I found this info on another site and I wanted to forward it onto you. gayle Dr. W. David Samuelson just sent the following to TOMBSTONES-L. I know that many of you feel as strongly as I do that destroying any cemetery is just plain wrong. To destroy a battlefield and cemetery is destroying our history and heritage, and destroying the resting place of our soldiers should not be tolerated. Please, if you forward this, copy and paste into a new message. -------------------- CLIP ----------------------- Received this by email from another list and is a concern. Wal-Mart want to put their store on the site. Feel free to circulation this petition notice to other appropriate lists. David Samuelsen (signed the petition) Paramount Development Corp. has approached the City of Fayetteville, WV and asked that they re-zone a 60-acre farm on the edge of town for commercial use. Paramount Development intends to build 2 large buildings that Wal-Mart and Lowes will occupy as well as several smaller out parcels. The 60-acre tract of land however is what is known as the Fleshman/Clark farm, it was the site of the Sept 10, 1862 Battle of Fayetteville. The site also contains a battlefield cemetery, which contains the graves of at least 24 American soldiers. This property is in imminent danger of being developed, which would mean this hallowed ground would be lost forever. We are asking that the City of Fayetteville deny the request by Paramount Development Corp. to rezone the property and help to preserve Americas ever shrinking battlefield land, as well as, preserve and protect the hallowed ground. We owe it to ourselves and to our ancestors to protect this land that they fought and died for, this honored field where the dead from the battle rest in their graves. The above petition can be signed at: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/faybat04/petition.html