Civil War Trust marks Streights Raid anniversary by unveiling interpretive site on recently preserved land
The Civil War Trust, the nation’s largest nonprofit battlefield preservation organization, marked the 150th anniversary of Streight's Raid during the...
Commonwealth of Virginia, Civil War Trust and Shenandoah University Announce Public-Private Partnership to Protect Cool Spring Battlefield
This morning, Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources Doug Domenech joined representatives of the Civil War Trust and Shenandoah University to...
Presidential Budget Returns Oil and Gas Revenues to Land and Water Conservation, Boosting Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
President Obama today proposed a budget that will move toward fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund by 2015. For 48 years, LWCF has been...
U.S. House Passes Battlefield Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act (H.R. 1033), a bipartisan bill authored by U...
Study Outlines Tangible Economic and Tourism Benefits of Battlefield Preservation
Economic Impact StudyAdvocates of historic preservation have long held that the places where important events unfolded are irreplaceable and felt that...
Interpretive Center Opens for Kelly's Ford Anniversary
The Civil War Trust has partnered with Culpeper, Va.-based businesses and local preservationists to complete the installation of an interpretive...
