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From The Fauquier Times
On the eve of the 154th anniversary of the Battle of Bristoe Station, the Civil War Trust on Friday announced it has preserved 34 more acres of the battlefield site.
“With this new property, the Civil War Trust has now worked to save 168 acres of the Bristoe Station battlefield,” Rob Orrison, Prince William County’s historic site operations supervisor, said in a news release from the trust.
“This parcel is the first preserved land on the Union position during the Oct. 14, 1863, battle. The tract, which includes the position of Capt. Bruce Rickett's artillery and Gen. Alexander Webb's 2nd Division of the 2nd Corps, will be crucial to interpreting the entire story of the Battle of Bristoe Station.”
The Civil War Trust says it intends to transfer the parcel to the county for future incorporation into the park.
Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park plans to light 2,000 luminaria Saturday evening at 7 p.m., one for every soldier who fell there in that fight, in 1862’s Battle of Kettle Run and at Confederate Camp Jones in the winter of 1861.
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, the park will also host a Civil War encampment, living history vignettes, artillery firing demonstrations and tours of Prince William County’s third and final Civil War battle.
The Civil War Trust is a national nonprofit land preservation organization devoted to the protection of America’s hallowed battlegrounds.
Although primarily focused on the acquisition of Civil War battlefields, through its Campaign 1776 initiative, the Trust also seeks to save the battlefields connected to the Revolutionary War and War of 1812.
To date, the Trust has preserved more than 47,000 acres of battlefield land in 24 states, including 24,600 acres in Virginia. For more information, see http://www.civilwar.org.
On the eve of the 154th anniversary of the Battle of Bristoe Station, the Civil War Trust on Friday announced it has preserved 34 more acres of the battlefield site.
“With this new property, the Civil War Trust has now worked to save 168 acres of the Bristoe Station battlefield,” Rob Orrison, Prince William County’s historic site operations supervisor, said in a news release from the trust.
“This parcel is the first preserved land on the Union position during the Oct. 14, 1863, battle. The tract, which includes the position of Capt. Bruce Rickett's artillery and Gen. Alexander Webb's 2nd Division of the 2nd Corps, will be crucial to interpreting the entire story of the Battle of Bristoe Station.”
The Civil War Trust says it intends to transfer the parcel to the county for future incorporation into the park.
Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park plans to light 2,000 luminaria Saturday evening at 7 p.m., one for every soldier who fell there in that fight, in 1862’s Battle of Kettle Run and at Confederate Camp Jones in the winter of 1861.
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, the park will also host a Civil War encampment, living history vignettes, artillery firing demonstrations and tours of Prince William County’s third and final Civil War battle.
The Civil War Trust is a national nonprofit land preservation organization devoted to the protection of America’s hallowed battlegrounds.
Although primarily focused on the acquisition of Civil War battlefields, through its Campaign 1776 initiative, the Trust also seeks to save the battlefields connected to the Revolutionary War and War of 1812.
To date, the Trust has preserved more than 47,000 acres of battlefield land in 24 states, including 24,600 acres in Virginia. For more information, see http://www.civilwar.org.
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