[2] Midway was also the home of two noted soldiers who served as generals in the Continental Army during the war: James Screven and Daniel Stewart.

[8] In 1910, the United States Congress passed an act appropriating $10,000 towards the erection of a monument honoring both Screven and Stewart in Midway.

Senator Augustus O. Bacon, U.S. Representative Charles G. Edwards, and ex-President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt as the honorary chairman.

[18] Four copper plates adorn each face of the monument near its base, with the following inscriptions on them:[17] 1750 1778Sacred to the Memory of BRIGADIER-GENERALJAMES SCREVEN, who Fell, Covered with Woundsat Sunbury, Near this Spot, on the 22nd Day of Novem-ber, 1778.

He Died on the 24th Day of November, 1778,from the Effects of his Wounds.Reared by the Congress of the United States as aNation's Tribute to BRIGADIER-GENERALS JAMESSCREVEN and DANIEL STEWART.1759 1829Sacred to the Memory of BRIGADIER-GENERALDANIEL STEWART, a Gallant Soldier in the Revolu-tion and an Officer Brevetted for Bravery in the IndianWars.The plate on the west face of the monument bears no text and instead depicts the Midway Church building.