MAJOR NEWS:  CIVIL WAR TRUST TO BUY FLEETWOOD HILL

It is my pleasure to inform you that on December 19, the Civil War Trust and Mr. Joseph A. Troilo, Jr., reached agreement for the Trust to purchase Tony Troilo’s fifty-seven acre property at the southern end of Fleetwood Hill.  A link to an article from the December 21 edition of the Culpeper Star-Exponent is:

http://www.dailyprogress.com/starexponent/news/local_news/article_8eb4f41c-4af0-11e2-a40e-001a4bcf6878.html. 

 This agreement is the culmination of more than twenty years preservation efforts in Culpeper County.  However, major work remains:  now the Trust must raise $3.6 million to pay for the property.  We encourage you to support the Trust with your generous donations.  Also, as you know, we are holding a ball at the Inn at Kelly’s Ford on the evening of March 16, 2013, to  commemorate the Battle of Kelly’s Ford.  We will donate one-half of the proceeds from the ball to the Trust.  So, come to the ball, have a good time, and help pay for Fleetwood Hill.

 A link to an article on Fleetwood Hill in the Civil War News is http://www.civilwarnews.com/archive/articles/2013/febmar/brandy-021301.htm

Joseph McKinney

President, Brandy Station Foundation