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Congress established the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission in 1991 to identify the most significant lands associated with the Civil War and to evaluate their condition and any threats to their preservation. This report, published in 1993, forms the...
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The defining event in our nation's history. Between 1861 and 1865, 10,000 battles and engagements were fought across the continent, from Vermont to the New Mexico Territory, and beyond. The four-year struggle between north and south made heroes of...
December 1776 & January 1777. General George Washington's army wins three key battles over 10 days — the Battle of Trenton on December 26, the Battle of the Assunpink Creek (Second Trenton) on January 2, 1777, and the battle of Princeton on...
Today, visitors can explore Chancellorsville Battlefield within the wider remit of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. 7. Fort Donelson Battlefield. Fort Donelson Battlefield was the site of a fierce and pivotal battle fought...
Battles rated by CWSAC. The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) was established within the United States National Park Service to classify the preservation status of historic battlefield land. In 1993, the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission...
The American Battlefield Trust strives to help promote the unique benefits of visiting historic sites and showcase how these exceptional resources can form pillars of local and regional tourism infrastructure. In some cases, the Trust may be able to...
The Civil War was a defining moment in American history that shaped the nation for generations. Explore the sites and stories of this epic conflict at the battlefields preserved by the National Park Service. Learn about the causes, consequences, and...
The Civil Wars. 1638 - 1660. The warfare that took place in these islands in the mid 17th century is still popularly known as the English Civil War. In reality it was three, interlocking conflicts, now fashionably described by historians by various...
In Kansas and Missouri, the Civil War was a violent, ugly mess involving organized military units, semi-organized groups of partisans, and freelance terrorists. Among the most brutal of these men ...
The Central Virginia Battlefields Trust continues its process of piecing together the parcels of land that saw major fighting during Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson's famous May 2, 1863, flank attack. This new tract, known as Stonewall Brigade...
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