Virginia Officials Join Civil War Trust, National Park Service For Major Historic Preservation Announcement

Following the news conference, National Park Service historians will lead a tour of the newly preserved property.  Participants are asked to dress appropriately for an outdoor walking tour.

WHAT:  News conference celebrating completion of a landmark historic preservation initiative at the Gaines' Mill Battlefield

WHO:  Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton, Virginia Director of Historic Resources Kathleen Kilpatrick, Delegate Chris Peace, Civil War Trust President James Lighthizer and Richmond National Battlefield Superintendent Dave Ruth, as well as other officials and preservation advocates

WHEN:  November 19, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. ET

WHERE: Watt House at Richmond National Battlefield Park, 6283 Watt House Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111

The Civil War Trust is the largest nonprofit battlefield preservation organization in the United States.  Its goal is to preserve our nation's endangered Civil War sites and to promote appreciation of these hallowed grounds through education and heritage tourism.  To date, the Trust has preserved more than 34,000 acres of battlefield land in 20 states.  Please visit the Trust's website at www.civilwar.org, the home of the Civil War sesquicentennial.

SOURCE Civil War Trust