Buddy Secor
New Battlefield State Park Coming to Virginia!
We hope you’ll join us in thanking Governor Youngkin, his staff, and Virginia’s General Assembly their work to help preserve our nation’s history and make it more accessible.
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Help Restore Three Sites to Their Wartime Appearance
Help mark the 160th anniversary of three important battles – Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Harpers Ferry – with a special gift to the Battlefield Restoration Fund today.
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Buddy Secor
A Victory 16 Years in the Making
Not your average farm, this site decided the fate of Fredericksburg! After a 16-year, $12-million fundraising campaign to ensure its protection, Fredericksburg’s Slaughter Pen Farm is finally saved forever.
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Buddy Secor
Save 45 Historic Acres at the Battle of Chancellorsville
We have an urgent opportunity to preserve three historic tracts where Jackson’s Flank Attack at Chancellorsville raged. Donate today for a $10.50-to-$1 match to secure this incredibly important hallowed ground.
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Working to Save America’s Battlefields
Virtual Teacher Institute 2022
Attention Educators!
Join us online this July 12-16 for our FREE week-long Virtual Teacher Institute and hear from leading experts, historians, and speakers in the history and education fields.
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In the Footsteps of Heroes
Learn about incredible stories of valor. Visit the places where you can feel closest to them. Be inspired by their example.
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