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Two Preservationists To Buy 81 Acres In Spotsylvania County
Source: Civil War News, by Scott C. Boyd
Two prominent local battlefield preservationists acquired an option to buy 81.69 acres in Spotsylvania for $595,793. The land they call Wilderness Fields is on both the Chancellorsville and Wilderness battlefields. September 23, 2011 The men received support from the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors to apply for a state grant to assist with the purchase. Johnny Mitchell, a businessman who owns The Made in Virginia Store in nearby Fredericksburg, and Enos Richardson, a retired Fredericksburg lawyer, have worked together for years to preserve Civil War battlefields.
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