School children and other organizations raised $800 to build a star atop South Mountain.
He died leading a charge during the battle of South Mountain, September 14, 1862.
There are a few stories related to the origin, but the men immediately adopted the name, which was quickly used in print after South Mountain.
The 21st, leaving two companies behind at South Mountain for guard detail, now numbered only 150 men.
Most of the South Mountains remain in the hands of private owners.
That explains how he wound up here, in the shadow of South Mountain.
"Our whole South Mountain is geared toward an advanced and aggressive audience," he said.
"Would you suggest that we fall back behind South Mountain?"
The northern and western areas of the township are located in the South Mountains.
South Mountain ranges in elevation between 500 and 1,300 feet above sea level.
