At Long Last — Ox Hill/Chantilly Battlefield Is A Park
By Kathryn Jorgensen
FAIRFAX, Va. — Ox Hill Battlefield Park will be dedicated on Sept. 1, the 146th anniversary of the 1862 battle where Union Gens. Philip Kearny and Isaac Stevens died.

Shenandoah Battlefields Foundation Preserves 189 Acres At Cedar Creek
MIDDLETOWN, Va. — The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (SVBF) recently preserved more than 189 acres of Cedar Creek battleground where Gen. Jubal Early’s Confederates assaulted Federal troops the morning of Oct. 19, 1864.

CWPT Is Raising $100,000 For Its Share Of Morris Island Preservation
By Kathryn Jorgensen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Preservation of Morris Island, the Charleston Harbor island memorialized in “Glory” as the site of the black 54th Massachusetts Regiment attack on Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, is assured. But the bill for it has to be paid.

Remembering Journalist & Preservationist Deborah Fitts Farewell To A Fellow Journalist & Friend
By Julio C. Zangroniz
It’s hell getting old, but it sure beats all the current alternatives. And as you are getting older, you cannot help but bear witness to the passing of many acquaintances, relatives and people that you admire and respect.

Honoring Connecticut’s Black Soldiers Of The 29th Regt.
By Kathryn Jorgensen
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — When the monument to the 29th Colored Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, is dedicated on Sept. 20 it will be the first time that the unit has been officially recognized.

Frederick County Official Says A Monocacy Incinerator Is ‘Unlikely’
By Kathryn Jorgensen
FREDERICK, Md. — Two bids for a waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Frederick County are being evaluated by staff before being presented to the county commissioners.

Matthew Fontaine Maury — He’s Being Forgiven At Last
By Scott C. Boyd
“Traitor”: One of the harshest insults to throw at an army or navy officer in wartime.

Fast Action By CWPT Saves Historic Family Home At Trevilian Battlefield
By Kathryn Jorgensen
LOUSIA, Va. — The prospects for the Trevilian family home near the Trevilian Station Battlefield greatly improved when the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) recently acted quickly to buy it.

Long-Lost Surrender Document Is Found In A Philadelphia Museum
By Herb Kaufman
EDITOR’S NOTE: National headlines recently announced the discovery of the long-lost third copy of the Appomattox surrender document. Herb Kaufman says the document is authentic and, what’s more, he found it.