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  • Which battlefield is most in need of a donation?

    Gents,

    We recently lost a comrade to cancer and would like to make a donation to battlefield preservation in his name. Which battlefield is most in need of help?

    It was discussed at our meeting that we would like it to be a battlefield where the 6thNH fought (which at times were in both eastern and western theaters)

    Any idea's greatly appreciated.

    Rob Tarbox
    [COLOR=Indigo][SIZE=2][FONT=Book Antiqua]Sgt.R.C.Tarbox
    6thNHVI
    Bully Sixth

    "Don't you run till you see the Sixth New Hampshire run; but when you see that regi-ment retreating, you may do likewise." (officer of a Regiment fighting with the Sixth at Bull Run)

    {History of the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment in the War for the Union
    Captain Lyman Jackman}[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

    [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][COLOR=SlateGray]5th VA. Company D
    Southern Guard[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

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    Re: Which battlefield is most in need of a donation?

    Well I know that "my state" "VIRGINIA" is so very gifted to have so many battles fought here on our soil. Many battlefields here are in danger of the ever encroaching tide of developers such as Cedar Creek, which is Northern VA. and also down outside of Richmond like Beverdam Creek. These Battlefields and many others have been passed down through families for generations and have avoided being sucked in by the NPS. Some of these like Cedar Creek hold an annual reenactment on the Battlefield and are in dire need of raising money to keep the NPS from taking over. Also personal favorite of mine...The New Market Battlefield of the famed New Market VMI Cadets is always looking for generous supportors. Hope that helps give you a start..and we are all sorry for your loss.

    Paul B. Boulden Jr.

    RAH VA MIL '04
    Paul B. Boulden Jr.


    RAH VA MIL '04
    (Loblolly Mess)
    [URL="http://23rdva.netfirms.com/welcome.htm"]23rd VA Vol. Regt.[/URL]
    [URL="http://www.virginiaregiment.org/The_Virginia_Regiment/Home.html"]Waggoner's Company of the Virginia Regiment [/URL]

    [URL="http://www.military-historians.org/"]Company of Military Historians[/URL]
    [URL="http://www.moc.org/site/PageServer"]Museum of the Confederacy[/URL]
    [URL="http://www.historicsandusky.org/index.html"]Historic Sandusky [/URL]

    Inscription Capt. Archibold Willet headstone:

    "A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time, Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flower and prime."

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    • #3
      Re: Which battlefield is most in need of a donation?

      Rob,

      I would suggest contacting the CWPT with a list of your unit's engagements and see if they are actively collecting money for a purchase at one of those battlefields.

      If this doesn't pan out, might I suggest either the Mansfield or Pickett's Mill rail projects that are happening here on the forums as a place to send your memorial fund.

      Thanks for your support and sorry for your lose
      Mike "Dusty" Chapman

      Member: CWT, CVBT, NTHP, MOC, KBA, Stonewall Jackson House, Mosby Heritage Foundation

      "I would have posted this on the preservation folder, but nobody reads that!" - Christopher Daley

      The AC was not started with the beginner in mind. - Jim Kindred

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      • #4
        Re: Which battlefield is most in need of a donation?

        Thanks lads, appreciate your suggestions. Will look into both of them.

        YOS
        Pvt. R.C.Tarbox
        6thnhvi
        [COLOR=Indigo][SIZE=2][FONT=Book Antiqua]Sgt.R.C.Tarbox
        6thNHVI
        Bully Sixth

        "Don't you run till you see the Sixth New Hampshire run; but when you see that regi-ment retreating, you may do likewise." (officer of a Regiment fighting with the Sixth at Bull Run)

        {History of the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment in the War for the Union
        Captain Lyman Jackman}[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

        [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][COLOR=SlateGray]5th VA. Company D
        Southern Guard[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

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