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 trail leads through a cornfield at Cold Harbor Battlefield

Civil War | Opportunity

Save 99 Endangered Acres at Gaines’ Mill and Cold Harbor

Make a gift today to help protect 99 acres of land that comprise “The Intersection” of the Battles of Gaines’ Mill and Cold Harbor plus 51 acres where...

The sun setting over the Chattanooga Battlefield. Trees silhouetted in the foreground.

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Protect 407 Acres Across Four Sacred Battlefields

Please make your most generous gift today to help us raise $307,450 and save 407 critical acres of land in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee...

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...