captured by the British. For his bravery, Gen. George Washington declared Glascock “Marshal of Georgia,” a title that is still held by his descendants, according to the Daughters of the American Revolution.
After the war, Glascock was promoted to brigadier general and he became heavily involved in Georgia politics.
Smith says that when President George Washington toured the 13 states in 1791 and came to Augusta, he was keen to visit Glascock at the family home, which was located off of Old Savannah Road.
A portrait of Glascock hangs at Meadow Garden, home of George Walton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Glascock’s son Thomas Jr. would continue the family tradition of service to the country as a volunteer soldier in the War of 1812 and would also rise to the rank of brigadier general in the Georgia Militia and served under then Brivet Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson in the First Seminole War.
Thomas Glascock Jr. later served in both the Georgia and United States House of Representatives.
Saturday’s ceremony will also honor Thomas Glascock’s father William Glascock who served as chairman of the executive counsel of Georgia, a post similar to governor, during the American Revolution.
According to Smith, the Sons of the American Revolution placed a bronze plaque at William Glascock’s grave around 20 years ago, but the group forgot one important detail.
“When the plaque was installed, we forgot to add it to the National Registry, which means it technically doesn’t exist. Now we have that taken care of. We’re going to devote part of the ceremony to remembering William as well,” Smith said.
