HJ 645 — Commending the Friends of Wilderness Battlefield.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23103600D I HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

645 E N Offered February 9, 2023 Commending the Friends of Wilderness Batt––––––––––Battlefield. T Patron––Scott, P.A.

RAgreed ––––––––––to WHEREAS,by the FriendsHouse of WildernessDelegates, Battlefield,February a13, nonprofit2023 organizationR dedicatedAgreed to preserving,by the Senate, February 16, 2023 O L protecting, and interpreting the Wilderness Battlefield, a unit of the Fredericksburg and SpotsDlvaniaSpotsylvania National Battlefield Park located in the Counties of Spotsylvania and Orange, received a Historic L Preservation Recognition Award from the Washington-Lewis Chapter of the National Society Daughters E of WHEREAS, Susan Wachter and Beth Stenstrom, regent and first vice regent, respectively, of the D Washington-Lewis Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) E presented the award to Friends of Wilderness Battlefield (FoWB) president Bob Lookabill at the FoWB annual meeting on November 12, 2022;

and D WHEREAS, the NSDAR award was presented to FoWB to recognize the organization for its accomplishments in creating a hospital room exhibit at the historic Ellwood Manor, a circa 1790 home on the grounds of the Wilderness Battlefield that served as a convalescent hospital during the Civil War;

andWHEREAS,and H WHEREAS, to create the exhibit, FoWB volunteers devoted hundreds of hours of their time researching4 Civil War medicine and hospitals, including travel to various other museums and meetings with experts in the field;

and and hospitals, including travel to various other museums and meetings E WHEREAS, FoWB volunteers also consulted extensively with retired Fredericksburg and HR Spotsylvania National Military Park chief historian John Hennessy during the development of the6the exhibition, facilitating their efforts to meet National Park Service standards for museum displ5ys;displays;

and WHEREAS,Counties the origins of FoWBSpotsylvania dateand toOrange Septemberheld 23, 1995, when a group of ten residents of the grownorganization's tofirst includemeeting; more than 200 members;

andethe organization'sorganization firsthas meeting;since grown to include more than 200 members;

theand organization has since WHEREAS, in addition to assisting the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park's efforts to preserve the Wilderness Battlefield, the FoWB also organizes advocacy, educational programs, andandWHEREAS, servicethe projectssuccess forof FoWB is the benefitresult of the hard work and dedication of the organization's volunteers, whose efforts to support interpretation and site maintenance at Ellwood Manor, along with battlefield maintenance, event planning, community outreach, and itsother visitors;educational programming, have communities;

now, therefore, be it on historic preservation in the Spotsylvania and WHEREAS,Orange RESOLVED by the successHouse of FoWBDelegates, isthe Senate concurring, That the resultGeneral Assembly hereby commend the Friends of Wilderness Battlefield for receiving a 2022 Historic Preservation Recognition Award from the hardWashington-Lewis workChapter andof dedicationthe National Society Daughters of the organization'sAmerican volunteers,RevRESOLVED whoseFURTHER, effortsThat the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to supportthe interpretationFriends andof siteWilderness maintenanceBattlefield atas Ellwoodan Manor,expression alongof withthe battlefieldGeneral maintenance,Assembly's eventadmiration planning,for communitythe outreach,organization's achievements and otherappreciation educationalfor programming,its havecontributions :to the Commonwealth.

35 communities;

now, therefore, be it on historic preservation in the Spotsylvania and Orange 36 RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby / 37 commend the Friends of Wilderness Battlefield for receiving a 2022 Historic Preservation Recognition / 38 Award from the Washington-Lewis Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American 39 Revolution;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Friends of Wilderness Battlefield as an expression of the General Assembly's Commonwealth.r the organization's achievements and appreciation for its contributions to the