American Battlefield Trust

Buddy Secor

Help Save 15 Hallowed Acres at Gettysburg Willoughby’s Run

We’re nearly to the finish line to save 15 hallowed acres at Gettysburg. Please help us raise the remaining needed in time for Gettysburg’s 162nd anniversary.

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Gettysburg Virtual Field Trip

Join us for our latest Virtual Field Trip to the most famous small town in America, featuring exclusive stops at the National Military Park, Seminary Ridge Museum and more.

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Robert James

The Digital Invasion

Rapid data center expansion threatens Virginia’s historic landscapes, communities, and environment. Our latest The Nature of History explores the growing impact.

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Buddy Secor

Stop Prince William County from Destroying Hallowed Ground

Join us in defending American history and stop the catastrophic destruction of Manassas and The Wilderness battlefields!

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On May 20, 1864, photographer James Gardner captured one of the Civil War’s most iconic images of wounded Union soldiers at a Fredericksburg hospital. Join Garry Adelman and Kris White at the scene.

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Help the Trust save 161 acres across consequential Western Theater battlefields — Fort Heiman and Fort Henry, Brown’s Ferry/Chattanooga, Spring Hill, and Bentonville.

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