It's too late for a park on the scale of Gettysburg or Antietam, but off the side roads important battlefield fragments still exist, behind split-rail fences, amidst cattle, corn and glistening yellow tobacco leaves.

FORBES: Battle cry

Here the Ashbridge family lovingly nurtures native English breeds such as Gloucester Old Spot and Saddleback pigs, and Longhorn and Dexter cattle, the latter known for its creamy yellow fat and the marbling in its meat.

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