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Preservation News
$4 Million at Richmond
Interior Secretary Salazar announces a $4 million federal grant to benefit land preservation at Richmond National Battlefield Park.
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Save Perryville
New Opportunity to Save 121 AcresHelp build on our recent preservation successes by saving the Slaughter Pen, the bloodiest section of the Perryville Battlefield.
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Save Mill Springs
16.4 Acres at the Heart of the BattlefieldAs we remember the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs, the Civil War Trust is proud to announce its latest preservation effort at this Kentucky battlefield
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Chancellorsville Battle App
GPS-Enabled mobile tourFrom Jackson's Flank Attack to Salem Church, let our app be your guide to the battlefield.
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Save Shiloh
New Opportunity at Fallen TimbersHelp save 267 acres of the Fallen Timbers battlefield— the very heart of the final at Shiloh.
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32,000 Acres Saved
and more successes of 2011The first year of the American Civil War’s sesquicentennial commemoration was an exceptional one for the Civil War Trust.
Fort Donelson, Better than Ever
Check out our newly designed Battlefield pages, featuring more history articles, photos, facts and resources than ever before.
Save Mill Springs
This week, as we remember the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs, the Civil War Trust is proud to announce its effort to save the very heart of this battlefield!
From the Front Lines
- Interior Secretary Salazar Announces $4 Million For Land Preservation at Richmond National Battlefield Park »
- Civil War Trust Announces a New Campaign to Save 16.4 Acres at the Mill Springs Battlefield »
- Jim Lighthizer Announces a New Campaign to Save 121 Acres of the Perryville Battlefield »
- Sesquicentennial's First Year Brings Civil War Trust Success on Many Fronts »
- Agreement protects Wood Lake Battlefield site as Minnesota prepares to observe 150th anniversary of 1862 US Dakota Conflict »
- Video - 2011: A Year of Great Accomplishments »
- Civil War Trust Announces a New Campaign to Save 267 Acres of the Fallen Timbers - Shiloh Battlefield »
- Teacher Feature: An Interview with Jim Percoco »
- Victory at Franklin! The Civil War Trust reaches its Fundraising Goal for 5-Acres at Franklin »
- Fort Donelson's Path to Surrender »
- Civil War Trust, VDOT Debut Multimedia Smartphone Tour of Chancellorsville Battlefield »
- "Hallowed Air": Rediscovering Lowe's Balloon Camp at the Gaines' Mill Battlefield »
- Recreating Disaster: The 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Ball's Bluff »
- Jim Lighthizer Announces an Exciting Campaign to Save 285 Acres at Gaines' Mill »
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Hallowed Ground Magazine Online
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