INVEST IN OUR HISTORY’S FUTURE

WHY SUPPORT CVBT?

Supporting the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust is supporting the preservation of America’s history. Together we save historic Civil War battlefields, allowing us to convey the stories of soldiers who fought and fell there, noting how their sacrifice impacted our shared history.

With the ramped sprawl and influx of data centers in this area of Virginia saving our Civil War battlefields has the added benefit of maintaining needed “green spaces” allowing places where we may not only learn of our  history but commune with nature and simply enjoy being outdoors.

WHY GIVE to CVBT?

When you give to CVBT, you preserve Civil War hallowed ground associated with the four critical battles fought at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Mine Run, and the Overland Campaign, including the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House. Through your generosity historic battlefields are preserved for the education and enjoyment of all, not only today, but for generations to come.

Join the Friends of CVBT – Volunteer – Get Involved

BECOME A MEMBER

STANDARD MEMBERSHIP LEVELS

As a CVBT Member You are Our Preservation Partner -You become Part of Our Continued History

Sergeant

$35.00 YEAR

Membership Gifts

Membership Level Includes
  • “On the Front Line” Magazine
  • History Wire E-Mail Subscription

Lieutenant

$50.00 YEAR

Membership Gifts

Membership Level Includes
  • “On the Front Line” Magazine
  • History Wire E-Mail Subscription
  • Civil War: Fredericksburg Then & Now DVD

Captain

$100.00 YEAR

Membership Gifts

Membership Level Includes
  • “On the Front Line” Magazine
  • History Wire E-Mail Subscription
  • Civil War: Fredericksburg Then & Now DVD
  • CVBT Baseball Cap

Major

$250.00 YEAR

Membership Gifts

Membership Level Includes
  • “On the Front Line” Magazine
  • History Wire E-Mail Subscription
  • Civil War: Fredericksburg Then & Now DVD
  • Coice of CVBT Baseball Cap or Polo Shirt

Colonel

$500.00 YEAR

Membership Gifts

Membership Level Includes
  • “On the Front Line” Magazine
  • History Wire E-Mail Subscription
  • Civil War: Fredericksburg Then & Now DVD
  • CVBT Baseball Cap and Polo Shirt

GENERAL’S CLUB

We have created a special designation for those, like you, who go beyond answering land appeals and membership dues

and choose to invest in the organization further.

Whenever we purchase a threatened important historic property you, our partner, have always answered our call. But there are always the everyday expenses and need to be liquid to some extent. At times, properties come up without notice and CVBT needs to work extremely fast sometimes requiring us to write an immediate check to secure that land. These are instances we cannot wait for a grant or an appeal.

We, of course, always have the daily expenses of running the business. We are a 501c3 but still have need to cover our modest rent, and daily office and employee salaries. CVBT has always run on a shoestring and that has not changed. We have two full time employees and everyone else is a volunteer. Yet our impact on battlefield preservation is vast and on par with much larger organizations of our type

CVBT feels that anyone qualifying to join the ranks of The General’s should garner special consideration.

Please consider joining the special ranks of the CVBT General’s!

Review more information and all the Premiums that come with a General.

Become a CVBT General Today

SUPPORT US THROUGH DONATIONS

ONE-TIME DONATION

Every day, Civil War hallowed ground is lost, but together we can save the battlefields where history happened in Central Virginia.

Donate Now

MONTHLY RECURRING DONATION

Monthly Giving allows you to support battlefield preservation frequently and with your favorite preferences.

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BY MAIL

Checks payable to:

Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
P.O. Box 4317, Fredericksburg, VA 22402

OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT

JOIN THE LEGACY SOCIETY OR SUPPORT CVBT BY GIVING THROUGH IRA

You can support CVBT by contributing through an IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution.

Learn More

Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (CVBT) is a 501(c)(3) organization. TAX ID 54-1828344. Contributions are tax deductible. Consult your tax advisor for more information.

THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA BATTLEFIELDS TRUST NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!

We remain good stewards of the monies entrusted to us by our members and friends. The Board remains all volunteer, no Board member gets paid a cent, and we are serious about putting as much of every dollar contributed to us as is humanly possible into “dirt and grass.”

No matter the amount, your donation is critical to our mission. Membership is just the first step. Every day we lose many acres of hallowed ground and every day we face another threat. CVBT needs your financial support and we need it continuously. You are the backbone that allows us to do what we do best – SAVE BATTELFIEDS.

I believe that we share a common understanding that these men would have wanted and would have expected their sacrifice and their suffering to be acknowledged, honored, and respected, and I believe too, that we share the conviction that the best way to do this is to save the very ground they sanctified, ground which in the most literal sense is sacred soil, ground whose destruction would dishonor what they did and why they did it, would dishonor both their memory and the meaning of their sacrifice.

—Dr. Michael Stevens , Former President CVBT

I believe that we share a common understanding that these men would have wanted and would have expected their sacrifice and their suffering to be acknowledged, honored, and respected, and I believe too, that we share the conviction that the best way to do this is to save the very ground they sanctified, ground which in the most literal sense is sacred soil, ground whose destruction would dishonor what they did and why they did it, would dishonor both their memory and the meaning of their sacrifice.

—Dr. Michael Stevens

I believe that we share a common understanding that these men would have wanted and would have expected their sacrifice and their suffering to be acknowledged, honored, and respected, and I believe too, that we share the conviction that the best way to do this is to save the very ground they sanctified, ground which in the most literal sense is sacred soil, ground whose destruction would dishonor what they did and why they did it, would dishonor both their memory and the meaning of their sacrifice.

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