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Maggie Holmgren

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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Working to Save America’s Battlefields
Gen Coleman at Fort Harrison
Warrior Legacy

We had the honor of visiting the New Market Heights battlefield — a site with stories of exceptional valor for which 16 medal of honor were received — with Ron Coleman, a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general. 

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Great Task Program
The “Great Task” Youth Leadership Program

The “Great Task” Program is for youth groups in grades 7 to 12 looking for intensive leadership and character-building experiences beyond the traditional field trip. This award-winning program is a joint partnership between Gettysburg National Military Park and the Trust. It's offered July through October.

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Explore the Wars
History Under Siege Landscape
News
National Preservation Group Accepting Nominations for Endangered Battlefields Report
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Civil War Rations landscape
Civil War
Video
Civil War Rations
Olustee Battle
Olustee Battle
Civil War
Battles
Anniversary: Battle of Olustee
Civil War 1864 Virtual Reality Video Series
Civil War 1864: A Virtual Reality Experience
Animated Battle Map Collection
Animated Battle Maps Collection
A park ranger leads a Great Task education group
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Civil War
News
American Battlefield Trust and Gettysburg National Military Park join forces for 5-year initiative, benefiting over 1,000 young leaders

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    52,000
    ACRES SAVED

    The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 52,000 acres in 24 states!

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