Central Virginia Battlefields Trust

CVBT Announces 2010 Annual Meeting - New Format!

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CVBT PRESS RELEASE

August 6th, 2009

CVBT SAVES ENDANGERED WILDERNESS BATTLEFIELD LAND

The Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (CVBT) has acquired an option to purchase approximately 93 acres of historic ground on the Wilderness battlefield. As Walmart continues to plan a new store at the intersection of State Routes 3 and 20, in Orange County, the CVBT has moved to protect nearby terrain in Spotsylvania County from development. This newly preserved land is on the south side of Route 3, adjacent to the Wilderness Tavern site, and protects the historic crossroads, through which a large portion of the Union army marched as they were fed into battle in the Wilderness. CVBT President Erik Nelson explained: “The proposed Walmart site is near the present day intersection established by the state highway agency in the twentieth century. The ground preserved by CVBT is the historic gateway to the Wilderness.”

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CVBT Pursuing State & Federal Grants for Wilderness Crossroads

Photograph shows newly saved land outlined in red.

Click here to see period Forbes Wilderness Sketch (library of congress)

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Why Should We Save Our Battlefields?

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Walmart to Build at Wilderness Battlefield

Walmart Wins Orange County Vote to Build

Central Virginia Battlefields Trust' s mission is preserving endangered hallowed ground.

Becoming a valued member of the Trust is all about

supporting the mission.

Members will receive a quarterly issue of our Skirmish line newsletter keeping you abreast of CVBT activities and battlefield concerns. Members also receive a vehicle window decal to show your support for CVBT. You will also be added to our "E-Mail Alert System" which will inform you of breaking preservation news in the area.

As you are visiting this web site time is ticking away and major portions of Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg battlefields are being offered for sale to development. The CVBT is working now on multiple projects to save these sites.

Membership support is crucial! Please join us in this quest to save our History!

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“Exhausted and bloodied from the day’s battle the Fifth Corps assembled at the fast food restaurant. The wounded were taken and attended to by the parking lot and gas station”.

When touring what is left of our Civil War battlefields descriptions such as this are fast becoming normal. Urban sprawl has already enveloped over twenty percent of the historic and hallowed ground where so many have fought and given their lives.

Subdivisions, parking lots, massive store fronts are being constructed and forever erasing the historic battlefields and dampening the stories of those who fought and helped mold our nation. Over 600,000 died in America’s Civil War and we at Central Virginia Battlefields Trust are dedicated to protecting the memories and stories of those brave souls by saving the hallowed grounds upon which they gave so much.

We at Central Virginia Battlefields Trust realize the immense responsibility that is entrusted in those of us who are aware that time is quickly running out to save these battlefields. We must protect these grounds for future generations so they may walk the fields, hear the stories of those who fought and learn the importance of saving our history.

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Purchase your Civil War Books, or any other items through the above CVBT/Amazon link and from 4% to 15% of your purchase amount will be given to CVBT for battlefield preservation.

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CVBT and the Fredericksburg Civil War Round Table Announce New Video Project to Benefit Preservation

Proceeds to be Given to CVBT!!

Civil War: Fredericksburg

"Then and Now"

Full Length DVD Filmed in High Definition

"Not since Ron Maxwell's "Gods and Generals" or Ken Burns' PBS "The Civil War" series has there been such hub-ub over a film featuring Fredericksburg"

Clint Schemmer -The Free Lance Star

Battle Overview

Then and Now Photo Tour

Preservation Challenges

and more!

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The CVBT is proud to offer, for sale, our popular annual journals, Fredericksburg History and Biography.

Beginning with our now highly sought after premier volume one, published in 2002, we have continued to attract knowledgeable authors who's research explores a range of interests related to the Fredericksburg area.

New Volume 8, 2009 On Its Way!

These editions will make a valuable addition to your library and at the same time help fund our cause, "Preservation of Virginia's Civil War Battlefields".

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In association with the Local Independent Charities of America, CVBT is pleased to offer an online giving system referred to as GiveDirect. This system allows a visitor to our web site the opportunity to make an instant, online gift to CVBT via a secure, encrypted web server. Donors can give using their Visa, MasterCard, or American Express. The gift is confirmed with the donor immediately via email. The advantage of using this system is that, other than a small fee for American Express transactions, it costs CVBT absolutely nothing. Thus we receive the entire amount of your gift and pay no individual transaction and monthly fees. GiveDirect may also be used for purchases and annual meeting registrations. In addition, a donor may set up regularly scheduled recurring payments. This is a very easy, painless way to schedule your contributions throughout the year. We hope that you will consider this method in increasing your membership category. Remember, Active Members ($135 level) receive a free copy of our annual journal, Fredericksburg History and Biography.

As a result of the positive response we have received from donors using the GiveDirect system, we have decided to discontinue our merchant credit card account. This means that we will no longer be accepting credit cards via the mail or by telephone. We hope that this action will not inconvenience anyone but the savings to CVBT are substantial. By using GiveDirect, your donation is maximized resulting in more funds to preserve "Dirt and Grass".