Support the American Battlefield Trust's Work

With the dedication of Culpeper Battlefields State Park, you could mistakenly assume that little preservation work remains to be done.  

But the legislation that formally authorized its creation explicitly called for the protection of further lands to augment and enhance the park. We have identified some 800 acres optimal for these goals and already realized tangible success in pursing them for the park. 

As always, the Trust will seek to match state funding appropriated by the General Assembly with member donations and other sources. This is critical, given that competition from corporate mega-developers has driven up land prices drastically: the appraised value for a recently protected parcel more than doubled in the course of just four years! We need your help to create a war chest to pursue these parcels when they become available.  

Moreover, we must match a $175,000 Battlefield Restoration Grant from the federal American Battlefield Protection Program to craft a cultural landscape report (CLR) for nearly 1,000 acres being transferred to the state at Brandy Station. This will produce recommendations for how to preserve, rehabilitate, and/or restore the historic landscape in ways that make it accessible and relatable to the public.