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Updated 2/4/2010

CWPT Is Raising Funds For Parcel Within Gettysburg Park Boundary
By Kathryn Jorgensen
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — For less than $100,000 the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) can help acquire what spokesman Jim Campi called, “the final piece to restore the landscape on Emmitsburg Road” at Gettysburg Battlefield.

Foundation President Quits
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Rear Adm. Richard A. Buchanan (Ret.), who became president of the Gettysburg Foundation on Oct. 19, resigned on Jan. 26. Buchanan started the job the same week that Superintendent John A. Latschar’s tenure started unraveling.

Rappahannock Property Owner Plans Tourist Venue
By Scott C. Boyd
REMINGTON, Va. — A destination for heritage tourists coming to visit Northern Virginia battlefields like Brandy Station, Chantilly and Rappahannock Station is being planned for a 13-acre parcel that abuts the Rappahannock River.

CWPT, NPCA File Brief In Wal-mart County Suit
By Scott C. Boyd
ORANGE, Va. – A friend of the court brief was filed Jan, 25 in support of the plaintiffs opposed to a Wal-mart Supercenter at the entrance to the Wilderness Battlefield. A letter from the National Park Service director in opposition to the project was part of the filing.

Carnegie, Pa. Library To Reopen Restored GAR Post
CARNEGIE, Pa. — On Feb. 12, the 201st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the restored Captain Thomas Espy Post No. 153, Grand Army of the Republic, will reopen in the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall.

CWPT Saved Battle Land At 20 Sites In 2009
By Kathryn Jorgensen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite last year’s faltering economy, the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) was able to protect 2,777 acres at 20 battlefields in five states, according to the group’s year-end summary.

Bob Kirby Will Move From Petersburg To Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — James Robert “Bob” Kirby, superintendent of Petersburg National Battlefield since 2001, will take the helm at Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site on March 1.

Knoxville Foundation Buys 70-Acre 1863 Battle Site
By Gregory L. Wade
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville’s Legacy Park Foundation (LPF) recently purchased 70 acres of land known for the Nov. 25, 1863, Battle of Armstrong Hill. The non-profit that is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of key Knoxville historical and wilderness areas.

Blake Magner To Retire As CWN Book Review Editor
Longtime Civil War News Book Review Editor Blake A. Magner is retiring from that position.

Updated 02/04/2010

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