Prince William County, Virginia
Project Team: Commonwealth Heritage Group (Alexandria and Charlottesville Offices) Jo Balicki, Archeologist Jane Jacobs, Historical Landscape Architect Laura Knott, Historical Landscape Architect Christina Osborn, Historic Preservation Specialist Prince William County Planning Office and Department of Public Works, Historic Preservation Division Justin S. Patton, County Archaeologist William Backus, Historic Interpreter Robert Orrison, Historic Site Manager Preservation Study Steering Committee
Purpose of the Project: Bristoe Station was one of those locations which the gods of war seem to favor. Like the nearby battles at Manassas (Bull Run) in 1861 and 1862, Bristoe figured prominently in the grand maneuvers of General Robert E. Lee s Army of Northern Virginia in both 1862 and 1863. Blue and Gray Magazine, Vol. XXXVI, #2 Recognize the state and national importance of the Civil War Battles of Bristoe Station and Kettle Run Develop a study through a community based planning eft to guide the preservation and protection of the battlefield landscape Discover, through historical research and analysis, significant tangible evidence of the events and lives of the people who occupied and shaped the battlefield landscape Maintain and protect the rural and historic character of the landscape so that battlefield events can be interpreted now and in the future
Preservation Study Process: (Input Stakeholder Meeting #1) Establish Study Area and Core Battlefield Area boundaries Develop a vision statement and goals the study and solicit public participation and input ( 3 stakeholder and public meetings) Collect Inmation: historical/existing conditions (in process) Use Cultural Landscape Approach including Military Terrain Analysis (KOCOA), field based condition assessments, and viewshed analysis to identify defining features (in process) Analyze and compare historical and existing landscape condition, evolution of the landscape over time (in process) Develop priority parcels (in process) Develop a comprehensive list of existing and additional planning tool options priority parcels (in process) Provide management and action guidelines implementation of study recommendations (to be developed)
Project Study Area Context
Project Area Study Boundary Preservation Study
Goals the Bristoe Station and Kettle Run Battlefield Preservation Study (See station 1) Develop preservation recommendations that overlap, support and enhance recommendations preservation of the Rural Area as identified in the Prince William County Rural Preservation Study Report, 2015. Develop battlefield preservation guidelines that support and enhance the current policies and action strategies cultural resources, open space/recreation, environmentally sensitive areas, and long range land use included in the PWC Comprehensive Plan. Engage local and state-wide government, preservations organizations, landowners and the local community in participating in preserving the battlefields Support and give additional guidance enhanced interpretation based on identification of the geographic locations of battlefield features in the landscape and the troop movements, actions, and tactics during the two battles.
Battles of Bristoe Station and Kettle Run: Bristoe Station 1860s (See Station 2)
Investigating Military Sites: Research Designs and Methodology Detailed Historic Research (primary and secondary) Military Terrain Analysis (KOCOA: Key terrain, Observation and Fields of Fire, Cover and Concealment, Obstacles, Avenues of Approach Inherent military Probability Historic Map Research Viewshed Analysis Army Regulations Pedestrian Survey Detailed Mapping
Battles of Bristoe Station and Kettle Run: September 1863 Map of Bristoe Area Twice baptized in blood Liberty s sake, it will Be a place to which in after times pilgrimages will Be made by those who reverence the glorious, Though suffering past Joseph Hopkins Twichell Chaplain the 71 st N.Y. Infantry
Battle of Kettle Run: 27 August 1862
Battle of Bristoe Station: 14 October 1863
Defining Features: Kettle Run
Defining Features: Bristoe Station
Historic Conditions/Existing Conditions (See Station 3)
Historic Conditions/Existing Conditions
Historic Conditions/Existing Conditions
Historic Conditions/Existing Conditions Integrity: Ability of a property to convey its significance. Aspects include: location: place where the military event occurred setting: character of the place in which the property played its historic role, physical features of setting can be natural or man-made feeling: presence of physical features that together convey historic character association: direct link between historic event and a historic landscape
Historic Conditions/Existing Conditions Feature Integrity
Priority Parcels (See Stations 4 & 5)
Prince William County, Virginia