The Road to Freedom Started Here: How the leaders of Fauquier, Culpeper, and Orange quickly organized a primary fighting force that liberated Virginia from British rule and saved the Revolution
During Virginia’s struggle for independence in 1775, Virginia’s Third Convention established Sixteen Virginia Military Districts, including the Culpeper District (Counties of Orange, Culpeper, and Fauquier). Culpeper’s District quickly formed the Culpeper Regular Rifle Company and Minute Battalion in the Fall of 1775, becoming the only fully manned combined Regular Rifle Company and Minute Battalion in Virginia. Culpeper’s quick actions in Virginia’s time of need, more than any other portion of Virginia, helped liberate Virginia from British rule by 1776, thus aiding in saving the Revolution. How did they do it when other regions of Virginia could not? This presentation by local historian Jim Bish focuses on the important leadership within the Culpeper District, which defined the Culpeper District as “The First to Organize, First to Fight, and First to Win.”
This program will be held at the museum. Space is limited, so get your ticket today! Admission is $5 per person, but Museum members get in FREE.
Participants may be photographed for use in museum promotional and marketing material.