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Save Battlefields

Battlefields are part of our national heritage, scenes of struggle and sacrifice where American soldiers lost their lives. The American Battlefield Trust is working to preserve these “hallowed grounds,” as Abraham Lincoln called them, so that future generations can learn from them and can learn to appreciate their hard-won freedom.

Support battlefield land preservation today!

Featured Opportunities

New Market Heights Battlefield, Henrico County, Va.

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Save 132 Acres at Three Historic Battlefields

Will you support the battle for these sacred lands at New Market Heights, Petersburg and Fort Blakeley? Any gift you make today will be multiplied...

Civil War | Opportunity

Preserve 15 Acres at Gettysburg – Willoughby's Run

Gettysburg Preservation Update: Summer 2024 After securing the downpayment last year on our multi-year campaign “First Blood at Willoughby’s Run,” we...

Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, Johnston County, N.C.

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Preserve History at Five Critical Battlefield Sites

We have the exciting opportunity to preserve five parcels of historic land for a total of 278 acres across three states, including the site of one of...

Artillery demonstration at Fredericksburg

Civil War | Opportunity

Save Threatened Battlefield Acres at Fredericksburg

We have the opportunity to save seven and a half acres of twice-hallowed ground. The tract is entirely surrounded by the Fredericksburg and...

Brandywine Battlefield, Chadds Ford, Pa.

Opportunity

Help Save Hallowed Ground at Three Nation-Defining Battlefield Sites

Help save 158 acres at three remarkable battlefields from the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. It’s a rare opportunity to save land from these...

Jackson's Flank Attack happened here at Chancellorsville Battlefield in Spotsylvania Courthouse, Va.

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Restore Six Sacred Battlefield Sites

The Opportunity At Gettysburg, at Chancellorsville, at Seven Pines, and two other hallowed battlefields of the Civil War, vacant buildings now stand...