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PRESERVING HISTORY, INSPIRING FUTURE GENERATIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JOIN THE FIGHT TO SAVE CENTRAL VIRGINIA’S CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELDS. PROTECT THE LAND WHERE HISTORY WAS MADE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With your support, we safeguard these historic sites, ensuring that future generations can walk where soldiers once stood and learn the stories that shaped our nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PRESERVING OUR NATION’S BATTLEFIELDS ALLOWS US TO WALK THE FIELDS WHERE HISTORY HAPPENED<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n
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ONCE A BATTLEFIELD IS GONE; IT’S GONE FOREVER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CVBT HAS SAVED NEARLY 2,000 ACRES OF ENDANGERED BATTLEFIELDS SINCE 1996!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n

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TEAM OF DEDICATED BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATIONISTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Central Virginia Battlefields Trust is dedicated to preserving historic land from four pivotal Civil War campaigns: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Mine Run, and the Overland Campaign, including key battlefields like the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House. Our mission ensures these vital landmarks are protected for future generations to explore and learn from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 1996, CVBT has preserved nearly 2,000 acres of endangered Civil War battlefields, ensuring these historic lands are protected for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

America’s Premier Regional Civil War Battlefield Preservation Organization<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Become a vital part of preserving history. Choose how you’d like to make a difference.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Join our community of passionate supporters and enjoy exclusive benefits while helping protect Central Virginia’s battlefields.
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Your generous donation directly aids in preserving endangered Civil War sites for future generations.
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CVBT 2025 Annual Conference<\/h4>\r\n

BATTLE OF SPOTSYLVANIA COURT HOUSE
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CVBT 2026 Spring Seminar<\/h4>\r\n

No Backward Steps – From North Anna to Petersburg
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29 May 2025<\/p>\r\n

New Battlefield Land Saved in Spotsylvania !<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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03 Apr 2025<\/p>\r\n

Court Hears Arguments – 2600 Acre Development Threatens Wilderness Battlefield!<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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20 Mar 2025<\/p>\r\n

CVBT 2025 Spring Seminar Great Success<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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22 Mar 2025<\/p>\r\n

Saving CVBT’s Witness Trees Sentinels of the Battlefields<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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Write Soon and Write Often: Soldiers, Letters, Mail, and Boxes<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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01 May 2025<\/p>\r\n

Zouaves on Central Virginia’s Battlefields: 140th & 146th New York, and 155th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiments<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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CVBT History Wire – Zouaves on Central Virginia’s Battlefields: 114th Pennsylvania Infantry \n(Collis’ Zouaves)<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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03 Mar 2025<\/p>\r\n

“Death and Eternity Have Been Brought Very Near to Me”: May 3, 1863, Fighting at Chancellorsville’s Nine Mile Run<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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27 Jan 2025<\/p>\r\n

Sickness Has Thinned the Regiment Very Much: Soldiers and Illness in Central Virginia – Part I<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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03 Feb 2025<\/p>\r\n

Sickness Has Thinned the Regiment Very Much: Soldiers and Illness in Central Virginia – Part II<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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