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RECENT ARTICLES

From: CIVIL WAR NEWS, June, 2005. "Ox Hill/Chantilly Battlefield Moving Toward Becoming a Full Park"
Article by: Deborah Fitts
"...at long last Fairfax County Officials are preparing to make good on a promise to create a fully interpreted battlefield park. -- even if only 5 acres are all that's left."
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PAST ARTICLES

From: CIVIL WAR NEWS, November, 2003. "28th Massachusetts Returns to Chantilly"
Article by: Historian and BRCWRT member, Charles V. Mauro
"On Sept. 6 the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. B, hosted a living history day at Ox Hill Battlefield Park to commemorate the Battle of Chantilly (or Ox Hill, if you prefer the Confederate name of the battle), which took place on Sept. 1, 1862."
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October 2003
"County to Make Improvements at Ox Hill/Chantilly Battlefield": Civil War News, October, 2003
Article by Deborah Fitts
"At long last progress may be in the offing to carry out improvements to Ox Hill Battlefield Park..."

OTHER DOCUMENTS and INFORMATION

2001-2002

OX HILL - CHANTILLY BATTLEFIELD

Where is it?
West Ox Road & Monument Drive, Chantilly, VA.
What's going on?
$118,000 originally earmarked for preservation of the Battlefield and interpretive materials has finally been released.
Who's involved?
Ed Wenzel, BRCWRT member, pressed this issue until the Board of Supervisors allowed the release of funds.
Preservation Status: Funds secured. Stay tuned.

RECENT LETTERS

From Edward E. Long Jr., CFO to Katherine K. Hanley.
Subject: Interest on Proffers for Ox Hill Battlefield Park
"...As you know, the amount of funding currently available for the project is $168,360.00...As clarified in a previous memo, bond funds are not sold until needed; therefore, the $50,000 identified in Fund 370 has earned no interest to date..."
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Ed Wenzel's letter of September 2, 2003, representing Chantilly Battlefield Association, to Bd. of Supervisors Chairman, Katherine Hanley.
"...It's nice to know that planning will begin soon. However, our critical question about why Ox HIll's funds are not earning interest for the park went unanswered."
Please click HERE to read the letter.

Here is Ed Wenzel's letter of July 5, 2003, representing Chantilly Battlefield Association, to Bd. of Supervisors Chairman, Katherine Hanley.
"This letter is to inform you and all members of the Board of Supervisors that planning and design work by the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) for Ox Hill Battlefield Park has been continuously delayed since January 2001."
Please click HERE to read the letter.

FILMING AT OX HILL

From: CENTREVILLE TIMES, November 13, 2003. "Lights, Cameras, Play Dead!"
Historian and BRCWRT Member, Chuck Mauro, is currently filming a documentary on Ox Hill. Work began in early September, at the anniversary of the battle (Sept. 1, 1862).
Please click HERE to read the article.