“Freedom's Fortress” Becomes America's Newest National Monument
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, using the powers granted to him under the 1906 Antiquities Act, President Barack Obama officially designated Fort Monroe...
Civil War Trust Provides History Lovers with "Essential To-Do List" for 150th Anniversary
(Washington, D.C.) – Whether it’s standing atop Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain or inside Antietam’s Dunker Church, or viewing the remains of the...
Proposed Gettysburg Casino Location Rejected by Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
(Harrisburg, Pa.) – Following today’s decision by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to reject a second proposal to bring casino gambling to the...
Civil War Trust Eclipses 30,000 Acre Milestone
(Washington, D.C.) – This week, the Civil War Trust, the nation’s leading organization seeking to protect the hallowed ground of our rapidly...
Walmart Abandons Plans to Build Supercenter on Wilderness Battlefield
(Orange, Va.) – In an unexpected development, Walmart announced this morning that it has abandoned plans to pursue a special use permit previously...
National Preservation Group Unveils New Name, Logo to Mark Beginning of Civil War Sesquicentennial
(Washington, D.C.) – In a letter to its 55,000 members, the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to protecting Civil War battlefields announced this...
