Tag Archives: Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation

Saving History Saturday: 25 Years — Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

Twenty-five years ago, eight counties were designed as the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District. This unique arrangement allows for the preservation and maintenance of Civil War battlefield land and sites in the Virginia counties of Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: 145 Acres To Save At Cross Keys

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

This month Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation announced a new opportunity to save 145 at Cross Keys and create a battlefield park. In their recent new release and appeal, SVBF explains how 95 new acres are available for new preservation and … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: 72 Acres at Cedar Creek

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Trust has announced the opportunity to save 72 acres of land at Cedar Creek battlefield. Located at the southern end of the fighting area and on bluffs above the creek, this land saw the clash of Confederate … Continue reading →

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Preservation News: Victory at McDowell

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Just last week, our friends at the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (SVBF) announced that they had preserved one of the last few acres of the core of the McDowell Battlefield. According to the SVBF, this particular battlefield is unique; with … Continue reading →

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Preservation News: $1.15 Million In Grants To Protect Battlefields In Virginia

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Emerging Civil War is pleased to share the following press release and celebrate a wonderful preservation opportunity! Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund will help preserve more than 500 acres of hallowed ground at 10 Virginia historic sites This week the Virginia … Continue reading →

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Preservation News: Finishing The Preservation “Charge” For Huntsberry Farm

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Details from Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation about one of their current preservation projects… In the fall of 1864, Union Gen. Philip Sheridan was sent to the Shenandoah Valley to bring an end to Confederate control of the area. Uncertain of … Continue reading →

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Preservation News: 120 Acres at Fisher’s Hill

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

News from Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation’s press release and website:  There is a chance to save the center of one of the most iconic battlefields in the nation – Fisher’s Hill. Long in the making, this property first came to … Continue reading →

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Preservation News: Conference on Preservation & Monuments

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Oftentimes we think of preservation in the sense of saving battlefield land or preserving an important artifact or archival material. However, perhaps we can also see preservation of markers or monuments as important task. Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation recently hosted … Continue reading →

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Noyalas Takes the Helm at Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

Emerging Civil War extends our congratulations to our friend Jonathan A. Noyalas. Already regarded as one of the finest historians in the Shenandoah Valley, and lauded for his excellence in teaching, he started this semester with a new post: the … Continue reading →

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