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2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 Board of Trustees 2013 In the Valley… James R. “Rod” Graves – Luray Chairman Allen L. Louderback – Luray 2013 was full of success stories for the Battlefields Foundation, highlighted Vice Chairman by the Campaign for Third Winchester, the development of Star Fort, and the move into a new, Brian K. Plum – Luray historic home. Treasurer Robert T. Mitchell, Jr. – Winchester SVBF and its partners continued to take advantage of the Civil War Sesquicentennial in 2013, Secretary offering almost 30 programs that drew a tremendous response. New SVBF interpretive efforts included first-ever interpretation at several battlefield sites, along with a new interpretive trail at John P. Ackerly, III – Richmond Star Fort, part of the successful completion of the Star Fort restoration and interpretation project. Childs F. Burden – Middleburg Jean T. Clark – Lexington Battlefield protection efforts included both continued work to preserve new battlefield lands Faye C. Cooper – Staunton and aggressive efforts to defend against threats to already-protected properties. And stewardship R. Creigh Deeds – Charlottesville programs, bolstered by large-scale support by a burgeoning Volunteer Corps, included creative Michael A. Garber – Harrisonburg projects to restore properties such as Third Winchester and Star Fort. C. Todd Gilbert – Woodstock Thomas “Wilke” Green – Winchester Marketing and visitor service efforts included continued focus on digital promotion, highlighted Richard R.G. Hobson – Alexandria by expansion of the www.ShenandoahAtWar.org website and new and expanded initiatives such William B. Holtzman – Mt. Jackson as Signature Tours, video series, a passport program, and new orientation for visitors. Kathleen S. Kilpatrick – Richmond Joe T. May – Leesburg Membership and development efforts continued their explosive growth, with a record number of Nicholas P. Picerno – Bridgewater memberships, successful appeals, generous corporate contributions, and the spectacular success Rhodes B. Ritenour – Richmond of the Benefit for Third Winchester. David R. Ruth – Richmond Nancy T. Sorrells – Greenville The Campaign for Third Winchester, the multi-year restoration and interpretation project, saw C.J. Steuart Thomas III – Staunton successes on all fronts – battlefield work, interpretive planning, fundraising, and community Miles C. Williams – Englewood, NJ engagement – allowing SVBF to stay on track for successful completion of Phase I by the 150th Anniversary of the battle in September 2014. 2013 Staff The Foundation also found a new home with the purchase of the historic Lee-Jackson Building. W. Denman Zirkle Executive Director The purchase, along with the multi-faceted plans for the building’s use, was an investment in the Amy D. Proctor future of the SVBF, and in our critical work to preserve, interpret, and promote the Shenandoah Operations Manager Valley’s Civil War battlefields. John D. Hutchinson V, AICP Director of Conservation Our thanks to our partners, volunteers, and financial supporters, and to our Congressmen, Wolf, Terence M. Heder Goodlatte, and Cantor, and our Senators, Kaine and Warner, for making our work possible. Director of Interpretation and Communications Patrick Chase Milner Manger of Stewardship Janice Hannah Ayers, Zirkle, Ruckman Receive Donor Relations Coordinator 2013 SVBF Awards Tammy Presgraves Operations Assistant Three outstanding supporters Rob Aitcheson of battlefields preservation Merchandising and Tourism Coordinator were presented the Tara Price Foundation’s most prestigious Communications Coordinator awards during the SVBF’s 2013 Annual Meeting in September 2013 Congressional Delegation at the Frontier Culture Senate Museum in Staunton. Dr. Edward Ayers was awarded the Carrington Williams Preservation Award for his outstanding commitment to the interpretation and preservation of Valley battlefields. SVBF Executive

House of Representatives Director W. Denman Zirkle was presented with the Chairman’s Award by James O. Roderick Frank Wolf, 10th District Graves for his commitment and service to the Foundation. And longtime business partner Bob Goodlatte, 6th District and supporter, Gerald M. “Monty” Ruckman was awarded Volunteer of the Year for his , 7th District constant willingness to support the Foundation and its work. 2 The Civil War Sesquicentennial With our regional mission and national reach, the Foundation has taken the lead in coordinating and promoting Sesquicentennial programs in the Valley, as well as presenting flagship events of our own. “The Storm is Gathering”: 150th Anniversary of the Shenandoah Valley in 1863 1863 was a tumultuous, event-filled year in the Shenandoah Valley. It witnessed Robert E. Lee’s use of the Valley as an “avenue of invasion” during his , the battles of Second Winchester and Manassas Gap, the stories of caring for the massive numbers of wounded, responses to emancipation, the formation of West , the strategic use of the Valley Turnpike, and the effect of the conflict on farms and families. During the 2013 Sesquicentennial commemoration, the Battlefields Foundation and its partners presented nearly 30 programs that looked back at the 150th Anniversary of those events, with programs that included living history, walking and driving tours, conferences and programs, reenactments, and youth activities. The commemoration was highlighted by two major SVBF events, a March 9 conference, “Avenue of Invasion”: Lee, Gettysburg, and the Shenandoah Valley in 1863, and the June 14-15 commemoration of the Second Battle of Winchester, which included the official opening of Star Fort and six different events: a “150 Years Ago – On This Day” car caravan tour (June 14), a Dedication Ceremony at Star Fort (June 14) an NPS “History at Sunset” tour at Star Fort (June 14), a “Voyagers Capture Star Fort!” youth program (June 14), “You Are There” Living History at Star Fort (June 15), and the “Perfectly Wild”: Second Winchester seminar/tour (June 15). Other highlights included partner programs on the Battle of Manassas Gap/Wapping Heights; caring for the wounded (Civil War Surgery: Status and Advances, Caring for the Wounded – 1863, “Harrisonburg’s Confederate General Hospital,” and Civil War Medical Lectures); emancipation (“A Celebration of Freedom”: Commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation, “Emancipation,” and “The Transition Begins: For Whose Rights are we Fighting”); the civilian experience (“In Her Own Words”: Civil War Stories of Brethren “Quiet times are over now & the storm is & Mennonite Women, “The Civil War Journal of Mary Greenhow Lee,” and “Farm Life Under War-time Conditions in 1863”); and gathering which may break on our devoted multiple visits by the Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission’s heads at any moment.” History Mobile. – Mary Greenhow Lee, Winchester The 1863-2013 Sesquicentennial year was enormously successfully in the Valley, as the SVBF and its partners continued to take advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to increase awareness of the Valley’s Civil War history and Civil War sites, to draw visitors from across the nation, and to build greater support for battlefield preservation.

3 Battlefield Protection The federal legislation that created the National Historic District identifies ten Civil War battlefields to be preserved. The law and the District’s Management Plan mandate voluntary protection of those battlefields and the Valley’s other cultural and natural resources.

Battlefield Preservation: Behind the Scenes Most of our friends and partners think of the direct acquisition of land and conservation easements when they think of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. While this is, arguably, the most important aspect of our preservation work, we also invest considerable amounts of time and energy into trying to prevent bad things from happening to the battlefields. This often involves working with local, state, and federal agencies to encourage good land use and transportation planning that considers the impact that future projects will have on the battlefield landscape.

If we could just convince government entities to respect the battlefields in their own construction projects, we could worry a lot less about what happens on private property and go a long way towards preserving the battlefields. Think of all the schools, sewer lines, roads and other government infrastructure that could have been better located to decrease negative impacts on battlefields. Of course the granddaddy of them all, at least in the Valley, is the Interstate Highway System. We can’t undo the destruction that I-81 has brought to the Valley’s battlefields, but SVBF is heavily invested in seeing that future impacts are minimal.

Legislative Caucus Seeks I-81 Plan Revision Under the leadership of Shenandoah County’s member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Todd Gilbert, the Northern I-81 Legislative Caucus was formed in the 2013 session of the General Assembly. Gilbert, also a member of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation Board of Trustees, invited fellow legislators to join the caucus to learn about the outdated 2007 plan to widen the highway to eight or more lanes through much of the Shenandoah Valley. The plan as proposed by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has long been opposed by the Battlefields Foundation because it would cause irreparable damage to at least seven of the Valley’s most important Civil War battlefields.

State delegates and senators representing counties on the I-81 corridor from Rockbridge to Frederick attended two briefings in Richmond in February by Kate Wofford of the Shenandoah Valley Network (SVN) and John D. Hutchinson V of the Battlefields Foundation. The two made a compelling argument that new planning is needed to address major financial and other changes on I-81, give local governments a role in setting priorities for new highway projects, and reduce the cost and impacts of I-81 safety improvements.

There is no revenue source for the current $11.6 billion highway expansion plan, yet new highway projects are being designed to meet the “ultimate profile” for widening, wasting millions in transportation funding.

Lawmakers were particularly struck by research conducted by Battlefields Foundation staff that shows VDOT based the widening plan on deeply flawed traffic projections. VDOT projected traffic would grow 2.1 percent annually in its plan. Yet VDOT’s own counts show traffic growth on I-81 was flat or declined over the past 10 years.

“It’s time to move from the costly, inefficient, and destructive plan to widen I-81 and start considering better ways to ease congestion and address safety,” Foundation Executive Director W. Denman Zirkle said. Options include diversion of through freight traffic from trucks to rail, greater enforcement of speed limits, improved local road networks, and smaller-scale, spot safety fixes at trouble spots.

4 Cedar Creek Bridges: Historic Resources Need More Scrutiny VDOT plans to replace two aging bridges on US Route 11 and the northbound bridge on I-81 – all on Cedar Creek in the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park near Strasburg – reflect a persistent failure to adequately address historic resources in road planning. A coalition of preservation and conservation groups, including the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, Belle Grove Inc., and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, met at the site and at Belle Grove over the summer to address the gap.

Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) plan calls for building a third Route 11 bridge between the two existing bridges, which would be removed. The new bridge would run beside the existing southbound road within view of highly valued historic resources: the Cedar Creek Civil War battlefield, the Daniel Stickley Farm and Mills, the Cooley Farm, traces of the Valley Pike and the historic ford at Cedar Creek. VDOT planners did not address any of these features in its environmental review, focusing solely on resources within the footprint of new construction.

Coalition members said such a restrictive review fails to address the full cultural landscape required by federal law and fails to meet the intent of federal historic preservation rules. (Conservation groups present also wondered how VDOT could justify a third bridge in a flood plain and extensive degradation of wetlands and water quality.)

A far better alternative design was provided by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. Their project calls for rebuilding the existing northbound bridge, to better screen the historic resources. The land around the existing southbound road could then provide public access and trails to serve as a southern gateway to the national park for local residents and visitors.

VDOT has complained that a design change would cost too much at this stage. The coalition members countered that if VDOT adequately engaged the public and addressed the full cultural landscape of historic resources early in the planning process, then project acceptance and approval would be far more efficient.

Coalition members vowed to press for VDOT planning reform to better meet the federal standard for historic resources. Such a shift will be vital on I-81 when the agency proceeds with design for a new northbound bridge over Cedar Creek and addresses the I-81 and I-66 interchange a mile north in Frederick County.

5 Stewardship Preserving battlefields is more than purchasing land or conservation easements. Ensuring that these historic landscapes are well managed is essential. In its stewardship of its protected properties, the Battlefields Foundation employs conservation best management practices to protect its natural and cultural landscapes Second Woods Reforestation Project The Second Woods Reforestation Project became a reality in the fall of 2013 thanks to the assistance of a Virginia Trees for Clean Water grant, enabling the SVBF to plant 1,825 native hardwood and evergreens in an effort to reestablish the historic Second Woods, a forested landscape that was held by Confederate troops during the Third Battle of Winchester. The reforestation project will help educate visitors about the battlefield’s historic Third Winchester Restoration & landscape as well as provide long-term environmental benefits to the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed Interpretation Project through the re-establishment of lost portions of hardwood and conifer forest cover. At Third Winchester, SVBF has created a stewardship plan that balances agricultural use with wildlife conservation and battlefield preservation, demonstrating how saving hallowed ground also provides additional benefits towards conserving native plant species and wildlife. Joining forces with the Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scouts of America, the Foundation garnered over 4,000 hours in Volunteer Corps stewardship support in 2013, greatly assisting our goals to restore and interpret the 567- acre battlefield preserve. Boy Scouts helped the SVBF undertake kiosk and bench development, streamside cleanup, tree tube rehabilitation, and painting of post/ board fencing. SVBF also hosted a “Day of Caring” on Star Fort September 11 with scouts and 160 local high school volunteers helping remove trash and clean signs and The newly restored Star Fort was officially dedicated trails. Valley residents stand to benefit greatly from “open for the public access” during the Second Battle of the work both planned and underway as part of the Winchester 150th Anniversary programs on June 14-15, Third Winchester project. In addition to providing new 2013. The fort, whose earthwork and rifle pit outlines recreational activities, the Foundation’s efforts will protect are largely intact, played a crucial role in the Second and historic resources, vanishing wildlife habitat, water Third Battles of Winchester. The Star Fort restoration quality for the Chesapeake Bay, and provide an “outdoor project became a reality through the generous support classroom” for local schools and Universities. of our donors and local residents, the hard-working assistance of Volunteer Corps members, and a successful Middle Field Restoration Project partnership with the Military Order of the Stars and Bars and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion – groups One of the most sensitive landscape features on the whose members descend from political leaders and Third Winchester battlefield is the Middle Field, the site military officers from different sides in the Civil War. of fierce fighting during the September 19, 1864, battle. These groups came together to contribute $7,000 to the A 30-acre parcel of the historic Middle Field is located project, along with donating manpower to clean up the on the 209-acre Huntsberry Farm, and the SVBF is site during the 2013 Park Day. And thanks to the Boy working hard to bring the parcel back to its 1864 historic Scouts of America, a new “Visitor Information Kiosk” appearance, using a balanced approach of rehabilitation was developed, trails were re-mulched, and Aldo Leopold management techniques. In 2013, the Foundation benches were installed across Star Fort. began removing invasive species in order to convert the project area to a native grassland prairie, replete with warm season grasses and pollinator wildflowers, thereby complementing habitat for vulnerable wildlife including northern bobwhite quail, as well as allowing for the installation of new passive walking trails, historic fences, and interpretive signage. 6 Interpretation & Education The Battlefields Foundation is directed by the District’s Management Plan to coordinate a regional interpretive program that includes visitor education, living history demonstrations, and other interpretive techniques, all unified through a District wayfinding system. Sesquicentennial Programs The SVBF’s second annual Sesquicentennial conference, “Avenue of Invasion”: Lee, Gettysburg, and the Shenandoah Valley in 1863, featured renowned Civil War historians Brandon H. Beck, Eric Campbell, Steve French, Jonathan A. Noyalas, and Joseph W.A. Whitehorne, and drew a sold-out audience of more than 130 attendees. Staff, volunteers, and committee members were also involved in coordinating, planning, partnering, and presenting much of the other interpretive programming during the 1863-2013 Sesquicentennial, highlighted by the Second Winchester 150th Anniversary programs on June 14-15, including the “Perfectly Wild”: Second Winchester seminar/tour. Interpretation – Trails, Markers, Materials, and Programs The Battlefields Foundation established a new interpretive trail at Star Fort, including five new Civil War Trails markers that relate the stories of the site’s construction and the battles of Second Winchester and Third Winchester. Star Fort is now a key interpreted destination that serves as the prime public access site for telling the story of Second Winchester, and a key part of the larger, battlefield-wide interpretation of Third Winchester. The SVBF also installed it first interpretive marker on its Cedar Creek battlefield properties with a new Civil War Trails marker at Thoburn’s Redoubt. In addition, SVBF partners in Warren County added the first Civil War Trails marker on the Manassas Gap (Wapping Heights) battlefield. The SVBF also created and published a new driving tour for the Second Winchester battlefield, along with a revised and updated version of the First Kernstown/First Winchester battlefield driving tour. In addition to other programming, SVBF presented the lecture and tour “Like the Combat Between David and Goliath”: The Battle of Fisher’s Hill on September 21; living history and tours at Sheridan’s Field Hospital (Shawnee Springs, Winchester) on August 17; living history during Star Fort Community Day (June 1) and helped coordinate Civil War Day in Shenandoah County (July 27), including a special program on the Confederate General Hospital in Mt. Jackson. SVBF also completed and released its new film,“If This Valley is Lost”: ’s Valley Campaign. The DVD edition of the of the new film has proven enormously popular. New Orientation Thanks to our partner at Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, the SVBF developed and installed a new orientation panel for the Signal Knob Area at the new visitor contact station at the national park on April 10. With this installation, SVBF now has orientation centers/kiosks at four of the NHD five areas/clusters, with the fifth area (New Market/Luray) to be included in the development of the SVBF’s new headquarters at the Lee-Jackson Building.

Youth Education Programs Youth Education programming during 2013 included the “Voyagers Capture Star Fort!” on June 15, the Cross Keys Civil War Kids Camp with partners on June 8, youth living history during Star Fort Community Day on June 1, participation in New Market Homeschool Day, and additional Valley Voyager (junior ranger) programs, including the Voyager e-newsletter (“The Bugler”).

7 7 The Storm Is Gathering Tourism & Economic Development Guiding visitors through the National Historic District involves a high-quality branding and marketing program to strengthen the Shenandoah Valley’s position as a preeminent visitor destination, one that provides fuel for the region’s economic engine. Sesquicentennial Marketing

The Battlefields Foundation continues to take a regional leadership role in marketing and promoting programs to commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial in the Valley. During the 150th Anniversary of Robert E. Lee’s Gettysburg Campaign in 2013, these promotional

efforts included feature pages and detailed event information on the ShenandoahAtWar Event Locations website, press events, media appearances, select print advertising, co-op ads, public presentations, the 1863-2013 Sesquicentennial events rack card, on-site promotion at events, on-line promotion, and social media via Facebook and Twitter. That marketing played a major role in the continued popularity of the Valley’s Sesquicentennial programs, with attendance continuing to boom, as exemplified by sold-out SVBF programs such as our “Avenue of Invasion” conference and “Perfectly Wild”: Second Winchester seminar and tour.

Website and Digital Promotion Usage of and engagement with the ShenandoahAtWar website continued to surge in 2013, as SVBF continued to develop and expand the website. The History, Events, Visit the Valley, Land Preservation, Online Store, About Us, and Make A Difference sections all saw major upgrades, and the “150 Years Ago” feature continued to spur site visitation, especially with links from SVBF social media. The sections on history, events, visitor information, the Sesquicentennial, and 150 Years Ago proved the most popular with visitors. Overall, visitor traffic to the website increased by 49.7% from 2012. The site once again was a strikingly effective, low-cost method to reach enormous numbers of visitors and supporters, and to drive awareness of SVBF and partner programs and initiatives. In addition, the SVBF’s increased social media efforts paid off with dramatic increases in user engagement, with Facebook engagement growing by 49% during 2013, Twitter by 64%, and the ShenandoahAtWar YouTube channel by more than 300%. In addition, SVBF continued to make aggressive use of low-cost digital marketing efforts by promoting SVBF and partner programs to SVBF’s email list of over 4,700 people (from every state and 24 foreign countries), and the exponentially larger ancillary audience. In addition to our regular monthly e-newsletter, the Foundation produced marketing e-blasts promoting specific battle/event commemorations such as Second Winchester, Manassas Gap/Wapping Heights, Civil War Day in Shenandoah County, and Civil War Weekend: 1863 in the Valley, as well as individual e-blasts for SVBF’s two biggest events: the March 9, 2013 “Avenue of Invasion” Conference on the Lee’s Gettysburg Campaign and the June 22, 2013, “Benefit for Third Winchester” program. Online Store Generates Revenue for Battlefield In its first full year, the Foundation’s online store, ShopShenandoahAtWar.org, saw marked growth and financial support for battlefield preservation in the Shenandoah Valley, generating more than $12,000 for SVBF efforts. With an expanded merchandise line highlighted by new partner products such as spices and seasonings, honey, and dark chocolate, and the Foundation’s immensely successful coffees through Cabin Creek Roasters. Additionally, new products were crafted from a witness tree on the Third Winchester Battlefield, which fell during a violent storm in 2011. These finely crafted items proved to be very popular, and gave supporters a chance to take home a piece of history while supporting our work. The online store also helped spur a sizeable growth in registrations for SVBF events by providing an easy way for its supporters to register online. 8 Signature Tours The Battlefields Foundation saw remarkable growth in its Signature Tours in 2013. Nine tours were added to the Foundation’s Signature Tours program and webpage. The program makes it easier for visitors and potential visitors to discover the many Civil War sites, natural wonders, delights and sites the Shenandoah Valley has to offer. The newest tours feature Middletown and Strasburg, Harrisonburg, Luray, Staunton

and Front Royal. Each tour offers “on history’s trail” experiences, but in addition to battlefields, monuments and natural wonders, visitors can visit vineyards, a growing agricultural industry in Virginia and dine at signature restaurants where fresh local produce and meats are used for delicious meals.

New Videos Highlight the Valley In 2013, SVBF produced a series of new videos featuring different aspects of its work, its partners, and attractions throughout the National Historic District. These included videos on Cabin Creek Roasters and Back Creek Farms, producers of our fine coffees and maple syrup; videos promoting events such as our Fisher’s Hill Seminar and Tour; post-event videos such as the one focusing on the great work by Frederick County students at Third Winchester during the Day of Caring; and, most significantly, our new series, Signature Sites…On Location, which features various sites throughout the Valley, with the premiere edition highlighting Catherine Furnace in Page County.

Passport Program During 2013, the Battlefields Foundation and partners throughout the National Historic District joined the Passport Program. 24 sites became “cancellation stations” where you can collect free cancellation stamps, including the SVBF’s new headquarters at the Lee-Jackson Building in New Market. The Passport To Your National Parks® program, launched in 1986, provides information and encourages visitation to all of America’s national parks and many National Heritage Area sites. It includes a passport book that lists all national parks in the and U.S. territories, and provides space for ‘cancellation’ stamps which can be found in almost every national park in the system - and at many National Heritage Sites, now including the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District. 9 Membership and Development Providing critical funding for the Foundation’s work Annual Membership 2013 was another record-breaking year for SVBF membership, with 658 members and $31,280 in contributions. Special recognition goes out to Mr. Craig Stevens, who was not only our most generous membership contributor, but also became SVBF’s first Membership Ambassador. Mr. Stevens was unfaltering in his attendance at SVBF events, served in an advisory capacity on donor relation issues, and is so deeply rooted and committed to our mission that we consider him part of the SVBF family. Successful Appeals A special thank you to all SVBF loyal donors who made our “call to action” appeals such a success. The Education appeal, Island Farm, and Third Winchester Campaigns grossed SVBF more than $110,000! We could not possibly accomplish our goals without the assistance of people who understand the value of protecting these historic properties, and we thank you for everything you do to move us forward with this battlefield preservation mission.

Friends of Ed Bearss In 2013, legendary Historian and SVBF supporter Ed Bearss celebrated his 90th birthday amongst family and friends at a celebration hosted in Washington, D.C. In lieu of gifts, Mr. Bearss asked guests to make a donation to the SVBF for his lifelong passion of battlefield preservation – a thoughtful gesture that turned into a combined donation exceeding $10,000. Our thanks to the Friends of Ed Bearss for their generosity, and to Ed Bearss for this major contribution.

Luray Caverns Leads Corporate Donors Among the SVBF’s many generous corporate donors in 2013, Luray Caverns stepped forward as a champion in SVBF’s campaign to restore the Third Winchester Battlefield. John Graves, President and CEO, and James Roderick O. Graves, Vice President, generously contributed $50,000 to the restoration and interpretation of the Breathed’s Artillery site on the Huntsberry Farm, where Confederate artillery under Maj. James Breathed played a pivotal role in the battle.

Benefit for Third Winchester Special Event Raised More Than $10,000 Over 200 SVBF supporters gathered in Winchester on June 22 for the “Benefit for Third Winchester,” an event designed to raise funds for and awareness of the SVBF’s work on the Third Winchester battlefield. The event included three outstanding programs: a tour of the Third Winchester battlefield by historians Ed Bearss and Eric Campbell, a special VIP reception, and an advance screening of Copperhead, the new film directed by Ron Maxwell, the acclaimed director of Gettysburg and Gods and Generals, and starring Billy Campbell. The day began with the tour of the Third Winchester battlefield, with more than 120 people taking part in the first such tour to include the newly-cleared sections of the Middle Field. That was followed by the reception at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, where guests had the chance to meet and talk with Mr. Maxwell and Billy Campbell. The day climaxed with the special advance screening of Copperhead, where a packed house enjoyed the movie and the discussion with Mr. Maxwell that followed. The benefit was hugely successful, raising more than $10,000 to support SVBF’s “Campaign for Third Winchester” - the restoration, and interpretation, and maintenance of the Third Winchester battlefield. It also helped set the stage and build awareness for the major third Winchester 150th Anniversary programs that SVBF has planned for 2014. 10 Lee-Jackson Building Battlefields Foundation finds new home with purchase of historic Lee-Jackson Building

Historic Site Becomes New Home After 13 years of protecting and interpreting Civil War battlefields in the eight-county Shenandoah Valley National Historic District, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation found a new home in 2013. The Foundation purchased the historic Lee-Jackson Building at 9386 Congress Street in New Market, at the intersection of Congress Street and Old Cross Road. The original portion of the building was constructed circa 1808 for John Strayer’s home and mercantile business. The Foundation moved into the facility in late February 2013. The Foundation’s offices are located on the second floor of the building, but the first floor is currently in the process of being converted to multiple uses. One half of the first floor will include local visitor information (provided by our partners from the New Market Chamber of Commerce), a food service facility, and an SVBF store. The other half will host the SVBF’s fourth Civil War Orientation Center, highlighted by the Lee-Jackson interpretation and education gallery. During 2014, SVBF plans to gradually phase in increasing use of the first floor as we expand and develop the public areas, with a soft opening during the New Market 150th Anniversary programs in May 2014, followed by a full opening later in the year. SVBF began planning and fundraising for renovations to the building immediately after moving in. Longtime SVBF partners Thayer Design and Two Rivers are working with the Foundation on the planning and development of the orientation, education, and interpretation facilities on the first floor. In addition to the work on the Orientation Center, the SVBF is also pursuing a multitude of other efforts to restore and upgrade the building, from the already-completed improvements to the parking lot, to exterior treatments and signage, to the replacement of the elevator. Fundaising efforts have included a remarkably successful local fundraising effort, “Preserving the Legacy of the Lee-Jackson”; the SVBF’s first “crowdsourcing” campaign through Razoo; the inclusion of projects and tools for the Interpretation/Education Gallery in our fundraising appeal for our education programs; generous member contributions; and ongoing grant initiatives.

History of the Lee-Jackson Building Since its construction in 1808, the Lee-Jackson building has seen its share of history and famous visitors. In 1862, General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson reviewed his troops from the stoop of the building as they passed through New Market on their way to Luray and then northward to the May 23, 1862, , and in June he conferred with his chief cartographer, Col. Jedediah Hotchkiss, as he planned the steps that would lead to the Battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic. In 1864, Confederate General Jubal A. Early was a visitor in the Strayer home, and in 1909 bandmaster and composer John Philip Sousa and his wife and daughter were guests at the Thaxton Hotel. The Lee-Jackson building was the home of Dr. Joseph B. Strayer, whose wife was a cousin of Abraham Lincoln, at the time of the May 15, 1864, Battle of New Market. During the battle, the main initial thrust of Confederate forces moving into combat straddled the Valley Pike and engulfed the Lee Jackson building. The building was between the battle lines as skirmishing began early on the morning of May 15, and the town and the building remained within the area of combat until after noon when the Federals finally withdrew north of town.

11 Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation WITH GRATITUDE The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation is grateful to the following institutions and individuals for their generous support in 2013. Their gifts have been a significant part of the Foundation’s accomplishments during the last year.

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Mr. Linden P. Martineau Ms. Patricia Chawkat Golden Circle Lenhart Pettit PC Mr. Gregory A. Mertz In Memory, Dan Stickley ($100,000+) Millbrook High School In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. & Mrs. Basil Clark American Battlefield Protection Program The Southern Heritage Ball Mr. William E. Miller Mr. Edward T. Clark Civil War Trust The Civil War Round Table of the Mr. Robert T. Mitchell In Memory, Island Farm at Cedar James R. Wilkins Charitable Trust District of Columbia Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Rhea Moore Creek In Honor, Ed Bearss Mrs. Frederich W. Otto Mr. Edward E. Clark Shenandoah Society Mr. Paul L. Pascal Mr. David S. Clarke ($25,000+) Cedar Creek Regiment In Honor, Ed Bearss Ms. Sheila A. Cleary ($500-$999) Mr. Charles David Powell The Honorable Benjamin L. Cline Agua Fund Mr. Timothy C. Powers, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Earl & Sharon Clough Dominion Resources Services, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. John P. Ackerly, III Mr. Clive E. Rice In Honor, Ed Bearss Luray Caverns Corporation Mr. Larry D. Anderson Ms. Sherly Scarborough Ms. Sally Coates Mr. Paul Andrzejczuk In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. George K. Combs Signal Knob Society Mr. Alphonso P. Boxley, III Mr. Harvey J. Schach Mr. Michael D. Connelly ($10,000-$24,999) Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Bradley In Honor, Kara Schach Mr. Peter J. Cook Mr. Bruce Brem Mr. Richard Silbert Mrs. Faye Cooper Mr. Ed Bearss Mr. Edward C. Browne Mr. Robert L. Stone Mr. Matthew Cosner Mr. Paul W. Bryant, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Winston Cameron, Jr. Ms. Wendy E. Swanson Mr. James A. Costie Mr. & Mrs. Betty Hite Guier Estate Ms. Beth Clark In Honor, Ed Bearss Rev. Robert H. Crewdson Helen Clay Frick Foundation Ms. Terri Lynn Denton Mr. William C. Trimble, Jr. Mr. Frank Crump Holtzman Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Finberg Mr. Samuel A. Tucker In Honor, Ed Bearss Norfolk Southern Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Fine Mr. Wouter K. Vanderwal Ms. Rebecca Dahms Virginia Tourism Corporation Mr. William J. Hupp In Honor, Ed Bearss Mrs. Dolly D. Darigo Mr. & Mrs. Allen Johnson Mr. Larry F. Warren Mr. Christopher P. Darling Third Winchester Corps Mr. Michael E. Klein Mr. David West Mr. Russell C. Dashiell, Jr. ($5,000-$9,999) Mr. David A. Langbart Mr. Keith Whitehead Lt. Col. Chuck Daugherty USMC Mr. Alexander MacLeod Mr. Jeff Wieand In Memory, C.L. Daugherty Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark Perreault The Honorable Richard A. Masson Dr. & Mrs. Joseph W.A. Whitehorne, Dr. John S. Davis, IV Mr. Gerald F. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. McCombs, Jr. LTC Mr. James W. Davis Mr. Craig R. Stevens Ms. Lynn McFadden In Memory, Frederick D. Phillips In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. & Mrs. W. Denman Zirkle Mr. Frederick B. Molineux Mr. David L. Worthington Mr. Anthony B. Delacy, Jr. Virginia Sesquicentennial of the Ms. Anne P. Zirkle Mr. William T. Dexter, Jr. Commission Lt. Col. & Mrs. William J. Petersen Mr. S. Michael Sharp Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Mr. & Mrs. Hank P. Deyerle, Jr. Windcrest Foundation, Inc. In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. DiCarlo Anonymous Mr. William W. Simmons In Memory, Anne McKay Simmons Rockingham Cooperative, Inc. Mr. Stanley H. Domosh Mr. Norman C. Smiley Artist Preservation Group, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. James Dueholm Port Republic Division Mr. & Mrs. C. Robert Solenberger In Honor, Ed Bearss In Honor, Ed Bearss ($1,000-$4,999) Dr. & Mrs. Phillip C. Stone Mr. David H. Dutton Military Order of the Stars & Bars Mr. Everette A. Stoutner Fishers Hill Company Ms. Cindy Eccles Ms. Cricket Bauer Mr. & Mrs. William & Drusilla Vodra ($100-$299) Mr. Carl Ellman Mr. Spencer L. Brown In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. George Evans Mr. John Adamchak In Honor, Ed Bearss Mrs. Magalen O. Bryant Ms. Jade West In Honor, Preserving Third Winchester The Honorable Rudolph Bumgardner, III Mr. James A. Favero Mr. John M. Wood Mr. Russell B. Adams, Jr Mr. & Mrs. Childs Burden Ms. Patricia L. Zontine Mr. Richard R. Fellers Brig Gen. Duncan W. Campbell USAF- Ret. Mr. Robert R. Adams Mr. Robert L. Fiscus Anonymous Mr. William G. Allman In Memory, Capt. Ashbel Fairchild Winchester Printers Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Fojt Duncan, Co. E, 14th PA Vol. Cav. Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Andreae Dr. Fred L. Forman Shenandoah Valley Civil War Era Mr. & Mrs. David W. Armstrong Mr. Fred Circle Dancers Mr. & Mrs. John & Nancy Fox Mr. Blake Curtis Mr. Garland E. Ashby Mr. William D. Frazer Mr. Kurt E. DeSoto Cross Keys Battalion Mrs. T.L. Atkeson Ms. Marian B. French Mrs. Janet Einstein In Memory, Tom Atkeson Ms. Martha E. Gane Dr. Rogers M. Fred, III ($300-$499) Mr. Eric Atkins In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Peter Gentieu Mr. James Atkinson Mr. Bruce C. Gottwald Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Wanda Aitcheson Dr. & Mrs. Hunter M. Gaunt, Jr. In Memory, William Gordon Carter Dr. & Mrs. Andrew A. Bailey, Jr. Mr. H. Frederick Gehrlach Ms. Isabel H. Harris Mr. Michael D. Balderman Mrs. Anna M. Hildreth Mr. Edward A. Altemos Mr. Larry R. Gibbs In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Bill Bankert In Honor, Ed Bearss Ms. Catherine E. Hildreth Mr. Terry “T-Bear” Barber Mr. & Mrs. William B. Holtzman Mr. Larry D. Anderson Mr. Jimmy W. Goldston Col. & Mrs. Frederick E. Johnston, III In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. & Mrs. Don Barnes Mr. Brian Gottstein Mr. & Mrs. Howard P. Lewis Mr. William C. Arey Ms. Renee L. Bayliss Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Grainger The Honorable Joe T. May Mr. Ronald L. Beavers Mr. Charles Lewis Beal Mr. James F. Grant Mr. John L. Nau, III In Memory, John Francis Snellings Mr. Edwin C. Bearss Mr. Thomas M. W. Green Ambassador James E. Nolan, Jr. Mr. Douglas R. Bohi Mr. David M. Bomberowitch Mr. Jon Haber Mr. Ronald Perisho Mr. & Mrs. Christopher & Judith Mr. Dale Bowers In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Rex E. Ritchie Bradley Mr. Bill Boyle Dr. Sinclair J. Harcus, Jr Dr. W. Cullen Sherwood In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Kenneth W. Bradley Mr. Fred C. Hart Mr. & Mrs. Calvin & Patricia Sonner Mr. Thomas F. Brown Mr. Michael Bratton In Honor, Ed Bearss In Memory, Capt. Emanuel Crabill Toms Dr. & Mrs. Landon A. Colquitt Mr. James A. Braue Mr. & Mrs. Roger Haynes Brook unit Stonewall Brigade, C.S.A. Dr. Robert Eggleston Mr. James Brown Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Hayward Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the Mr. Richard F. Fox Mr. C. Philipp Brundrett Mr. David P. Hill United States Mr. Michael T. Friend Mr. Garry Bush Mr. CJ Steuart Thomas Mr. Richard R.G. Hobson Mr. Lewis R. Gaty, II Mr. & Mrs. Tom Byrd Ms. Adriana Hohl Mr. Henry P. Trawick, Jr. Ms. Linda Mae Griffith Mr. Michael H. Carlson Mr. & Mrs. Don G. Trost Mr. Michael Horrocks, Cpt. U.S. Army In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Duane Carrell Retired Mr. & Mrs. John M. Volkhardt Stanley M. Hirschberg, M.D. Mr. Dale Carroll In Honor, Mrs. Alston A. Horrocks Ms. Linda Wheeler Mr. Gwynne Jewell Mr. & Mrs. William Carroll Mr. Alan J. Houpt Mr. Miles Carrington Williams Mr. & Mrs. David & June Keenan Mr. Chris Caveness In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Allan J. Zellnock Mr. Kenneth W. Lyon Dr. Michael H. Chancey Mr. S.L. House Mr. & Mrs. W. Denman Zirkle Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Lesley Mack Mr. Michael J. Chapman In Honor, Ed Bearss In Honor, Ed Bearss 12 Mrs. Marcia K. Hovenden Mr. Kendric T. Packer Mr. David A. Watts Mr. Jeffry Burden Mr. Isaac W. Hughes Mr. Robert M. Pampe Mr. Mark Allen Weigand Mr. Stephen L. Burkart Mr. David L. Hull Mr. Ronald J. Pappert, Sr. CDR Stephen A. Weinhardt, USN, Mrs. Robert Busillo Mr. John D. Hutchinson, V Mr. George W. Paynter (Ret.) Mr. Jay P. Byrne Mr. Edward C. Hynes, III CDR John M. Pearl USN (RET) Mr. J. Roger Wells Mr. Steven A. Campbell In Honor, Ed Bearss In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. & Mrs. Roland W. Wentworth Ms. Nancy H. Campbell Mr. John E. Jackson Mr. Gordon P. Peyton In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Peter A. Carey Mr. Destry Jarvis Mr. Nicholas P. Picerno Mr. E. Stuart Wenzel Mr. Stephen C. Carlson Ms. Elsa M. Jensen Mr. Brian Plum Mr. Larry Wheless Mr. Shawn Ted Carmack Ms. Patricia H. Jernigan Ms. Eleanor Page Price Ms. Alice White Mr. Robert K. Carson In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Michael S. Provenghi In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Edward “Jed” M. Caswall Mr. Brian Johnson Ms. Carolyn Quadarella Mr. Michael Whittle Dr. & Mrs. Clinton Cavuoti Dr. Donald B. Johnson In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Michael J. Wicinsky Mr. Wayne Chatfield-Taylor Rev. Henry L. Joly Mr. Ted Raczkowski Mr. David Widner Mr. Warren F. Chauncey Mr. Richard H. Jones Capt. William P. Ramsey, USN,Ret. Ms. Margaret Wildman Mr. Gary R. Cheeseman Ms. Maral Kalbian In Honor, Samuel N. Ramsey 14th VA In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Everett Chun Mr. Elizabeth E. Kaylor Cavalry Mr. Clarke L. Wilhelm Mr. Barney F. Cincotta In Memory, John L. & Wilda S. Ms. Katherine Randall Mr. & Mrs. James R. Wilkins Ms. Susan K. Claffey Kaylor In Honor, Ed Bearss The Honorable Henry K. Willard, II Mr. George E. Clark, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William C. Keck Mr. Robert Reedy, Jr. Mr. Kenneth R. Wilson Mr. Meril D. Clouden Mr. Donald L. Keister Mr. Daniel A. Rezneck Ms. Gwen Wyttenbach Mr. Russell W. Cochran Mr. Thomas Kelley In Honor, Ed Bearss In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Richard Cohen Mr. Michael T. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Enos Richardson, Jr. Mr. Robin Young Mr. Kevin J. Connelly Mr. Albert Kibler Mr. & Mrs. William Ritenour Mr. Alan L. Zirkle Mr. Daniel Conner In Memory, Irving Kibler, Sr Mr. & Mrs. Ben Ritter In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. George N. Copeland Mr. Victor V. Kidd Ms. Marilee J. Roadcap Mr. & Mrs. Wade & Mary Zirkle Mr. Gary W. Cornett Mr. Kevin L. Killingsworth Dr. James “Bud” I. Robertson, Jr. The Museum of the Confederacy Mr. Carl G. Couch Dr. Curtis S. King Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Rock Thomas Hayman Mr. William S. Craghead Mr. John C. Klady Mr. Ronald R. Rouse Highland Historical Society Mr. Dan E. Cramsey Mr. J. David Kluck Mr. Ralph H. Ruedy Susan Loving Mr. James R. Crosley Mr. David Knutson Mr. George P. Ryan Anonymous Mr. Paul H. Cross Mr. Bruce W. Kramer Mr. Larry E. Sarver Beam Brothers Trucking Mr. Paul Cross Mr. Dennis J. Kubicki Mr. George Schember Shenandoah Community Foundation - Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Crown Mr. & Mrs.John A. Cottrell Mr. William C. Lauritsen Mr. George Schneickert Mr. John Culclasure Myers & Woods Appraisal Group, Inc. Mrs. Tina LeBlanc Mr. James E. Schneider Mr. & Mrs. James B. Curren Mr. Geary E. Lehr Ms. Nancy K. Scott Mr. Alex Czurylo Mr. & Mrs. Graham C. Lilly Ms. Cecelia Segurson Valley Stewards Mr. Peter Dalton In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Jack L. Lipson (up to $99) Mr. Richard D. Davis Mr. Mr. Peter K. Seibert In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. David De Roo Mr. James W. Sheaffer Mr. Alexander A. Adams Mr. Eddie Litten The Honorable R. Creigh Deeds Mr. Mark Lore Mr. Philip O. Sheridan Mr. & Mrs. John & Barbara Adamson In Honor, Private James J. Sheridan Mr. Neale Ainsfield Mr. James B. DePriest Mr. & Mrs. Allen L. Louderback Ms. Sharlene Deskins Mr. Bob Lowerre 3rd NY Co. K Mr. Rob Aitcheson Mr. John L. Shields Ms. Carolyn Akers Mr. Bryan Dickson Mr. & Mrs. John Lubetkin Mr. Kenneth McDonald, Jr. The Honorable Victor Ludwig Mr. & Mrs. H. Roller Shipplett, Jr. Mr. Claude L. Alber Mr. & Mrs. Ron & Sandy Shrum Mr. James L. Alcorn Ms. Mary Dawn Dobson Mr. Sherman P. Lundy Mr. Donald L. Docktor, II Mr. Alastair S. Macdonald Mr. Dean Shultz Ms. Sharon Alderton In Honor, Ed Bearss Ms. Peggy J. Alf-Sechtig Mr. Lloyd M. Doering Mr. Francis A. Madsen, Jr. Mr. John F. Down Mr. & Mrs. Derald L. Madson Mr. Henry E. Simpson Ms. Susan R. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Eric Skinner Mr. Robert E. Anderson Mr. Robert J. Downey Dr. & Mrs. Michael S. Marsh Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Downing Mr. & Mrs. Paul & Lauren Martinello Mr. George G. Snider Ms. Nancy J. Anwyll In Honor, Upton L Dorsey 1st MD Mr. John Ronald Atchley Dr. John C. DuBose Capt. Henry E. Marx Mr. Thomas C. Dunn Ms. Cynthia Kay Mason Cav CSA Mr. Wayne Au Randy & Nancy Sorrells Mr. Jeff Augustat Mr. Samuel Keith Dunn Mr. David B. McCart Mr. Boyd W. Eckenroad Mr. James R. McGrain Col. Hugh B. Sproul, III Mr. Alfred L. Awbrey, Jr. Mr. John Staelin Mr. David Balducchi Mr. Charles L. Edson Mr. Jason D. McMahan Mr. David M. Edwards Mr. Ed McMahon Mr. & Mrs. John M. Stephens Mr. Dwight Baldwin Mr. Scott E. Stevinson Mr. Robert F. Baldwin, Jr. Mr. William M. Eichenberg, Jr. Col. & Mrs. William Neal Menefee Mr. David Eichensehr Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Miller Mr. I. Fred Stine Judge Daniel T. Balfour Ms. Becky D. Stoneburner Mr. Dale S. Ballinger Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Erera Mr. Lewis V. Mills Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Evans In Memory, PVT John Foster 23rd VA Mr. Scott G. Stout Mr. Karl A. Barbacki Mr. David Faas Mr. Patrick Chase Milner Mr. Chris Straight Mr. Charles W. Barber Mr. Patrick Farris Mr. William & Andrea Miracle Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Strang Mr. Richard J. Barman In Honor, Nick Picerno Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Strickler Mr. Michael Barnes Mr. Matthew J. Fiems Mr.& Mrs. Arthur Moldenhauer Mr. Donald L. Stripling Mr. Jeffrey R. Barnes Mr. Robert J. Flanagan In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Michael J. Strong Mr. Robert L. Bates Mr. Danny W. Fleck Mr. & Mrs. Carrington Montague Mr. & Mrs. Douglas E. Stuart Ms. Marna Lilliedale Becker Mr. Randy Fletcher Mr. Paul Moog Dr. Clay W. Stuckey Mrs. Katrina H. Becker Mr. Eric Forbes Ms. Susan J. Moore Mr. Tom Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Bedall, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Freiheit Mr. Brian D. Moran Dr. J. Thomas Telle Ms. Delonda Belanger Ms. Henley Gabeau Ms. Ann Morse Mr. Sande von Thelen Mr. Stuart Bieber Mr. John J. Gainer Mr. Patrick J. Mountain Mr. Paul H. Thermen Mr. Louis Bishop James Gallagher BG ( Ret). John W. Mountcastle Mr. Malcolm G. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Glenn W. Blaser Mr. Mort Gamble Mr. Virgil Charles Mugler Mr. Frank K. Thompson Ms. Nancy C. Blatterman Mr. Vincent O. Ganley, Jr. Mr. Robert W. Murray Mr. Robert D. Thompson Dr. & Mrs. George Blomstrom Mr. Paul Gant Mr. Blake Myers Mr. Raymond Tuckwiller Mr. Russell Boatright Mr. Mike Garber Mr. Harold W. Nelson Mr. James G. Vickers Mr. Steve Bock Mr. Roger W. Gardner Mr. Nicholas J. Nerangis In Memory, Corp. William C. Halsey, Mr. F.P. “Buddy” Bowers, Jr Mr. Gerald E. Garfield Mr. Robert A. Neville 1831-1901 Co. I51 VA Inf., C.S.A. Mr. Thomas E. Box Dr. David J. Garms Mr. Neil E. Newcomb Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Le Vine Mr. John E. Braaten Mr. Ernie Gearing Ms. Mary Nicolay Ms. Virginia J. Vitucci Mayor Douglas Bradley Ms. Hope Geisler Mr. Russell North In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Alan R. Bresett Mr. John Gilcrease Mr. James T. Norvelle Mr. Philip K. Waldron Mr. Randy K. Briggs Mr. Michael E. Gillivan In Honor, Ed Bearss Mr. Kenneth O’Bannon Ms. Jane D. Brooks Golden Blends BBQ Mr. & Mrs. William R. Walls In Honor, Ed Bearss SFC. Chris H. Brown Mr. Fred A. Gosnell, III Mrs. Sue Warner Mr. Charles H. Orme Mr. John Buker Dr. Thomas Mark Grace In Honor, General Jubal Early Mr. Bill Graden Mr. Paul L. Otto In Honor, President George H.W. Bush Ms. Kathleen D. Burden 13 Mr. William “Bill” T. Gregory Mr. Chris Marchase Mrs. Laurey Schroeder Ms. Diane D. White Mr. John G. Griffiths Mr. Jim Marshall Mr. Joseph E. Schugt LTC David Jonathan White Mr. William Scott Griffiths Mr. & Mrs. William R. Marshall Mr. Donald S. Schultz Mr. Gary W. Wick Mr. Tim Groome Col D.H. Lee Martz Camp 10 SCV Mr. Perry J. Schwierzke Mr. Keith D. Will Mr. Richard G. Groome Mr. & Mrs. Paul Matelis Mr. & Mrs. Benny Scott Mr. Irvin Williams Mr. John R. Habbershaw Mr. Anthony Mattia Mr. Wendell Seldon Mr. Kevin Williamson Lt. Col. & Mrs. Jan-Henry Haines Mr. Michael E. McPoland Mr. Tony Sepanski Mr. Dale Winburn Mr. Jim Haines Mr. Steve Melko Mr. Roger Settlemire Mr. Nicholas Yarnold Mr. David S. Haley Mr. Herbert Mendelsohn Shell Oil Company Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard Young Mr. Charlie Hall Col & Mrs. William P. Menefee Matching Gifts Mr. Terrance J. Yount Mr. Murray B. Hall Mr. George Mihalik Mr. Maynard J. Shier Mr. & Mrs. Scott E. Zeiss Mr. Robert H. Halsey Ms. Dorothy G. Miller Mr. James R. (Bob) Shirley, Jr. Mr. John Zervas Ms. Margaret Mims Hamilton Mr. Trenton Dean Miller Mr. Robert H. Shrouds Mr. Vincent J. Zito Mr. Stephen S. Hammond Mr. Henry D. Mills Mr. Frank Siegel Mr. Stephen M. Zrenchak Mr. & Mrs. Fred Hannah Mr. William E. Minsinger Mr. Chris S. Simmons Mr. Stanley R. Zuzek Mr. Benjamin H. Hansel III Mr. Rick Misner Mr. Thomas E. Simon Amomymous Mr. Robert J. Hanson Mr. Leland R. Mitchell Mr. Terry Sirk Valley Sports Connection Mr. Craig Russell Harris Mr. Lynn S. Mohler Mr. & Mrs. Will M. Sligh Mosby Heritage Area Association Mr. Stephen Hawks Mr. Robert Bolton Morrison Mr. James T. Smith Town of New Market Mrs. Elizabeth D. Haynes Mr. Chris Mosher Mr. James B. Smith, Jr. Ms. Barbara Headley Mr. Robert C. Moss, III Mr. Chester J. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Heatwole Ms. Elizabeth M. Moyer Mr. Charles A. Smith Mr. Terence Heder Mr. & Mrs. Dennis E. McFeeley Ms. Paulette Snoby Mr. William Henck Mr. James M. Muell Mr. Roger E. Soles special thanks to Mr. Herbert W. Hennings Mr. Kevin C. Mulcahy Ms. Carol Solomon Mr. Michael J. Henrich Mr. Harry Muldrow, Jr. Ms. Patricia G. Soriano Friends of Ed Bearss Mr. Terry Hiebert Ms. Kathryn Murphy Mr. John L. Sorrels Mr. & Mrs. Roger H. Hill Mr. Daniel Nichols Dr. & Mrs. William Spangenberg Ron Maxwell Ms. June B. Hockman Mr. & Mrs. Alan Norris Mr. Peter Sparan Billy Campbell Colonel & Mrs. Jim Hodge Mr. & Mrs. Percy C. Nowlin, III Mr. & Mrs. Dickson H. Spencer Rich Weller Mr. Matthew Hooks Mr. Michael O’Connell Mr. Robert Stalder Mr. Allen C. Horton Mr. Edward J. O’Connell, III Mr. Michael W. Stafford Monty & Vicki Ruckman - Mr. Carlton J. Houghton Ms. Susan E. O’Connor Mr. Freddie J. Stanley Cabin Creek Roasters Mr. & Mrs. M.L. Houston Mr. Joe Ogrodowski Dr. David Steinbauer Hughes Electric Service LLC Mr. Byron F. Hovey Mr. David G. Van Ormer Mr. Philip Steinberg Mr. William Craig Howell Mr. Gary Pacini Mr. Travis W. Stephens Bridgewater College Mr. John Z. Hoy Mr. James Painter Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Stevic James Madison University Ms. Heidi Hubbell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Paradis Mrs. Nancy Stewart Museum of the Shenandoah Mr. Paul G. Huhn Mr. Gerald J. Pelarski Mr. Robert Stieg, Jr. Valley Mr. Arthur A. Impastato Mr. David Peterson Mr. William Stover, Jr. Mr. Alex Ivanchishin Mr. & Mrs. David S. Pitts Mr. George Strausman Shenandoah University Mr. David Jackino Mr. & Mrs. Tom Plimpton Ms. Carol Stutzke Shenandoah Valley Buy Fresh, Mrs. Chester Johnson Mr. Hugh S. Plunkett Mr. Joseph P. Summa Buy Local Mr. Kevin Johnston Mr. Marvin L. Polk, III Ms. Michele M. Sunderlin Mr. Cecil Jones Mr. Steve P. Pond Mr. Brian Swartz Virginia Civil War Trails Dr. David Jones Lt. Col. & Mrs. Jere E. Poole Mr. Sherwin A. Swartz Eric Campbell Mr. Dan Jordan Mr. Garrett T. Power Mr. Paul A. Swinehart, Jr. Clarence Guier Mr. Joe R. Julian Mr. & Mrs. Emmett Presgraves Mr. Robert C. Sykes Mr. Sande Kartman Ms. Amy L. Prether Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Tears Don LaFever Mr. Robert L. Keighton Ms. Tara Price Mr. Timothy N. Tefft Troy Marshall Mr. Richard D. Kern Mr. Herbert Quarmby Mr. John Terschak Jonathan Noyalas Ms. Lovella F. Kibler Mr. Dennis J. Quinn Mr. Raymond L. Tetzlaff Ms. Barbara R. Kibler Mr. R. Lee Rainey Ms. Carol Thompson Scott Patchan Ms. Kathleen Kilpatrick Mr. Glenn Rase Mr. & Mrs. Don Thompson Bob and Wanda Aitcheson Mr. Vincent B. Kinane Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Ratcliff Mr. William W. Thompson Brandon Beck Mr. William W. King Mr. Jeffrey D. Rau Mr. Steven Frank Thomson Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. King Ms. Linda Reed Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ticknor Lou Bishop Col. Donald B. Kirchner, Ret. Col. Mr. Gregory T. Regelski Mr. Peter Tipograph Noah Briggs Mr. & Mrs. Mark P. Kisker Mr. John Reid Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Toelle Steve French Mr. Ralph B. Kleczewski Mr. Brian E. Resh Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tracy Mr. Bernard C. Klemanek Mr. John Resto Mr. & Mrs. Randolph L. Trader Paul and Tammy Limoges Mr. Randal Koder Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ribbeck Mr. Arnold F. Traupman Dr. Jonathan O’Neal Mr. Gregory E. Konechy Mrs. Kathy Rice Mr. Frank S. Tremel Jack Owens Mrs. Irene M. Kozak Mr. James Edward Rich, Jr. Mr. Mark Troyer Mr. Donald L. Kraft Mrs. & Mr. Mary S. & James T. Riley Mr. Barry S. Truluck Megan Phillips Mr. Bill Krimmel Mr. Robert L. Ringersen Mr. Ross N. Tucker Pam and Orville Ryman Mr. Scott Kubay Mr. & Mrs. Rhodes B. Ritenour CDR Walter Dunn Tucker Jeanette Silvious Mr. & Mrs. William Lacey Mr. Louis N. Ritten Mr. & Mrs. John P. Undari Joseph Whitehorne Mr. Donald LaFever Mr. Steve Ritter Mr. Jack Underwood Mr. Richard R. Lane Ms. Erin M. Roberts Mr. John F. Urbanski, Jr. Mr. Thomas R. Lang, II Mr. Michael E. Robinson Mr. Charles P. Varga Volunteer Corps: Mr. Bruce Langbein Mr. William R. Rodman, Jr. Mr. Mark Vavra Ms. Barbara A. Lawrence Mr. Michael Rokos Mr. Raymond Vickery 10th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Mr. Richard J. Leaumont Mr. Alan M. Rosen Mr. Robert C. Vogler Shenandoah Area Council Boy Mr. Charles C. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Robert Russman Mr. Joseph C. Vohnout Scouts of America Mr. Hallie Andrew Lightle Mr. David R. Ruth Mr. John A. Vollmer Mr. Wayne Limeburner Dr. Ken Rutherford Ms. Judith Waidlich Mr. Lloyd M. Limprecht Mr. Sven Sahkul Ms. Linda Walcroft Event Sponsors: Ms. Amanda Liskey Mr. Donald J. Sangirardi Mr. John J. Walsh Mr. Steve M. Lotter Mr. Stephen D. Sawyer Mr. Martin F. Walsh Staples - Harrisonburg Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. Lowry Ms. Adelaide H. Sayers Mr. & Mrs. Richard Watson Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mr. M. Philip Lucas Dr. Norman Schaefer Ms. Susie Weger Mr. Robert Bruce Lung Mr. John W. Schildt Mr. & Mrs. Steven Weinstein Jackson’s Chase Golf Club Mr. John Maass Mr. Henry Schlegel Ms. Janet Whaley Winchester-Frederick County Ms. Joy Macdonald Mr. & Mrs. Dayle W. Schmidt Sergeant Edgar V. Wheeler Visitor Center Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Madsen Mr. Greg W. Schneider Mr. Robert L. Whitaker Shaffer’s Catering Mr. Maurice Malin Mr. Mark C. Schreiber Mr. Stewart B. White 14 Funding the Foundation’s Work The District’s Management Plan outlines projects and programs for the Battlefields Foundation to accomplish. None of this, however, would be possible without a substantial investment of public and private funding from a variety of sources.

The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation continues to undergo significant changes in its financial structure and sources of funds. These changes are being driven primarily by federal expenditure reductions that are already impacting the Foundation and are expected to continue to do so.

Land Acquisition...... $2,000,000

Assistance (battlefield maintenance and interpretation, educational programs,...... $2,000,000 acquiring lands or interests in lands, capitol projects and improvements, and facilitating public access; must be matched one-to-one with non-federal funds)

Management (SVBF) ...... $500,000

Neither the Land Acquisition nor the Assistance funding has ever been included in the Administration’s proposed budget. Nonetheless, Congress has Management and Programs Operations – FY 2013 appropriated some Land Acquisition funding for the National Historic District in eight of the last thirteen Income years, the last of which was received in 2009. However, Federal Appropriation $ 385,000 none of the Assistance funding has ever been received. Grants 343,690 Private Contributions 204,465 The Management funding has been received regularly Program Income 109,171 since 2001. It is submitted to Congress in the Interest Income 233 Administration’s budget by the National Park Service Total Income $ 1,042,559 through the National Heritage Areas program. In 2013, the Management funds provided by Congress Expenditures were $385,000. However, this allocation can no longer Administration and Technical Assistance $ 601,306 support the costs of operating the Foundation and Program Expenses maintaining, interpreting, and promoting the National Battlefield Preservation (non-land expenses) 35,436 Historic District. Land Acquisition 163,182 VP + FH Trail Project 79,186 Early in 2010, the Foundation set a five-year goal of Property Management 92,005 inverting the 65-35% ratio of Government-Private Interpretation & Education 40,637 operations funding in previous years to 30-70% Merchandising 20,699 Government-Private funding by FY2015. Due to the Development 28,020 potential curtailment of federal funding, this schedule has been accelerated. As a result, the Foundation Total Expenditures $ 1,060,471 has reorganized its staff and refocused its resources on generating private funding. In 2013, this ratio Balance - Income over Expenses $ -17,912 improved to 37-63% with a further improvement projected for 2014. Battlefield Protection – FY 2013 Funding for Land Acquisition was not available in 2013; however, partner participation in our land Beginning Balance $ 3,808,937 transactions is now significant, and private support has Lands Funds Received been increasing since 2009. The Foundation ended USDA Farm and Ranch Land Protection 850,000 2013 with only $14,000 in federal funds left to match American Battlefield Protection Program 302,000 with partner funds to continue to protect battlefield Private Donors 0 property into 2013. Total Lands Funds Received $ 1,152,000

Additionally, the Foundation has several projects that Lands Funds Used $ 30,000 were announced to the public in 2011 which involved property restoration and interpretation. The major one Ending Balance $ 4,930,937 being the restoration and interpretation of the Third Note: The Management and Programs report reflects accrual method accounting Winchester battlefield, a joint project of SVBF, Civil and is unaudited. The Battlefield Preservation report reflects a cash flow basis of War Trust, and the Virginia Department of Historical accounting. Both reports reflect the fiscal year October 1, 2012 through resources. In addition, work continues on the Valley September 30, 2013. Pike + Fisher’s Hill trail project launched in 2010.

15 10th Virginia Reenactors - Alliance of National Heritage Areas - APVA-Preservation Virginia - Augusta County Historical Society - Belle Grove Plantation - Bridgewater College - Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park - Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation - Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission - Civil War Preservation Trust - Col. D.H. Lee Martz Camp, SCV - Cross Keys-Goods Mill Historical Society - Cross Keys-Mill Creek Ruritan Club - Elkton Historical Society - Civil War Center - Frederick County - Frederick County Farm Bureau - Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board - Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River - Front Royal Tourism - & Jefferson Nat’l Forests - Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance - Harrisonburg Tourism - Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce - Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society - Highland County - Highland County Chamber of Commerce - Highland Historical Society - James Madison University - Kernstown Battlefield Association - Lord Fairfax Community College - Luray-Page Chamber of Commerce - Museum of the Shenandoah Valley - National Forest Service - National Park Service - National Parks Conservation Association - National Trust for Historic Preservation - Natural Resources Conservation Service - New Market

Our Partners Battlefield State Historical Park - Newtown History Center/Stone House Foundation - Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission - Northern Shenandoah Valley Travel Council - Old Court House Civil War Museum - Preservation of Historic Winchester - Rockingham County - Scenic 340 Project - Shenandoah County - Shenandoah County Historical Society - Shenandoah County Parks & Recreation Department - Shenandoah County Tourism - Shenandoah University History & Tourism Center - Shenandoah Valley Civil War Round Table - Shenandoah Valley Network - Shenandoah Valley Travel Association - Society of Port Republic Preservationists - Staunton Convention & Visitors Bureau - Stonewall Jackson Museum at Hupp’s Hill - Strasburg Heritage Association - Strasburg Museum - The Center for Civil War Living History, Inc. - The Opequon Watershed, Inc. - Town of Front Royal - Chapter, UDC - Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center - Valley Conservation Council - Virginia Civil War Trails - Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation - Virginia Department of Historic Resources - Virginia Land Conservation Foundation - Virginia Military Institute - Virginia Outdoors Foundation - Virginia Tourism Corporation - Warren County - Warren Heritage Society - Warren Rifles Confederate Museum - City of Waynesboro - City of Winchester - Winchester Department of Parks and Recreation - Winchester Green Circle/Shawnee Springs - Winchester Old Town Development Board - Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau - Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society

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