Jim Lighthizer at the Slaughter Pen Farm (2009)
Civil War Battlefield Preservation
Civil War Trust President Jim Lighthizer speaking at the Slaughter Pen Farm on the Fredericksburg Battlefield in 2009.
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Save Threatened Battlefield Acres at Fredericksburg
The Opportunity We have the opportunity to save seven and a half acres of twice-hallowed ground. The tract is entirely inside the authorized boundary...
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Battle Facts
Stafford and Spotsylvania, VA | December 11, 1862
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
18,500
Union
12,500
12,500
Confed.
6,000
6,000