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Emerging Revolutionary War Era

Offering engaging perspectives on the Revolutionary War Era

“Democracy is too prevalent in America” Thomas Gage Arrives in Boston

Culpeper Baptist Church Heritage

Culpeper Baptist Church rests on the foundation of many courageous and committed men and women throughout it’s 240 year history.

Culpeper County Classes, 1781 Index

An index to the Culpeper County conscription records for 1780–1781

Culpeper Minute Men

The flag of the Battalion Culpeper Minute Men of 1775. This Battalion of 150 wore uniforms of green hunting shirts with the motto “Liberty or Death” across the chest.

Culpeper’s Legendary Minutemen: A Tribute to Revolutionary Valor

In a heartfelt gathering at Yowell Meadow Park, Culpeper, Virginia, the Colonel James Wood II Chapter (CJWII) of the Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) took part in the Culpeper Minutemen Muster to pay homage to the iconic Culpeper Minutemen’s heroics during the Revolutionary War.

Historian Illuminates Culpeper Patriot’s Revolutionary Role

Area residents are in for a treat tonight (Sept 12, 2019) as a researcher presents fresh findings about Virginia’s “German Regiment,” a notable player in the Revolutionary War.

Chapter Information for Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, NSDAR

Celebrating over 90 years of service to the community, Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, NSDAR, was organized in 1923 by Mrs. Berkeley Gilkerson Calfee in Culpeper, Virginia.

The Revolutionary War

Shortly after the revolutionary conventions held in the spring and summer of 1775, Culpeper County lieutenant James Barbour began organizing a 300-man battalion in the counties of Culpeper, Orange, and Fauquier.

Culpeper Minutemen of (1775-1776)

The Culpeper Minutemen was a militia group formed in 1775 in the district around Culpeper, Virginia. Like minutemen in other British colonies, the men drilled in military tactics and trained to respond to emergencies “at a minute’s notice”.

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The Culpeper Minutemen Flag: The History of the Banner Flown by a Militia of Patriots

The Culpeper Flag is often mistaken as a modern variation of the iconic “Don’t Tread On Me” Gadsden Flag – and rightly so. 

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