Micah Jenkins
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...
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The Aftermath of the Battle at Culp's Hill
Few places saw fighting that was as prolonged and deadly as it was at Culp’s Hill during the battle of Gettysburg. Witnessing fighting on both July 2...
A Short History of the Battlefield Preservation Movement
A brief summary of the battlefield preservation movement and outlines the history and purpose of the American Battlefield Trust.
Thirty Years of Memories
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...
Success Stories: The Harris Farm, Spotsylvania Court House
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...
What Might Have Been: Spring Hill, Tennessee
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...
What Might Have Been: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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...
Historical Significance of Horse Island
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...
Starting a National Movement From Scratch
Two of the founding directors of APCSW — Dr. Gary W. Gallagher and Robert K. Krick, — recall creating APCWS as well as the organization’s earliest...
Jim Lighthizer’s First Victory
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...
Three Decades in the Trenches of Battlefield Preservation
Adapted from the foreward to Fighting the Second Civil War: A History of Battlefield Preservation and the Emergence of the Civil War Trust. Thirty...
Brandy Station and Cedar Mountain State Park
Brandy Station and Cedar Mountain battlefields in Culpeper County are among the most significant sites of the American Civil War. Now, an effort is...