First time posting on the History board, usually an OB or H&F guy. But, I had to go meet a landowner in Virginia last week. I had no idea the type of place she lived in before I got there.

Turns out this place was a pretty central location during the Civil War. Its near Brandy Station, Virginia/near Culpepper, not all that far from Fredericksburg/Richmand and so on.

A lot of the major players were there at one point or another during the war and the current owner was nice enough to give me a tour.

The current owner is not fond of treasure hunters coming out and digging up the place given that there are a lot of bodies there and some in unmarked graves. She did show me the one shadow board that she has of some relics, and the drawing posted above indicates that all of the trees were gone at the time of the war.

The state of Virginia has offered to purchase the place and give her a life estate. She and her two sons are undecided on what they are going to do with it, but I'm glad I got to see it before its either in other private hands or it becomes a park.

Enjoy.

https://pilgrimspriestsperfidy.wordpress.com/2017/06/20/farley-plantation-culpeper-county-virginia/

you need to get them to donate their property to the American Battlefield Trust

or the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Trust

Save Civil War Properties

Brandy Station is being updated and renovated through the ABT in the past year, I was just out there hiking in the summer of 2022.

JABQ04 said:

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LMCane said:

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you need to get them to donate their property to the American Battlefield Trust

or the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Trust

Save Civil War Properties

Brandy Station is being updated and renovated through the ABT in the past year, I was just out there hiking in the summer of 2022.

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Absolutely. American Battlefield Trust is the way to go. I've had the pleasure to work with them a few times at sites and they are an excellent group. If I ever see myself in the footage we shot for them last year I'll post it here too.

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American Battlefield Trust. Talk about a rabbit hole. Between Gary Adelman's videos and the website, good way to blow an afternoon at work.

Not to name drop but I've met and shook hands with Gary at the Gettysburg 159th and Antietam 160th. So you can say we're pretty much best friends, who never talk, or write, or if he knows who I am.