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Save Battlefields

Battlefields are part of our national heritage, scenes of struggle and sacrifice where American soldiers lost their lives. The American Battlefield Trust is working to preserve these “hallowed grounds,” as Abraham Lincoln called them, so that future generations can learn from them and can learn to appreciate their hard-won freedom.

Support battlefield land preservation today!

Featured Opportunities

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Us Save Hallowed Ground in Tennessee and Kentucky

Preserve four valued sites in Tennessee and Kentucky at an astonishing $117-to-$1 match. Help beat the odds — and save more of America’s history — by...

Avey Farm, Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Md.

Civil War | Opportunity

Acquire 20 Sacred Acres at Antietam

Please make the 20 acres we hope to acquire at Antietam's Jacob Avey Farm part of your personal legacy today. This land was central to some of the...

The Breakthrough, Petersburg Battlefield, Petersburg, Va.

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Save 820 Acres at Five Virginia Battlefields

Help us beat the developers and close five transactions on Virginia battlefields totaling 820 acres — with an astonishing $30-to-1 match.

Civil War | Opportunity

Save 343 Acres at Five Battlefields in Four States across the Western Theater

A massive new campaign to save 343 additional acres spanning five battlefields in four states across the Western Theater. Double Bonus! Your gift will...

A lone tree stands against a vivid dawn sky on Fleetwood Hill at Brandy Station Battlefield.

Civil War | Opportunity

Preserve 104 Pristine Battlefield Acres at Brandy Station and Cedar Mountain

This will be the only chance we will ever have to protect these 97 acres at Brandy Station, and the other 7 acres near Cedar Mountain, and we urgently...