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Working to Save America’s Battlefields
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Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam

On September 17, 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed in the bloodiest single-day battle in American history. Discover something new about the history and Maryland battlefield today with our set of videos, articles, photos, and more.

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Have you visited a battlefield and snapped photos of your friends or family experiencing hallowed ground? We invite you to submit your battlefield photos through October 15th for a chance to win prizes and be featured in our social media channels. 

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Animated Map Dramatizes Civil War’s Pivotal Peninsula Campaign and Seven Days’ Battles
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Smartphone App Puts 142 Civil War Battlefield Maps in the Palm of Your Hand
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The Battle of Antietam
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Support the Preserving America's Battlefields Act

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Save Three 1862 Battlefields
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Save Gettysburg Seminary Ridge 2018
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Save Gettysburg
We have the remarkable opportunity to save 18 critical acres on Seminary Ridge, on the First Day's battlefield at Gettysburg! This is some of the...
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50,000
ACRES SAVED

The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 50,000 acres in 24 states!

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American Battlefield Trust 

Find details and answers to your questions about the new umbrella brand of the Civil War Trust and Revolutionary War Trust.

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The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education.

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