"By preserving the hallowed ground of a Civil War battlefield we don’t just preserve land; we also preserve the memories and the meaning, the sacrifices and the stories, of the men who fought and fell there, men whose bond to cause and comrade and country was so strong that they were willing to die rather than to deny it."

 

 

Central Virginia Battlefields Trust

2008 Begins Our Twelfth Year Saving Hallowed Ground!

Thirty acres of Civil War battlefield land are destroyed every day!

 

We are out of the trenches and a good way across the field but haven't taken the high ground yet. CVBT needs your help to complete this campaign!

We need your continued help to meet this goal and preserve this land so we may move on to other critical battlefields in jeopardy of being lost forever.

"The Slaughter Pen is the very heart and soul of the Fredericksburg Battlefield. Without it, nothing makes sense. 

This is the point where the battle was won and lost on December 13, 1862.” 

One Million Dollars!

The Central Virginia Battlefields Trust has pledged to raise $1 million dollars to aid in the total purchase price of $12 million to save 205 acres of America's most hallowed ground. 

 

Remaining to Meet Goal!

$ 2 7 5, 0 0 0

  We are Getting Close!

Learn more about the Slaughter Pen.

View Aerial Photo's of Slaughter Pen Farm  

 Donate today

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 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!

BECOME A MEMBER or RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!  

 

CVBT Historical Article Series

Mass Graves in Desolate Fredericksburg

  by Robert K. Krick

Check back for more in this series!

 

“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.
 

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.

 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".

CVBT Produces Slaughter Pen Farm DVD

Over $55,000.00 Raised From DVD to Date!

To further our fundraising appeal we have internally produced a unique DVD inclusive of never before seen or released  aerial video with narration by noted historian Robert K. Krick. Period and contemporary still photo's are also included. This 18 minute video was produced entirely by volunteers Tod Rheinholtz, (also the pilot and CVBT board member Tom Van Winkle.

This limited one of a kind DVD will be sent as a thank you for your "generous donation" to the CVBT while supplies last.

WARNING - LOW INVENTORY!!!

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NEW PRODUCTION ON ITS WAY!!

Stay tuned for an exciting announcement from the CVBT and the Fredericksburg Civil War Roundtable.

You don't want to miss this!

Central Virginia Battlefields Trust Signs Contract to Purchase Historic Braehead

“We do not usually consider houses,” said Dr. Mike Stevens, CVBT President, “but Braehead is an important part of the Fredericksburg battlefield.”

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Support Our Wounded Veterans!    

To provide financial resources in support of designated family members/caregivers of Military Service Men and Women who have either been wounded in Combat Operations or injured as the result of Line-Of-Duty activities in support of Combat Operations.

Click here to visit the Families of the Wounded Fund.

 

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