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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

A vibrant sky over the Princeton Battlefield

Rev War | Opportunity

Help Save 261 Acres of Revolutionary War History

We have the chance to save an incredible 261 acres of highly significant Revolutionary War battlefield land AND fund a project that will bring the...

A rainbow at The Wilderness Battlefield, Spotsylvania and Orange Counties, Va.,

Civil War | Opportunity

Don’t Let Data Centers Destroy the Wilderness

For the first time ever, the Trust is asking you to help us pay for legal representation so that we can take a stand in a court of law. Please...

Vicksburg National Military Park at sunset

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Preserve 32 Acres at Chickasaw Bayou and Champion Hill

See every dollar matched $6.50-to-$1 when you make a gift to nearly 32 acres of prime, unprotected battlefield land at Chickasaw Bayou and Champion...

Civil War | Opportunity

Help Restore History at Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Slaughter Pen Farm & more!

To restore land and history at Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Slaughter Pen Farm and New Market Heights, we must raise $131,000. Please help to finish the...

AVAR participants in the field at Saratoga

Opportunity

Help Enrich Battle Understanding Through Archaeology

Battlefield archaeology is essential to improving our understanding of past conflicts. Where historians see only inexact written references to...