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130 Caroline Street
Orange, VA 22960

August 2024

The Culpeper Minutemen in the Revolutionary War

August 25 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
orange county historical society, 130 Caroline Street
Orange, VA 22960
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Join us in our Sandra and William H. Speiden auditorium to hear Bill Schwetke, Sons of the American Revolution, provide an informative presentation on the history of the Culpeper Minutemen militia and their role in the Revolutionary War. In mid-1775, the Culpeper Minutemen militia was created by volunteers from Culpeper, Orange, and Fauquier Counties to fortify the revolutionary task force operating at Great Bridge, VA. The minutemen were under the command of Culpeper's John Green and were attached to the…

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