Harris Farm

Harris Farm. Central Virginia Battlefields Trust. The Civil War devastated Central Virginia. Four major battles were fought within a fifteen-mile radius of where you now stand, resulting in more than 100,000 casualties. The National Park Service protects portions of these battlefields, but development threatens significant areas. For example, less than ten percent of the Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield has been preserved., The Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (CVBT) is the steward of ground before you. The CVBT is a non-profit lands conservation organization dedicated to preserving Civil War battlefields and landmarks. Since its organization in 1996, the CVBT has been instrumental in saving more than 1,700 acres of battlefield land. Most of this land is associated with the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House., The CVBT has saved hundreds of acres of historic greenspace, and on all four battlefields in this area where men in blue and grey performed acts of courage and valor. Please help us to protect these battlefields. To learn more about the CVBT and what you can do, visit our website at www.cvbt.org, (Photo Captions) , Pelham's Corner Courtesy Terry Rensel , This is the position from which Confederate Maj. John Pelham fired upon the Union attack at the Slaughter Pen Farm. The CVBT saved this crucial piece of ground on the Fredericksburg Battlefield., Wilderness Crossroads, Germanna Plank Road trace. Courtesy Tom A. Van Winkle , Thousands of soldiers marched down this road. The CVBT saved this crucial piece of ground on the Wilderness Battlefield.