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March 25, 2020 Feeling a little lonely at the moment due to “social distancing”? We get it. Civil War Round Table meetings and other...
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Mar 17, 20204 min read
Blue, Gray, and Green
St. Patrick's Day The Army of the Potomac's Irish Brigade is a popular Civil War unit in the Central Virginia area, especially connected...
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Mar 16, 20202 min read
2020 CVBT Conference and Covid-19
March 16, 2020 — A Message From President Tom Van Winkle The recent outbreak, now classified as a worldwide pandemic, of the coronavirus...
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Dec 16, 20191 min read
CVBT Talks About Local Civil War History LIVE & ON-AIR
(Left to Right: Terry Rensel, Paul Scott, Sarah Kay Bierle; Chris Mackowki, standing) On December 16, 2019,two of Central Virginia...
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Dec 1, 20193 min read
2019 Highlights
1.Annual Conference In April,more than 100 CVBT Preservation Partners gathered for a weekend of history and tours, focusing on the...
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Oct 27, 20192 min read
Fifth Corps Brock Road Tract Saved
Part of a commanding ridge, this key tract of land was a pivotal point during the Battle of Spotsylvania in May 1864. Here, Union General...
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Jun 21, 20191 min read
Grant Funding for Spotsylvania Battlefield
Here's a link to a recent article in The Free Lance Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia): New grant will help preserve part of Spotsylvania...
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Oct 24, 20181 min read
CVBT Preserves Myer's Hill Property
While the 1864 battle of Spotsylvania Court House is best known for the May 12 fighting at the “Bloody Angle,” there was more to the...
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Dec 15, 20161 min read
Trusts Save 'Bridge' Tract Between Chancellorsville, Wilderness - December 2016
The Free Lance Star - Article
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Sep 1, 20162 min read
CVBT Adds 3.5 Acres To Pelham's Corner - 2016
Schooled at West Point young John Pelham resigned from the academy to side with the South in 1861. During the battle of Fredericksburg on...
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Aug 17, 20164 min read
CVBT Installs Cannon at Pelham's Corner - 2016
The Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (CVBT) has preserved over 1,000 acres of important Civil War sites in the Fredericksburg area...
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Jun 15, 20160 min read
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Aug 20, 20131 min read
CVBT adds $700,000.00 to Brandy Station Purchase
On Thursday, August 15, 2013, at the Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced the latest round...
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Dec 12, 20120 min read
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Nov 15, 20120 min read
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Jun 1, 20124 min read
CVBT Gives $1 million towards Slaughter Pen Farm Purchase - June 2012
Mike Stevens - Heroes of Preservation In 2006, the Civil War Trust made history with its $12 million purchase of the 208-acre Slaughter...
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