Finding Common Ground: A Preferred Development Plan for the Wilderness Battlefield Gateway Area
Orange County, Va. – Just over two years ago, disagreement over development at the entrance to the Wilderness Battlefield divided this historic...
Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Petersburg and Civil War Trust Team Up to Preserve Southside History
(Petersburg, Va.) – This morning, representatives of the Civil War Trust, the nation’s largest battlefield preservation organization, the City of...
Battlefield Coalition Unveils Findings of Year-Long "Wilderness Gateway Study"
(Orange County, Va.) – After more than a year of public meetings and intense research, the Wilderness Battlefield Coalition today announced the...
Sesquicentennial's First Year Brings Civil War Trust Success on Many Fronts
(Washington, D.C.) – The first year of the American Civil War’s sesquicentennial commemoration was an exceptional one for the Civil War Trust, the...
"Freedom's Fortress" Becomes America's Newest National Monument
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, using the powers granted to him under the 1906 Antiquities Act, President Barack Obama officially designated Fort Monroe...
Civil War Trust Provides History Lovers with "Essential To-Do List" for 150th Anniversary
(Washington, D.C.) – Whether it’s standing atop Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain or inside Antietam’s Dunker Church, or viewing the remains of the...