Working to Save America’s Battlefields
Preserve 161 Acres at Five Western Theater Battlefield Tracts!
Help the Trust save 161 acres across consequential Western Theater battlefields — Fort Heiman and Fort Henry, Brown’s Ferry/Chattanooga, Spring Hill, and Bentonville.
Join Us for Park Day 2025!
Ready to make a difference at your local battlefield or historic site? Join fellow history lovers this April for Park Day! Grab your gloves, make new friends, and help preserve American history — one project at a time.
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Annual Conference 2025
May 1 - 4, 2025 | Boston, MA
Join us for the American Battlefield Trust's 2025 Annual Conference in Boston.
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Park Day
Join us April 26, 2025, for our annual event that brings history enthusiasts and community volunteers together in an effort to help keep our nation’s...
National Teacher Institute 2025
July 10 - 13, 2025 | Gettysburg, PA
The annual National Teacher Institute brings together educators from all over the world for a four-day event which includes breakout sessions...
Save It. Don't Pave It. Stop Building on Battlefields.
Battlefields need advocates like YOU to speak out against ill-considered developments and other threats.