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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Civil War admiral who began life at Chantilly’s Sully Plantation

Also check out Back 2 School Bash on the Chantilly Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Civil War admiral who began life at Chantilly's Sully Plantation

Also on today's calendar: Back 2 School Bash and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Loyal Lee: Robert E. Lee's cousin took the war to the South with the Union Navy (wearethemighty.com) — Chantilly gets a brief but notable mention as the birthplace of Union Navy Rear Adm. Samuel Phillips Lee, cousin of Robert E. Lee. The article traces his long career from Sully Plantation origins through major Civil War naval campaigns and postwar service. It highlights how this Virginian chose the Union, commanded key squadrons, and later had ships named in his honor.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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