[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 5, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1771]
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 HONORING THE SERVICE AND MEMORY OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS STEPHEN 
HEARD, JOHN DARDEN, MAMMY KATE, DADDY JACK, DIONYSUS OLIVER, AND PETER 
                                 OLIVER

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                           HON. PAUL C. BROUN

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 5, 2011

  Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory 
of Governor Stephen Heard, Captain John Darden, Mammy Kate, Daddy Jack, 
Captain Dionysus Oliver, and Peter Oliver for their patriotic service 
accomplished during the American Revolution.
  Stephen Heard, who served as Governor of Georgia in 1781, Captain 
John Darden, Captain Dionysus Oliver, and Peter Oliver all fought 
courageously in the American War of Independence. Mammy Kate and Daddy 
Jack, who were slaves at the time, played a pivotal role as well. When 
their master, Heard, was captured at the Battle of Kettle Creek, the 
British condemned him to die. But on the eve of Heard's execution, 
Mammy Kate and Daddy Jack rescued him from the British prison at Fort 
Cornwallis, and for their heroic deeds, Heard awarded them their 
freedom.
  All six of these Revolutionary War patriots are buried in what is 
currently Elbert County, Georgia. On October 15, 2011, the community 
will honor the memory of these patriots with a grave marking dedication 
conducted by the Stephen Heard and Kettle Creek Chapters of the 
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Samuel 
Elbert, Button Gwinnett, and Washington-Wilkes Chapters of the Georgia 
Society Sons of the American Revolution.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to pay tribute to these six brave heroes, 
who with countless other patriots, successfully achieved for us 
American liberty and made way for our nation to stand as a beacon of 
freedom and hope to the rest of the world.

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