RICHMOND, Ky. — For Bob Moody and others, a chunk of land south of Richmond holds a piece of history.

        On the way to his farm, Mr. Moody, a history buff and retired attorney, passes that land, where the Battle of Richmond was fought nearly 140 years ago.

        Other than a historical marker or two, there is little to show that a Civil War battle was fought there. Much of the site is privately owned, and some already has been lost to development. Now more suburban sprawl along the U.S. 25-241 corridor threatens to claim what is left.

        The Civil War Preservation Trust, a national group, recently named Richmond one of the nation's 10 most endangered Civil War battlefields.

        But there are signs of hope, in the form of a two-story antebellum home, which is located near the battlefield on the grounds of the Bluegrass Army Depot. The federal government may give it to the county, and plans call for it to become a battlefield museum.

        In November, preservationists took the first step toward saving at least part of the battlefield, buying a 62-acre farm where scars of the fighting still can be seen. They plan to turn it into a battlefield park with an 1850s-vintage brick home.

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