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Teach the Civil War in your classroom »Online Map Collection
Our entire collection of CWPT battle maps —supplemented by historical maps and our animated maps—is now online.
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- Senator Webb Eyes More Battlefield Funds (Washington Times) »
- CWPT Meets its Third Winchester Fundraising Commitment »
- Interview with David Duncan, CWPT's Director of Membership and Development »
- Congress Allocates $9 Million to Preserve America's Endangered Civil War Battlefields »
- Review of CWPT's Battle of Franklin Animated Map »
- History, Stonewall Style - Manassas Battlefield »
- Students and Teachers Win Honors for Promoting Historic Preservation in National Contests »
- Battle of Franklin Trust is Formed to Manage Carter House and Carnton Plantation »
- SVBF Announces $100,000 Donation for Huntsberry Property »
- 150 Years Celebrated: Gov. Manchin Kicks off John Brown Sesquicentennial (Martinsburg Journal) »
- Franklin: Preservationists Target Second Pizza Place (Tennessean.com) »
- The Artillery of Gettysburg »
- Preservationists Hopeful of National Historic Site Designation for Wood Lake Battlefield »
- Civil War Preservation Trust Supports Legal Challenge Against Wilderness Wal-Mart Proposal »
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History Under Siege
The future of important battlefields
are in peril. Learn which Civil War battlefields made our 2009 top ten most endangered list.
View the Report »
Hallowed Ground Magazine Online
Each issue of our award-winning magazine is packed with Civil War history from the finest authors and information on CWPT activities. View the Magazine »
Visit a Civil War Site Near You
Treat your family to an educational adventure by touring Civil War battlefields. Visit Civil War Discovery Trail for trip planning, tour maps,
and more. More »
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