▁its ▁mill ▁look ▁much ▁as ▁they ▁did ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁battle . ▁W iden ing ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 5 0 ▁has ▁comprom ised ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁battle field ▁along ▁the ▁Ash by ' s ▁G ap ▁Turn pi ke . ▁The ▁stone ▁wall ▁and ▁farm st ead s ▁remain ▁int act ▁along ▁the ▁Sn icker ' s ▁G ap ▁Turn pi ke ▁( present ▁day ▁Route ▁ 7 3 4 ). ▁At ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁stone ▁wall ▁along ▁the ▁blind ▁curve ▁where ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Massachusetts ▁was ▁dec im ated , ▁a ▁monument ▁ere cted ▁by ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁stands ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁battle . ▁On ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁G ov . ▁Bob ▁Mc D onn ell ▁announced ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁a ▁five - acre ▁site ▁to ▁be ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁Trust ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁be ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁pass ive ▁historic ▁interpret ative ▁site ▁by ▁the ▁park ▁authority . ▁The ▁land ▁is ▁along ▁the ▁L oud oun / F au quier ▁county ▁border ▁and ▁was ▁key ▁to ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 7 – 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Batt les ▁of ▁Ald ie , ▁Middle burg , ▁and ▁Upper ville . ▁The ▁Civil ▁War ▁Trust ▁( a ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Battle field ▁Trust ▁and ▁its ▁partners ▁have ▁acquired ▁and ▁preserved ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁battle field ▁in ▁four ▁different ▁ac quis itions ▁since ▁ 2