The Culpeper Militia
BY Herschel Smith
5 years ago
The Culpeper Minutemen were formed on July 17, 1775, in a district created by the Third Virginia Convention. This district consisted of the Orange, Fauquier and the titular Culpeper counties. In September of that year, 200 men were recruited for four companies of 50 men from Culpeper and Fauquier, with an additional 100 men for two companies from Orange. By order of the District Committee of Safety, the Culpeper Minutemen met under a large oak tree in a large field currently part of Yowell Meadow Park in Culpeper, Virginia.
When the Revolutionary War came, the Culpeper Minutemen chose the Patriot side. It was at this time that they also adopted their standard bearer that can be seen adorning pickup trucks of modern-day patriots from sea to shining sea. Their first action during the American Revolution was to defend Virginia capital Williamsburg after the Royal Governor, John Murray, Lord Dunmore, confiscated the gunpowder.
It’s sort of like the fundamental nature of mankind never changes, and rough men have to stand ready to defend family, home, hearth and liberties.
And here we are today, with Virginia having forgotten the lessons of history.
On December 16, 2019 at 1:37 pm, Aj said:
Thanks for this im¶ortant history lesson, come to necessity today. May our Creator bless and kee¶ all ¶atriots who work tirelessly to kee¶ us free.