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Civil War Trust Preserves America’s Civil War Battlefields With Help of CFC “Our Civil War battlefields are living textbooks available and invaluable forever to future generations. As such, they must be preserved, protected and cherished.” – Gen. Colin L. Powell USA (RET.)
Every high school history textbook in America tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg — the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and, arguably, the turning point of the conflict. Few events in the history of our nation have received the measure of academic study and public interest that Gettysburg has enjoyed. And, yet, what happened over three days in July 1863 is only part of the story of this remarkable battlefield and park. The park you see today was not instantly set aside as a monument to the bravery of American soldiers; it was assembled piecemeal, acre by acre and one iconic landmark at a time. That process began almost as soon as the battle ended and continues up to the present. This
been permanently protected; each and every day, 30 acres of this land bloodied by the sacrifices of our ancestors is lost forever.
155th Pennsylvania Monument on Little Round Top, Gettysburg
work has been undertaken by local residents, by the veterans who survived the horrors of battle, by the federal and state governments and by individual private citizens. Today, the Civil War Trust is the only national organization committed to educating the public about the war’s legacy and the fundamental conflicts
that sparked it, by protecting the final tangible links to this defining moment in our history — the battlefields where the conflict was decided. During the first 25 years after our foundation in 1987, the Trust has preserved more than 36,000 acres of hallowed ground at 121 sites in 20 states. Nationally, only about 20 percent of the land associated with the Civil War’s most significant battles has
At Gettysburg and at battlefields across the country, the Trust works closely with the National Park Service to identify the highest priority pieces of land, those whose addition to the park would most enhance the way the story of those battlefields can be told. Together with other nonprofit partners, we are able to facilitate transactions that will have a lasting impact on the way future generations view, interpret and enjoy these battlefields. What better way to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War than by saving the land where those brave soldiers fought and died? Please join us in saving this land before it is too late. More information is available at civilwar.org. Story by the Civil War Trust Photo courtesy of Louis Quattrini/Mach III Photo
CIVIL WAR TRUST Saving America’s Civil War Battlefields
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