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CVBT History Wire, Field Fortifications on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part II

"The Wilderness on Brock Road, 2nd Corps, May 11, 1864." Sketched by Edwin Forbes. (Library of Congress) Field Fortifications, Part II -...

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Feb 144 min read

CVBT Newsletter, February 2024

Photo credit: Terry Rensel Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk The first month of the new year is already behind us....

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CVBT History Wire, Field Fortifications on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part I

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Feb 513 min read

CVBT History Wire, Field Fortifications on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part I

Fredericksburg's famous Sunken Road and Stonewall (Library of Congress) Field Fortifications - Introduction Few things help modern...

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Jan 104 min read

CVBT Newsletter, January 2024

Photo credit: Terry Rensel Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk It is a new year and a fresh start. I am reminded of a...

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Jan 211 min read

Artillery: The King of Battle - Part II

"Artillery going into Action on South Bank of Rappahannock, May 3, 1863" (Library of Congress) "The King of Battle - Part II" If you wish...

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Dec 12, 20234 min read

CVBT Newsletter, December 2023

Photo credit: Jennifer Michael Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk Welcome to December! This is a time of year for...

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Dec 4, 20237 min read

Artillery: The King of Battle - Part I

"Through the Wilderness" by Civil War sketch artist Edwin Forbes. (Library of Congress) "The King of Battle" This past summer we shared...

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Nov 14, 20234 min read

CVBT Newsletter, November 2023

Photo credit: Jennifer Michael Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk At the summit of the Civil War, President Abraham...

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Following the War: Central Virginia's Early Battlefield Visitors - Part II

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Nov 1, 202314 min read

Following the War: Central Virginia's Early Battlefield Visitors - Part II

Dr. Reed Bontecou stands near improvised Confederate breastworks in the Wilderness in this photograph taken in April 1866. Note the...

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Oct 19, 20234 min read

CVBT Newsletter, October 2023

Photo credit: Jennifer Michael Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk It’s October, the time of year for pumpkins,...

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Following the War: Central Virginia's Early Battlefield Visitors - Part I

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Oct 2, 202312 min read

Following the War: Central Virginia's Early Battlefield Visitors - Part I

The battle-damaged "Sentry Box" and its kitchen on Caroline Street in Fredericksburg. (Library of Congress) Following the War In December...

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Sep 26, 20233 min read

CVBT Newsletter, September 2023

Photo: Jennifer Michael Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk It's September already! Summer's exceptional heat is...

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The Soldier's Load: Carrying All - Part II

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Sep 1, 20239 min read

The Soldier's Load: Carrying All - Part II

Pvt. Albert H. Davis, Co. E, 9th New Hampshire Infantry, is shown here in heavy marching order. (Library of Congress) In this CVBT...

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Aug 16, 20233 min read

CVBT Newsletter, August 2023

Photo credit: Jennifer Michael Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk Job security. This is an expression we all hope to...

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The Soldier's Load: Carrying All - Part I

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Aug 1, 20237 min read

The Soldier's Load: Carrying All - Part I

"Washing Day--Column on the March," May 5, 1864, sketched by Edwin Forbes (Library of Congress) Become a member and help save history....

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Jul 18, 20233 min read

CVBT Newsletter, July 2023

Photo credit: Jennifer Michael CVBT Newsletter, July 2023 Preservation Updates and News From the Executive Director's Desk In my previous...

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Sharpshooting on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part II

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Jul 3, 202313 min read

Sharpshooting on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part II

If you missed it, you may read Part I here. The Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia continued to utilize sharpshooting...

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Sharpshooting on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part I

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Jun 1, 202310 min read

Sharpshooting on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part I

"Sharpshooter" by Winslow Homer (Public domain) Along with the long lines of infantry, batteries of artillery, and regiments of cavalry,...

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CVBT Joins ABT and Others as a Plaintiff in Appeal of Wilderness Crossing Development Decision

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May 30, 20232 min read

CVBT Joins ABT and Others as a Plaintiff in Appeal of Wilderness Crossing Development Decision

Central Virginia Battlefields Trust, Inc. joins the American Battlefield Trust, and others, as a plaintiff in appeal of Wilderness...

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Lost From the Landscape: Battlefield Homes

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May 8, 20239 min read

Lost From the Landscape: Battlefield Homes

"Ruins of the Phillips House" (Library of Congress) A current thread in Civil War scholarship debates the destructiveness of the...

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