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Special Message
President Jim Lighthizer announces the American Battlefield Trust as the new umbrella brand for the Civil War Trust — an exciting opportunity to further our preservation efforts!
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Working to Save America’s Battlefields
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Anniversary of Spotsylvania Court House

May 8-21, 1864, marked the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Discover something new about the history and the battlefield today.

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The New Umbrella Organization

The Civil War Trust has formed the American Battlefield Trust, an umbrella organization that will build upon the Civil War Trust’s success in protecting our nation’s endangered battlefields. 

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Explore the Wars
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News
Commemorate Memorial Day Weekend at Eight Battlefields and Historic Destinations
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Video
The Founding Documents
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History
155th Anniversary: Battle of Vicksburg
Annual Conference 2018
American Battlefield Trust Event
Annual Conference
May 30-Jun 3, 2018
Newport News, VA
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Save Battlefields

 
Save Gettysburg
 
Support the Teacher Institute
Civil War
 
Save the Slaughter Pen Farm
Civil War
 
Help Restore Battlefields
Rev War
 
Save Camden
Civil War
 
Save Three Tennessee Battlefields
Rev War
 
Save Princeton
Civil War
 
Save Cold Harbor
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Save Cold Harbor
The Civil War Trust now has the historic opportunity to save 81 acres of the Cold Harbor battlefield in Virginia
Help save this piece of American history
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48,000
ACRES SAVED

The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 48,000 acres in 24 states!

SEE THE LAND WE'VE SAVED
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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.

FAQS ABOUT THE TRUST

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Give with Confidence!

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

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