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Economic Benefits Cited From Saving Battlefields
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A report prepared for the Civil War Trust, titled “Blue, Gray & Green: Economic and Tourism Benefits of Battlefield Preservation,” demonstrates the impact that protected and promoted historic sites can have on surrounding communities, particularly during the Civil War Sesquicentennial.

Hoffbauer’s Confederate Murals Reveal Secrets During Restoration
By Scott C. Boyd
RICHMOND, Va. – New details not seen for decades have been uncovered during the three-year, $870,000 project to clean the huge Virginia Historical Society (VHS) murals by Charles Hoffbauer depicting the rise and fall of the Confederacy.

VA Agrees To Modify Its Next-of-Kin Policy
By Kathryn Jorgensen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Veterans Affairs official told a House subcommittee his agency is willing to make changes in federal regulations requiring next-of-kin authorization for headstones on unmarked veterans’ graves.

Ceremony To Honor Vets Of 3 Wars
HILLSBORO, Va. — In an unusual ceremony on May 11 veterans from three early wars will be honored thanks to a graves restoration project that involved an SCV camp and a prospective Eagle Scout.

Chaplains Museum Seeks Donations To Buy Christian Commission Flag
LYNCHBURG, Va. — The National Civil War Chaplains Museum recently received two new acquisitions and seeks public help in acquiring a rare United States Christian Commission (USCC) flag.