Preserve 85 Acres Across Four Remarkable Battlefields & More!

The Opportunity

With your help, the Trust can preserve historic acres on four battlefields in Mississippi, Arkansas, and North Carolina and restore the land at another in Virginia.

The total value of the 85 acres to be preserved, plus restoration costs, is well over one million dollars. But with the anticipated matching grants from federal, state, and local preservation funds, along with gifts from a few generous members, the Trust still needs to raise just $72,430 to complete the deal.

It’s not enough to simply save the land. Once the land is preserved, the Trust works diligently to restore the battlefield to its wartime condition so that each future generation can see the landscape and terrain that the generals and soldiers of the Civil War did.

Your gift today to help us raise $72,430 will save, once and for all, hallowed ground at four battlefields, plus complete a crucial restoration project at The Breakthrough. At The Breakthrough in Petersburg, Virginia, we need to take down a non-historic structure to help return the battlefield to its 1865 appearance.

Every dollar you donate today will be multiplied by 16! Will you help us today and have your gift leveraged 16-to-1?

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The History 

The final months of 1862 were also a busy time for armies in both theaters of the war, as they worked tirelessly to cover and gain ground before the campaigning season ended for the year. The tracts the Trust is hoping to save are part of four important Civil War battles that all took place in the fall — and all within three months of each other.   

• The Battle of Iuka, Mississippi, September 19, 1862 
• The Battle of Corinth, Mississippi, October 3-4, 1862 
• The Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, December 7, 1862
• The Battle of Kinston, North Carolina, December 13-14, 1862 

Each of these battles played an important role in the broader Union strategy to launch simultaneous offensives in multiple theaters of the war. The larger objective was to take control of Confederate resources and stymie efforts across a wider geographic area. And the battle plan was successful. 

The Battles of Iuka and Corinth helped to secure the Union’s hold over the crucial transportation networks in the region. The Battles of Prairie Grove and Kinston maintained and expanded Union control on their respective fronts, helping to isolate Confederate forces locally. 

Preserve 85 Acres at Four Battlefields & Restore Land at The Breakthrough

Today, every tract of threatened hallowed ground is a target for developers who would turn them into housing subdivisions, apartments, distribution warehouses, or utility-scale solar farms.  With your help, we’ll be able to save all four of these crucial battlefield tracts!

Please act quickly. Your gift today can help the Trust raise the final $72,430 to secure these vital tracts forever.

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