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- Proposed Wal-Mart location would be near the preserved Battle of the Wilderness site in Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Virginia
- Preservationist argue that the new Wal-mart Supercenter would be too close to the historical Wilderness BattlefieldFOXNews.com: Wal-Mart, Historians Battle Over Building Store Near Civil War Site (January 2, 2009)
- Wal-mart argues that the store would be behind a bank and strip-mall, a full mile from the Wilderness BattlefieldFOXNews.com: Wal-Mart, Historians Battle Over Building Store Near Civil War Site (January 2, 2009)
- Over 253 scholars and historians wrote to Wal-Mart's CEO asking for the 138,000-square-foot store to be built elsewhereFOXNews.com: Wal-Mart, Historians Battle Over Building Store Near Civil War Site (January 2, 2009)
- Local leaders say the Wal-Mart would bring in an estimated $500,000 in tax revenue
- About 2,700 acres of Wilderness Battlefield are a part of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military ParkFOXNews.com: Wal-Mart, Historians Battle Over Building Store Near Civil War Site (January 2, 2009)
- A similar issue occurred when the Walt Disney Company wanted to build a theme park near the Manassas BattlefieldFOXNews.com: Wal-Mart, Historians Battle Over Building Store Near Civil War Site (January 2, 2009)
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Civil War preservationists are trying to stop Wal-Mart from building a Supercenter near the historical Wilderness Battlefield. The planned Wal-Mart would be near the entrance to the site where Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant first fought in 1864, in Virginia. Over 250 historians and scholars urged Wal-Mart's CEO H.Lee Scott to build the new Walmart farther from the historical landmark. A spokesperson for Wal-mart said "we are not building on the battlefield."FOXNews.com: Wal-Mart, Historians Battle Over Building Store Near Civil War Site (January 2, 2009)
Wal-mart's View
"We recognize the significance of the Wilderness Battlefield, but we are not building on the battlefield."FOXNews.com: Wal-Mart, Historians Battle Over Building Store Near Civil War Site (January 2, 2009) —Keith Morris, Wal-Mart spokesmanCivil War Preservation's View
"Is it blood-soaked ground? No, but it is a part of the battlefield."FOXNews.com: Wal-Mart, Historians Battle Over Building Store Near Civil War Site (January 2, 2009) —Jim Campi, spokesman for the Civil War Preservation Trust
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tjb84 added a comment August 25, 2009 11:18 PM| ReportThis is very very sickening.People in this country seem to have forgotten how this country, and why this country was formed.We are losing our foothold on humanity.Any battlefield no matter what war what continent should not be desturbed. so that we may remember what our ancestores have fought and died for through all the years of history.This disgusted me and this battlefield which is a civil war battle field should have never been a option for a site to put a wal-mart. There are many places that could be a idea sitebesides a civil war battle field which should always be preserved by the people of this country and thry should never be forgotten. -
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