Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Petersburg and Civil War Trust Team Up to Preserve Southside History
(Petersburg, Va.) – This morning, representatives of the Civil War Trust, the nation’s largest battlefield preservation organization, the City of...
Battlefield Coalition Unveils Findings of Year-Long "Wilderness Gateway Study"
(Orange County, Va.) – After more than a year of public meetings and intense research, the Wilderness Battlefield Coalition today announced the...
Sesquicentennial's First Year Brings Civil War Trust Success on Many Fronts
(Washington, D.C.) – The first year of the American Civil War’s sesquicentennial commemoration was an exceptional one for the Civil War Trust, the...
"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...