Media Advisory: National Groups To Announce Campaign To Preserve 'Parker's Revenge' Revolutionary War Battlefield

LINCOLN, Mass., June 5, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, June 12, 2015, Campaign 1776 and the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati will host a news conference at Minute Man National Historical Park (NHP) to announce a national fundraising campaign to preserve and study the historic "Parker's Revenge" battlefield.

Parker's Revenge is a little-known but important engagement fought between Lexington militia and British regulars in the afternoon of April 19, 1775 – the first day of the American Revolution.

Jim Lighthizer, president of the Civil War Trust and its Campaign 1776 initiative, and Jack Warren, executive director of the Society of the Cincinnati, will be representing the two organizations at the event.  They will be joined by Robert Morris, president of Friends of Minute Man National Park, and Nancy Nelson, Superintendent of Minute Man NHP.

The June 12 news conference will be held at the National Park Service's Minute Man Visitor Center, located at 250 North Great Road, Lincoln, Mass., beginning at 10:00 a.m. EDT.  Period entertainment and light refreshments will be provided.  Credentialed members of the media may request advance materials on an embargoed basis by emailing [email protected].

WHAT: Announcement of national fundraising campaign to preserve and study historic Parker's Revenge Battle Site

WHO: Jim Lighthizer (Campaign 1776); Jack Warren (Society of the Cincinnati); Robert Morris (Friends of Minute Man); Nancy Nelson (NPS)

WHEN: Friday, June 12 at 10 a.m. EDT

WHERE: Minute Man NHP Visitor Center, 250 North Great Rd., Lincoln, Mass.

Campaign 1776 is a project of the Civil War Trust, America's largest and most effective 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: www.campaign1776.org.

The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati promotes knowledge and appreciation of the achievement of American independence, fulfilling the aim of the Continental Army officers who founded the Society of the Cincinnati in 1783.  The Institute supports advanced scholarship, conducts public programs, advocates preservation and makes resources available to teachers and students to enrich understanding of our War for Independence and the principles of those who secured the liberty of the American people. Learn more: www.societyofthecincinnati.org.

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