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All battlefield art in our online store is 50% off. Find something you or a loved one will cherish — including our popular map books. Every purchase helps save hallowed ground for future generations.

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Seeking Motivated Young Leaders

Our Youth Leadership Team serves as the youth face and voice of the American Battlefield Trust. Are you between the ages of 15 and 18 and passionate about battlefield preservation — or know someone who is?

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Antietam National Battlefield in the snow
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American Battlefield Trust Marks 22 Years Saving at Least 1,000 Acres, Sets Outreach Records
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4th United States Colored Infantry
Fighting for Freedom: The Role of Black Soldiers in America’s First Century
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Preservation of Land at New Market Heights Honors the Valor of Black Civil War Soldiers
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Civil War Language (How did soldiers talk?)
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American Battlefield Trust, Cowpens National Battlefield launch animated map tracing the dynamic story of the Revolutionary War’s Southern Campaign

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    53,000
    ACRES SAVED

    The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 53,000 acres in 24 states!

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