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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)

• Fast Facts

  1. Proposed Wal-Mart location would be near the preserved Battle of the Wilderness site in Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Virginia
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  5. Local leaders say the Wal-Mart would bring in an estimated $500,000 in tax revenue
  6. 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)
  7. 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)

• 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 spokesman

• Civil 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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