to perpetuate the memory of the men who, by their services or sacrifices during the war of the American Revolution, achieved the independence of the American people;

to unite and promote fellowship among their descendants;

to inspire them and the community at large with a more profound reverence for the principles of the government founded by our forefathers;

to encourage historical research in relation to the American Revolution;

to acquire and preserve the records of the individual services of the patriots of the war, as well as documents, relics, and landmarks;

to mark the scenes of the American Revolution by appropriate memorials;

to celebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of the war and of the Revolutionary period;

to foster true patriotism;

to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and

to carry out the purposes expressed in the preamble to the Constitution of our country and the injunctions of Washington in his farewell address to the American people.