Chancellorsville Question

[eBrowne]

The American Battlefield Trust is trying to save three tracts of land. One of the tracts is described as three acres somewhere on the flank, where Stonewall attacked. Anyone know where the three acres are located? Their description is vague.

Help Protect 52 Threatened Acres in Virginia, Georgia and Mississippi

We need your help in saving pieces of three battlefields at three separate sites: Chancellorsville in Virginia, Gilgal Church in Georgia, and Corinth in...

www.battlefields.org

 

[Jamieva]

It's the yellow area on this map

Chancellorsville | Jackson’s Flank Attack | May 2, 1863 | 7-9 pm

Battle of Chancellorsville map showing Stonewall Jackson's famous Flank Attack against the Union Eleventh Corps on May 2, 1863.

www.battlefields.org

 

[eBrowne]

It's the yellow area on this map

Chancellorsville | Jackson’s Flank Attack | May 2, 1863 | 7-9 pm

Battle of Chancellorsville map showing Stonewall Jackson's famous Flank Attack against the Union Eleventh Corps on May 2, 1863.

www.battlefields.org

It is not the Dowdall Tract. This is a smaller tract. Is it the yellow under the "fragmented elements of the 11th Corps"?

 

[W Charles Young]

Here it is. Received my map a couple of days ago.

 

[eBrowne]

Interesting that "CW Young" got his "Trust" map in the mail a few days ago. Maybe "Stuart's Raid" around here interrupted the mail delivery. Not in today's mail. Will check again tomorrow.

 

[Eric Wittenberg]

This is a small house parcel on the south side of Route 3, which means that the park cannot own it. Along with ABT, the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust is working to stitch together the ability to walk the route of Jackson's flank attack along the south side of the road, and this is an important parcel for that purpose. Thank you for your support.

 

[JeffFromSyracuse]

This is a small house parcel on the south side of Route 3, which means that the park cannot own it.

Really? Is that a recent thing or was that the rule when the park was created?

 

[Jamieva]

It is not the Dowdall Tract. This is a smaller tract. Is it the yellow under the "fragmented elements of the 11th Corps"?

Thanks was relying on their map to be the current one

 

[Jamieva]

Here it is. Received my map a couple of days ago.View attachment 449225

Weird they have that version In print but on the website is the previous version.oh well

 

[Eric Wittenberg]

Really? Is that a recent thing or was that the rule when the park was created?

The park's boundaries are set by Congressional legislation, and the NPS cannot acquire land outside of its defined boundaries as a matter of law. The park boundary ends at the northern edge of Route 3. To go beyond the existing boundary requires enabling legislation to be passed by Congress, which, as I'm sure you know, is no small task these days. It's just easier to establish local advocacy groups--in this instance, the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (I serve on the CVBT board)--to own the land. We at the CVBT work closely with the American Battlefield Trust to preserve land that's adjacent to but outside the park boundaries. As I said, the CVBT has been working for years now to stitch together sufficient parcels on the south side of Route 3 to enable someone to walk that portion of Jackson's flank attack. This particular parcel has a Twentieth Century house on it that will probably be demolished once the acquisition has been completed, since that's what we do when we acquire those parcels.

 

[Jamieva]

The park's boundaries are set by Congressional legislation, and the NPS cannot acquire land outside of its defined boundaries as a matter of law. The park boundary ends at the northern edge of Route 3. To go beyond the existing boundary requires enabling legislation to be passed by Congress, which, as I'm sure you know, is no small task these days. It's just easier to establish local advocacy groups--in this instance, the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (I serve on the CVBT board)--to own the land. We at the CVBT work closely with the American Battlefield Trust to preserve land that's adjacent to but outside the park boundaries. As I said, the CVBT has been working for years now to stitch together sufficient parcels on the south side of Route 3 to enable someone to walk that portion of Jackson's flank attack. This particular parcel has a Twentieth Century house on it that will probably be demolished once the acquisition has been completed, since that's what we do when we acquire those parcels.

It's also why transferring land from the trusts to state control like the new park in Virginia is important because that frees up money and resources for the trust to focus on other tracts to acquire. The trusts goal is not totally tor keep these lands forever. They will have they have to.

 

[Eric Wittenberg]

It's also why transferring land from the trusts to state control like the new park in Virginia is important because that frees up money and resources for the trust to focus on other tracts to acquire. The trusts goal is not totally tor keep these lands forever. They will have they have to.

Exactly correct, Jamie.

 

[dlavin]

Been a long time supporter of the Trust. Regardless of whether i get to see these places in person during my lifetime at least I can do a small part for others

 

[1SGDan]

Anything would Help. The Chancellorsville NPS site is the most disappointing one I have ever been to.