Civil War Camp Saved In Stafford
Check out the story in the Thursday 11/16 Free Lance Star at http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/112006/11162006/236941 Comment on the story and the Civil War impact on Stafford County. What do you think of the idea of preserving a historic site to tell about soldier's lives? What do you think about the Stafford Board of Supervisors dealings with builder C. T. Park Inc. First comment due by 10pm Tuesday 11/21 for an "other" grade; comments on classmates comments for extra credit due by 10 pm Saturday 11/25.
12 Comments:
It is nice that Stafford County is is going to preserve a historic site that will explain about soldiers' daily lives in the months before and after in the Fredericksburg area. When learning about battles it is always about the battle field. It would be a nice change having this area where that soldiers were most of the time. It could also be an exaple for those who would like to be in the army or navy and go fight wars an let the know what it is like when you are not out fighting. Thanks for the article!
I think that the actions of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors was completely justified. It is extremely necessary to document soldiers' lives in camps because for many, that took up the bulk of time during the war. Preserving that landmark is completely compulsory because it is part of the war and its preservation will serve as our documentation of it and as a chapter of the civil war.
I think that it's really cool that we have civil war relics literally right in our backyards. I also think that it's very interesting that we are able to get so much about the soldiers life from their living arrangements out on the battlefield. The Stafford Board of Supervisors is doing the right thing by preserving the site because it just adds more "memorabilia" to the multitudes we have in Stafford County as well as surrounding cities and counties. This was a very interesting article.
I think it's great that Stafford's landmarks are now being recognized as important to history. The Board is right to keep the camp because that is a part of history that could be lost if demolished. Keeping the historical landmark could in fact pave the way for other sites to be kept.
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WOAH! Fascinating article... :) I haven't heard about Stafford becoming a historic sight. I find that to be very interesting. So now I can say that I am living on historic land. I guess it was obvious that sooner or later Stafford would be considered historic because of all the fighting that took place during the civil war in this area. I am glad that we (or the Stafford County Board) are going to document the soldiers’ lives. Now we can add more information to our history books. Good job Stafford County for being historic.
I've used blogger like 4 times, and now I can't remember how to post on the main page. But anyway, I learn something new about the history of Virginia pretty much everyday. I'm glad they are preserving these important historical battlefields/camps so that when I actually have time I can learn more about our state and American history. Its almost exciting to know that 200ish years ago soldiers were fighting in our backyards and now we'll be able to learn up 200 years later.
It is refreshing to know that Stafford yet again has something significant nearby it. I like the idea of preserving these camp sites to tell of a soldier's history is a great idea, because the site may tell you of how that soldier may have lived his life and how he went about the war, whether leaving letters or certain prozed possesions.I think it is good to know that camps like Camp Humphreys are being preserved by the Stafford County Board, that way people may be able to look upon this site one day of there own to be amaze of a structure from over a century years old. Anyway, it was a good article to come by.
Whoa, first of all, Stafford has 116,000 residents! Wow, we are bigger than I thought. After reading this it really gives you a sense of pride and gratitude for the people who fought here so long ago. I think this historic site will be more interesting than some field that is only recognized because people fought on them, the people who fought on them are way more interesting. I think the Stafford Board of Supervisors were completely right in wanting to commemorate people who fought for all the privileges we enjoy today. I think documenting the struggles soldiers had to deal with will really make us appreciate how we live. thanks for showing us this article, it was interesting.
First off, i want to apologize for posting this so late. I was having internet problems. Now for the task at hand, I think it is very interesting about the preservation of the Battle Camps. Now that I think about it, the battle camps are thought of as useless pieces of history, but when camps provided a regeneration point before a major battle that could sway the war, that is indeed important. The preervation of the camps would provide people with a genuine experience of what the soldiers went through.
So i'm a little late, i realize that. But anyway, I think it's awesome that Stafford is preserving this camp, and even more so that a developer is agreeing to an easement of the land. Developers have found ways to put neighborhoods on any available land in stafford, and are pretty notoriously ruthless. I think it will be really interesting to be able to see what the men went through and how they lived.
So I know that this is crazy late, but I thought what the heck! This article was quite interesting because who knew that Stafford was such an important place. I find it very appropriate for people to want to preserve such historical land. The pictures and letters that they found are amazing, since they are abel to give us a glimpse of what camp life was like. Basically, this article just goes to show that Virginia and especially Stafford have more importance than we think and we should be proud of it.
-lauren
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