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Article: Shenandoah Valley battlefield to be preserved
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- November 13, 2008
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A 209-acre field in the Shenandoah Valley where one of the fiercest battles of the Civil War was waged will be preserved under a $3.35 million public-private purchase agreement.
The deal will create a 575-acre preserve that remains much as it was nearly 150 years ago when the Third Battle of Winchester was fought by tens of thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers.
The purchase agreement announced Wednesday will be funded through a partnership among the Shenandoah Battlefields Foundation, The Civil War Preservation Trust, the state of Virginia and private partners. The sale depends on raising $690,000 in private funds to reach the purchase price.
The property, ...