Land Preservation

Thirty acres of Civil War battlefield land are destroyed every day.

These battlefields are part of our national heritage; scenes of struggle and sacrifice where American soldiers lost their lives. CWPT 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.

Land Preservation Today...

Most Endangered Battlefields 2008
Threatened Civil War Battlefields
Our annual report on endangered Civil War battlefields, is more than a list of threatened historic sites - it is also a plan for saving the last remaining links to a moment in history that defined us as a nation.. Read More

PRESERVATION OPPORTUNITY
Save Brandy Station: Fleetwood Hill
Help us save another 26 acres at Fleetwood Hill on the Brandy Station battlefield. With a $6 to $1 match you preservation donations have never stretched further.
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PRESERVATION OPPORTUNITY
Save Bentonville
We now have the opportunity to save 173 acres at Bentonville, site of the three-day battle that was the last great assault of the Civil War. Read More

PRESERVATION OPPORTUNITY
Save Brandy Station
We now have a chance to save 23 acres at the center of what has been described as the most fought upon, marched upon, and camped upon piece of ground in American history. Read More

PRESERVATION OPPORTUNITY
Save Fort Donelson and Shiloh
Today we have an opportunity to save 168 acres of battlefield land at two of the Civil War’s most important battlefields – Shiloh and Fort Donelson. Read More