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On December 1, 1835, Micah Jenkins was born on Edisto Island in South Carolina. In 1854, he graduated from the South Carolina Military Academy, now...

Over the last 30 years, more than 200,000 people have contributed to the Trust and its predecessor organizations. Together, we have saved tens of...

In May 1989, the fledgling Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites (APCWS) scored its second-ever save when it formally took title to 1.5...

There is no better way to get an accurate sense of what the Trust has accomplished in the last 30 years than by examining sites that could have been...

This article explains the significance of Horse Island, New York, the site of the Battle of Sackets Harbor, an American victory fought during the War...

This page details a major victory for the American Battlefield Trust and it's President, Jim Lighthizer: the acquisition of the Widow Pence Farm at...

Brandy Station and Cedar Mountain battlefields in Culpeper County are among the most significant sites of the American Civil War. Now, an effort is...

This article summarizes new archaeological finds which pinpoint the actions of colonial militiamen during a military engagement known as Parker's...

The American Battlefield Trust’s broker, Colonel James Ewell Brown “J.E.B.” Stuart, IV is retiring. We are so grateful for Mr. Stuart’s dedicated time...

Battlefield archaeology is important for any conflict, but even more so for the Revolutionary War. Unlike the Civil War, Revolutionary War documents...

The first Revolutionary War preservation efforts began before the war even ended. Congress authorized a monument commemorating the victory at Yorktown...