Today, we have the chance to preserve precious hallowed ground at three battlefields — Spotsylvania Court House in Virginia, and Corinth and Champion Hill, both in Mississippi.
Battlefield land at these historic places is seldom available, and if we don’t save these acres now, we may never get the chance again. While the cost of preserving battlefield land is not cheap, not saving our history is simply a price we cannot afford.
The battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Corinth, and Champion Hill carried an especially heavy cost. Combined, they resulted in approximately 45,000 casualties — a tremendous number of lives, limbs, and livelihoods lost.
When the Spotsylvania Court House property came on the market, there were seven bidders on the first day, including the Trust. Fortunately, by the end of that day, the Trust was able to secure a contract on the land.
Yes, things can move that quickly.
It’s been that way for a while now and it keeps getting more challenging. The pressure from developers to pay over market price so they can build new houses, data centers, warehouses, and solar farms is intense.
But we do have something they don’t have — we have fiercely loyal history lovers like you, Paul, who care about the future of our country and want to protect and preserve our past.
Please make a donation today to help honor the heroes of this hallowed ground in Virginia and Misssissippi.
Many Americans paid the ultimate price fighting on these battlefields, and we owe it to all future generations to preserve their memory and our history.
As a special gift and a token of my gratitude, if you make a gift of $60 or more today, you will receive a copy of the Trust’s newest book, The Cost of War: A Visual Summary of Civil War Devastation. This is a newly published work exclusively available to American Battlefield Trust members. You won’t want to miss out on this limited-time offer!
'Til the battle is won,
David N. Duncan, President
American Battlefield Trust