This is a photograph of three cannons amidst a misty battlefield.

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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.

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Featured Opportunities

A photograph of the Buffington Island Battlefield

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Preserve 117 Acres at Buffington Island

This 117-acre tract in Meigs County, Ohio, is threatened by residential development and nearby mining that would encroach on the battlefield and...

Cannons at Manassas National Battlefield Park, Va.

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Save 52 Hallowed Acres at Three Virginia Battlefields

Join us in protecting these 52 prime acres where young men fought and died for our country and freedom from big-tech companies with billions to spend.

Civil War | Opportunity

Save 170 Threatened Acres at Lookout Mountain, Mill Springs and Fort DeRussy

Please donate to support these critical preservation efforts today. With just one gift, you can help preserve three sites, in three states, from three...

A lift clears rubble at a Trust restoration project in Gettyburg, Pa. Little round Top is seen in the background.

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Restore Three Sites to Their Wartime Appearance

These crucial and necessary restoration projects at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Harpers Ferry are not only sizeable, but we are required to complete...

A foggy sunrise at Jackson Flank Attack, Chancellorsville Battlefield

Civil War | Opportunity

Save 45 Historic Acres at the Battle of Chancellorsville

We have the chance to preserve three crucial tracts that will help preserve forever 45 more acres of the Chancellorsville Battlefield. And if you...

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Preserve 311 Acres at Four Historic Battlefields

Four Civil War battlefield sites made up of 311 acres where four legendary Confederate and Union Generals fought are threatened with development. We...