These are the responses I have received in re" the Bristoe Station confederate graves and want to share them with you: >Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 09:30:06 -0400 >From: Connaughton Sean T <stc7672a@pwcgov.org> >Subject: RE: Confederate graves >To: 'Ann Massengill/John Evans' <nicojak@FTC-I.NET> >X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) >Original-recipient: rfc822;nicojak@ftc-i.net > >Thank you for the e-mail. This particular area of the County has been the >subject of much thought and debate with past Boards of County Supervisors. >As a result, previous Board of County Supervisors adopted a Comprehensive >Plan for the area that is much more detailed than any other area of the >County in terms of how the area would be designed if it were to be >developed. The Bristoe Station Battlefield area is he only part in the >Cultural Resources chapter of the Comprehensive Plan where there are design >strategies for dealing with new development as it relates to cultural >resources. The Planning staff, applicant for the rezoning, and preservation >groups have been meeting on how to best preserve the battlefield. The >applicant has been very responsive and has submitted revised plans to the >County that shows 127 acres of open space in the area where most of the >fighting occurred. As more information comes in, it will be available in the >Planning Office. The staff report for the rezoning, as well as public >hearings dates, will be posted on the County's web page. > >Best regards, > >Sean > >Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 06:59:02 -0700 (PDT) >From: J Posey Buckhall <bristoestation@yahoo.com> >Subject: Re: Confederate graves >To: Ann Massengill/John Evans <nicojak@FTC-I.NET> >Original-recipient: rfc822;nicojak@ftc-i.net > >Thank you very much for including me as recipient of >your message to the officials of Prince William >County, Virginia. It is an honor and great pleasure >to share your interest in protecting the unmarked >graves at Bristoe Station from desecration. > >The New Bristow Village development plan was submitted >along with the application for re-zoning of the >property. The plan is currently under review by the >County staff for a 9/19/2001 public hearing before the >Planning Commission. The Board of County Supervisors >is scheduled to consider final approval of the >re-zoning request at the 10/24/2001 public hearing. > >I am aware of at least one relative of one of General >Cooke's men buried at Bristoe Station: Charles Porter, >e-mail address CBP0521@aol.com, whose GGG Uncle is >Daniel Black of the 15th North Carolina. Mr. Porter >lives in Washington State. > >Because of the scrutiny that will be focused on the >facts of the matter, I wish to address the estimate of >the numbers of unmarked graves on the site. The >development will cover the ground West of Bristow >Road. Across this ground Cooke's Brigade made their >valiant but unsuccessful charge 10/14/1863. My >research indicates 67 men of Cooke's Brigade were >killed at Bristoe Station, and only one was not buried >on the field of battle. Also one regiment of >Kirkland's Brigade, the 44th North Carolina, crossed >to the West side of Bristow Road during the >simultaneous charge of Kirkland's Brigade. 23 men of >the 44th were buried on the field. Three men of >McIntosh's Artillery Battalion were killed on the hill >from which Gen. Cooke launched his attack. Gen. Davis' >Brigade lost 8 men killed and Gen. Anderson's Division >lost 9 men killed supporting Gen. Cooke's attack. This >brings the CSA total to about 107 killed and buried on >the development site. There were 20 men killed from >the USA Brigades of Generals Owen and Smyth while >defending against or counterattacking Generals Cooke, >Davis, and Anderson. >Some of the Federal casualties probably fell on the >development site. > >I have not yet researched the 8/27/1862 Battle of >Bristoe Station between Generals Jubal Early and >Philip Kearney. I understand regiments from Louisiana >and Georgia fought men from New York and New Jersey. >Some of the fighting took place on the land to be >developed. >Several camps were established at Bristoe Station. The >one of the 10th Alabama lost so many men to disease >they established a cemetery of between 50 to 100 >graves on the property. Later visitors describe seeing >some of these graves empty - apparently the remains >being moved elsewhere. > >To make a long story short, I estimate about 200 >unmarked graves are on the development site. I have >more information to share about the 10/14/1863 battle >and the proposed development application, if you are >interested. > >In their remembrance, >J. Posey Buckhall >