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Scottish physician who fled Scotland after Culloden, settled in Fredericksburg, became a close friend of Washington, and rose to Brigadier General in the Continental Army. Fatally wounded at the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777, after being mistaken for Washington by British soldiers. One of the most admired officers the Revolution lost.

George Washington's only surviving sister, who lived with her husband Fielding Lewis at Kenmore Plantation in Fredericksburg throughout the Revolutionary War. Managed the household and plantation during Fielding's wartime activities and after his death, and maintained close correspondence with her brother throughout the war.

Fredericksburg planter married to Washington's sister Betty who financed and operated a gunnery manufactory at Fredericksburg throughout the Revolutionary War. Spent most of his personal fortune equipping Virginia troops and was never fully reimbursed by the state. Died in 1781 deeply in debt from his wartime expenditures.

George Washington's widowed mother, who moved to a house in Fredericksburg in 1772 and lived there until her death in 1789. Maintained a complicated relationship with her famous son throughout the war years, repeatedly requesting his presence in Fredericksburg while he was occupied with military command.

Scottish-born naval officer who commanded the sloop Ranger, built in Portsmouth's shipyards, on the first American naval raid on British soil at Whitehaven in April 1778. His subsequent capture of HMS Drake made him an international hero. His famous "I have not yet begun to fight" came later aboard Bonhomme Richard.

Virginia native who studied law in Fredericksburg under Thomas Jefferson and served in the Continental Army, being wounded at the Battle of Trenton in December 1776. His Fredericksburg connections and Rappahannock Valley roots placed him within the same Patriot network as Washington, the Lewises, and Hugh Mercer.

Fredericksburg tavern keeper who rose to Brigadier General in the Continental Army, serving under Washington through multiple campaigns including Brandywine and Germantown. A close friend of Mercer's before the war, Weedon's career traces the same arc from Fredericksburg tavern culture into Continental service.

Rappahannock Valley planter who served in the Continental Congress during the early war years and was part of the Virginia Patriot leadership network centered on Fredericksburg and the Northern Neck. Represented Virginia's landed gentry in the political structures of the new republic.