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In 1775, General George Washington issued a call for " Virginia Volunteer Riflemen.
" Captain Hugh Stephenson filled the ranks of his company here.
The troops departed from " Morgan's Spring ," about one-half mile ( 1 km ) south of the town limits, on July 16, 1775.
This famous " Beeline March to Cambridge " covered 600 miles ( 1000 km ) in 24 days.
Thirty-eight Revolutionary veterans are buried in the surrounding area.
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