Congressman Jody Hice and Coach Vince Dooley to Speak at Kettle Creek Battlefield Event

KETTLE CREEK, Ga., Jan. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, Campaign 1776, a national initiative of the Civil War Trust, will announce a major preservation victory at Kettle Creek battlefield in Wilkes County, Ga., scene of pivotal Revolutionary War combat.

U.S. Congressman Jody Hice of Georgia and Vince Dooley, legendary University of Georgia football coach and author, will participate in a news conference with Civil War Trust President James Lighthizer and other historic preservation leaders. The Trust preserves battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War.

The Battle of Kettle Creek, fought on Feb. 14, 1779, was a surprise victory for the Continental Army and presaged later American successes in the southern states.

Congressman Hice, who represents the 10^th District of Georgia, is a strong advocate for preserving America's historic battlefields.  Dooley, twice named National Coach of the Year, led the University of Georgia's football team to its 1980 National Championship.  He chairs the Georgia Historical Society, is a Civil War Trust board member.

WHAT:  Historic Preservation Announcement at Kettle Creek Battlefield Park

WHO:  Congressman Jody Hice, Coach Vince Dooley, Civil War Trust President James Lighthizer, and other historic preservation leaders

WHEN:  Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 at 2 p.m. ET

WHERE:  Kettle Creek Battlefield Park, at end of War Hill Road, nine miles southwest of Washington, Ga., off Georgia Route 44

Send RSVPs, questions to [email protected].  Follow Campaign 1776 signs for parking.  Event will feature refreshments, music, musketry and living historians.  For a map of the event location, visit:  https://binged.it/2CdwT7u.

Campaign 1776 is an initiative of the Civil War Trust, America's largest nonprofit battlefield preservation organization.  Its purpose is to protect the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812, and to educate the public about the importance of these battlefields in forging the nation we are today.  Learn more at www.campaign1776.org.

SOURCE Civil War Trust