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COMMITTEE REPORT
May 16, 2002
H. 5285
S. Printed 5/16/02--H.
Read the first time May 15, 2002.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 5285) to request that the Department of Transportation erect an appropriate sign or marker on Sullivan's Island on the eastern side of the bridge, currently under construction that spans Breach Inlet between, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
RONALD N. FLEMING for Committee.
TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ERECT AN APPROPRIATE SIGN OR MARKER ON SULLIVAN'S ISLAND ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION THAT SPANS BREACH INLET BETWEEN SULLIVAN'S ISLAND AND THE ISLE OF PALMS IN CHARLESTON COUNTY ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 703 TO COMMEMORATE THE BATTLE OF SULLIVAN'S ISLAND AND COLONEL WILLIAM THOMSON, WHO LED THE AMERICAN FORCES AT THE BATTLE OF SULLIVAN'S ISLAND WHICH DEFEATED A BRITISH CONTINGENT ON JUNE 28, 1776.
Whereas, on June 28, 1776, a British fleet with eleven ships and an invasion force of approximately three thousand regulars and marines struck at the heart of the colony known as South Carolina by launching an assault on the unfinished palmetto log and sand fort on Sullivan's Island manned by approximately seven hundred American soldiers; and
Whereas, leading the forces of the colonists was Colonel William Thomson, a fearless leader and driving force in severing ties with Great Britain; and
Whereas, the British landed on Long Island (now the Isle of Palms) and intended to invade across Breach Inlet and attack the fort from the rear, but the water proved to be too deep and swift; and
Whereas, when the British tried an amphibious landing, Colonel Thomson's forces repelled them with lethal markmanship; and
Whereas, the fort's construction, made of spongy palmetto logs, caused the heavy bombardment from the British fleets cannon fire to harmlessly bounce off; and
Whereas, the British withdrew in complete disarray and Colonel Thomson's forces at the Battle of Sullivan's Island prevailed in what was to give the Revolutionary cause a significant psychological boost; and
Whereas, it is appropriate that the Department of Transportation erect an appropriate sign or marker to recognize the heroic and gallant leadership of Colonel William Thomson at the Battle of Sullivan's Island. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the Department of Transportation erect an appropriate sign or marker on Sullivan's Island on the eastern side of the bridge, currently under construction that spans Breach Inlet between Sullivan's Island and the Isle of Palms in Charleston County on South Carolina Highway 703 to commemorate the Battle of Sullivan's Island and Colonel William Thomson, who led the American forces at the Battle of Sullivan's Island which defeated a British contingent on June 28, 1776.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.
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