Clark B. Hall

Clark B. “Bud” Hall has been a leading advocate for Civil War battlefield preservation in Virginia, particularly at Brandy Station, where his decades of dedication helped protect one of the nation's most significant cavalry battlefields. A former FBI supervisory agent and congressional investigator, Hall became involved in the fight to preserve part of Virginia's Chantilly Battlefield in 1986. He co-founded the Chantilly Battlefield Association with fellow Edwin C. Bearss Lifetime Achievement Award honorees Brian Pohanka and Ed Wenzel.

Hall's greatest preservation passion, however, was the legacy of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and the cavalry battlefield at Brandy Station. When the sprawling Culpeper County battlefield was threatened by development in 1988, Hall helped lead the opposition and co-founded the Brandy Station Foundation. The struggle continued for more than 25 years, with Hall advocating for the battlefield's protection every step of the way. Preservationists ultimately prevailed in several major battles against development, helping protect much of the battlefield in what became one of the American Battlefield Trust's crowning preservation achievements.

Hall was also among the earliest board members of the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites (APCWS), one of the Trust's predecessor organizations, joining shortly after its founding in 1987.

Through decades of determined advocacy and leadership, Hall helped safeguard some of Virginia's most important Civil War landscapes, leaving a lasting legacy in the modern battlefield preservation movement.