CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELDS.

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    • Subject Terms:
      VIRGINIA; UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Discusses the threat posed to the preservation of Civil War battlefields by the onslaught of urban sprawl. Reenactment of the Spotsylvania Court House, though the actual battlefield is covered by a 7-11; Attempts to build housing developments at the Chancellorsville battlefield, met by resistance from people who wish to preserve the field; Efforts of James Lighthizer, president of the Civil War Preservation Trust, to preserve battlefields; Reasons why people are so interested in preserving the Civil War, including the end of slavery and freedom it symbolizes, and the impact of the war through history.