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Battle to save the Wilderness Battlefield coming to court in January

A war is being waged on two fronts to save two pieces of the Wilderness Battlefield from being lost forever.

This Civil War battlefield straddles Spotsylvania and Orange counties in Virginia. It's where Civil War giants Grant and Lee clashed for the first time. Now there's a modern day clash - Walmart versus concerned citizens.

The battle will play out in court in January. A lawsuit was filed to stop Walmart from building a superstore on land that an expert says was part of the Civil War battlefield. But Walmart contends the land is not part of the site....
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