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Battlefield 'Heroes' Save History

Virginia is leading the nation's efforts to save Civil War battlefields, Gov. Tim Kaine made plain during a visit in Spotsylvania County yesterday.

Speaking at Slaughter Pen Farm--epicenter of the Fredericksburg battlefield--Kaine praised the public-private work that is protecting some of these unique historic resources.

In terms of sheer dollars, Virginia leads the United States in its battlefield preservation efforts, according to the national, nonprofit Civil War Preservation Trust. The state has committed $9.3 million to the work since 2001--with $5.9 million of that coming through a bipartisan project begun by Kaine, House Speaker Bill Howell and state Sen. Edd Houck, CWPT officials said yesterday.
Read entire article at Fredericksburg.com