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Gaines' Mill Battlefield, Hanover County, Va.

Civil War | Victory

An Historic Victory at Gaines’ Mill and Cold Harbor

Some of the most important unprotected battlefield land in the United States, hundreds of critical acres at the site of both the Battle of Gaines’...

Field Report

Have a Happy and Historic Holiday Season With These Events Around the Country

T his holiday season, historic sites across the country are celebrating with festive and educational activities for all. The American Battlefield...

Troops led by the Marquis de Lafayette and Alexander Hamilton storm British Redoubt No. 10 during the Battle of Yorktown

Rev War | News

Trust’s Award-Winning Liberty Trail Expands to Virginia

(Great Bridge, Va.) — Just days before the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Great Bridge, the American Battlefield Trust announced today its award...

News

Trust Celebrates “Medal of Honor Act” Becoming Law, Lauds Legislative Supporters

The “Medal of Honor Act” (H.R.695) was signed into law by President Trump yesterday after unanimous passage in both the House of Representatives and...

The Virginia National Guard 1033 Engineer Support Company of the 276 Engineer Battalion spent two weeks on the Cedar Creek Battlefield this past July.

Civil War | Field Report

Building Access, Preserving History with the Virginia National Guard at Cedar Creek

One hundred sixty-one years after the Battle of Cedar Creek, another military unit arrived on the battlefield in Frederick County, Virginia. Not to...

David Duncan and Alan Pell Crawford walking together Battlefield Bookfest

From the Trenches

Inaugural Battlefield BookFest a Smashing Success

O n a blustery day in November, authors, readers and history enthusiasts alike came together in America’s most famous small town for an exciting new...