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

Buddy Secor

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

Long grasses and wildflowers, a cannon, and a split rail fence at Manassas National Battlefield Park

Civil War | Opportunity

Protect Critical Acres at Manassas

Please make your most generous gift today to protect 3.5 critical acres near the Sudley Church at the Manassas National Battlefield Park for...

Cannons atop East Cemetery Hill on a misty summer morning.

Civil War | Opportunity

Protect 158 Acres at Two Key Gettysburg Campaign Sites

Don't miss this incredible opportunity for a $28-to-$1 match to save hallowed ground at the Gettysburg and Second Winchester Battlefields.

A pond at Champion Hill Battlefield, Miss.

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Acquire 144 Acres at Champion Hill

Please make your most generous gift today to help us raise the remaining $107,000 to save 144 critical acres of land that includes Champion Hill and...

Culp's Hill at Gettysburg National Military Park

Civil War | Opportunity

Preserve 28 Acres at Two Critical Eastern Theater Battlefields

The fast-approaching closing date for 6 crucial acres at Gettysburg is May 15th and we don’t want to lose another minute to preserve 22 more acres at...

Civil War | Opportunity

Preserve 95 Acres at Three 1864 Civil War Battlefields

Today, we have the opportunity to save 95 acres of hallowed ground at three 1864 battlefields in Mansfield, Louisiana, and at the Wilderness and First...

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Save 110 Acres at Three Civil War Battlefields

We have three opportunities to save hallowed ground in the New Year — the first is a 94-acre tract at Mill Springs, Kentucky, the second is a 9-acre...