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Dec 116 min read

CVBT Newsletter, December 2024

Photo credit: Terry Rensel CVBT Newsletter, December 2024 Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk Well, it’s Christmas...

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"I Think It Will Make A Fine Dish": Soldiers and Food on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part II

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Dec 223 min read

"I Think It Will Make A Fine Dish": Soldiers and Food on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part II

A camp cooking scene by Charles Wellington Reed. (Library of Congress) If you wish to read Part I, you may do so by clicking here ....

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Nov 88 min read

CVBT Newsletter, November 2024

Photo credit: Terry Rensel Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk Unbelievably, November is here. Thanksgiving is but...

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"I Think It Will Make A Fine Dish": Soldiers and Food on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part I

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Nov 122 min read

"I Think It Will Make A Fine Dish": Soldiers and Food on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part I

"Hard Tack," from "Life in Camp" by Winslow Homer. (Library of Congress) Introduction A couple of weeks before the Battle of...

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Oct 226 min read

CVBT Newsletter, October 2024

Photo credit: Terry Rensel Preservation Updates and News From the Executive Director's Desk It was great to see everyone who attended the...

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Upholding the Standard: Colors and Color Bearers on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part II

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Oct 123 min read

Upholding the Standard: Colors and Color Bearers on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part II

"Sergeant James B. Stormes of Company A, 44th New York Infantry Regiment in uniform with regimental flag." Sgt. Stormes enlisted in the...

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Sep 235 min read

CVBT Newsletter, September 2024

Photo credit: Terry Rensel Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk I am pleased to report that our 2024 CVBT Annual...

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Upholding the Standard: Colors and Color Bearers on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part I

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Sep 321 min read

Upholding the Standard: Colors and Color Bearers on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part I

"The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862" by Carl Rochling depicts Col. Charles H. T. Collis leading his 114th Pennsylvania...

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Aug 204 min read

CVBT Newsletter, August 2024

Photo credit: Terry Rensel Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk In our area busses are once again delivering students...

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Close Calls, Near Misses, and Spent Bullets on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part II

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Aug 120 min read

Close Calls, Near Misses, and Spent Bullets on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part II

Corp. Daniel Chisholm's forage cap was damaged at the Battle of the Wilderness, his first battle. Chisholm served in the 116th...

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Jul 233 min read

CVBT Newsletter, July 2024

Photo credit: Terry Rensel CVBT Newsletter, July 2024 Preservation Updates and News From the Executive Director's Desk I find it hard to...

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Close Calls, Near Misses, and Spent Bullets on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part I

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Jul 119 min read

Close Calls, Near Misses, and Spent Bullets on Central Virginia's Battlefields - Part I

Introduction Attempting to describe the chaotic fighting that occurred on May 3, 1863, during the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, Pvt....

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Jun 174 min read

CVBT Newsletter, June 2024

Photo credit: American Battlefield Trust CVBT Newsletter, June 2024 Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk It’s Chess,...

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"A Man Could Have Got Almost Anything He Wanted": Soldier Pickups on Central Virginia Battlefields, Part II

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Jun 317 min read

"A Man Could Have Got Almost Anything He Wanted": Soldier Pickups on Central Virginia Battlefields, Part II

"Night, The Sacking of Fredericksburg & bivouac of Union troops." (Library of Congress) Sketch artist Arthur Lumley captured this...

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May 94 min read

CVBT Newsletter, May 2024

Photo credit: Terry Rensel CVTB Newsletter, May 2024 Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk Dear CVBT Members and...

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May 71 min read

CVBT visits WFVA 1230-AM for Town Talk

CVBT's Tim Talbott, Terry Rensel, and Tom Van Winkle visited Ted Schuble on "Town Talk" with an update about the organization's current...

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“A Man Could Have Got Almost Anything He Wanted:” Soldier Pickups on Central Virginia Battlefields, Part I

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May 116 min read

“A Man Could Have Got Almost Anything He Wanted:” Soldier Pickups on Central Virginia Battlefields, Part I

"Stone wall, rear of Fredericksburg with Rebel dead, May 3d, 1863." (Library of Congress) Few period photographs better capture the...

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Apr 124 min read

CVBT Newsletter, April 2024

Photo credit: Jennifer Michael Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk Dear CVBT Members and Supporters, As you are...

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CVBT History Wire, Cordial Combatants: Fraternization on the Rappahannock

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Apr 117 min read

CVBT History Wire, Cordial Combatants: Fraternization on the Rappahannock

"Christmas Day on the Rappahannock in 1862." By Gilbert Gaul. (Harper's Weekly, December 11, 1886) Note the small sailboat used for...

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Mar 134 min read

CVBT Newsletter, March 2024

Photo credit: Terry Rensel Preservation Updates and News From the President's Desk We have already entered the third month of 2024; time...

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