Nearly 20 percent of America's Civil War battlefields have already been destroyed -- denied forever to future generations. Of those that remain, only 15 percent are protected as National Parks. There is only one National organization working to save all these battlefields: The Civil War Preservation Trust.
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Save Appomattox Station
CWPT has just announced a campaign to save 46 acres at the Appomattox Station battlefield. Let's save the first acres of this battlefield where Custer's troopers met Walker's cannon. A $115 to $1 match will greatly magnify any donation.
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Chancellorsville and The Wilderness
Join us in saving 179 acres of the Chancellorsville and Wilderness battlefields - the very ground of Jackson's Flank Attack and where Grant first met Lee in battle.
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Fredericksburg
Become part of our most ambitious Civil War battlefield preservation project ever - a fundraising campaign to save Slaughter Pen Farm at Fredericksburg, where 5,000 men fell in one bloody afternoon.
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Glendale
We've raised 75% of what we need, help us get over the top. "The recent preservation success at Glendale defies comparison... There has been nothing like it before in Virginia... Never before in modern times has anyone preserved a major battlefield virtually from scratch."
Our Endangered Battlefields
Listen to President Jim Lighthizer explain why we need your help in saving Civil War battlefields.
Donor Resources
- CWPT Annual Report (2008) »
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- Guidestar Report »
- FAQs on Battlefield Preservation »
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- Gift & Estate Planning Options »
- Donor Testimonials »
Benefits of Membership
The best benefit of joining CWPT is knowing you've helped preserve endangered Civil War battlefields—forever. But there are other benefits too—from your subscription to Hallowed Ground Magazine to exclusive battle maps and more.
Victory
Recently completed battlefield appeals
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Save Raymond
Help us save the Mississippi battlefield where one of the most significant battles of Grant's Vicksburg Campaign was fought.
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Trevilian Station
Help us save the battlefield where Gen. Custer fought in the largest all-cavalry battle of the Civil War.
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Save Port Republic
Join us as we seek to save 178 acres of the Port Republic battlefield - the final battle of Stonewall Jackson's famed Valley Campaign of 1862.
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Davis Bridge
Donations by CWPT members helped to save more than 640 core acres of the Davis Bridge battlefield in Tennessee.
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Third Winchester
Push Us Over the Top - we're inches from our goal of saving 209 additional acres of the Third Winchester battlefield. Help us put this land into the saved column.
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