Right now, the Trust has a rare opportunity to protect three unprotected pieces of Civil War battlefield land — two at Antietam and one at Gettysburg — before they are lost to development.
To save them, we must raise $349,938. Thanks to support from incredible donors, we are nearly 80% of the way to reaching our previous goal at Antietam, and to saving an additional remarkable property at Gettysburg for future generations.
With just a few weeks left to meet the total needed to save these Antietam tracts, we've been presented with another incredible opportunity: preservation of a small, but significant property at Gettysburg — only about 40 miles away!
Thanks to generous partners and federal grants, every dollar you give today is matched, nearly quadrupling your impact.
Hallowed Grounds at Antietam & Gettysburg are at risk!
Your support today helps ensure Antietam and Gettysburg remain places of reflection, learning, and honor.
Protect Three Tracts at Antietam & Gettysburg
What's currently at stake:
At Antietam, these fields witnessed the desperate Final Attack on September 17, 1862 — the costliest day in American history — when Union forces surged forward and the fate of the war hung in the balance. Just days later, the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation reshaped the nation's future. Preserving this land protects the place where freedom took a decisive step forward.
At Gettysburg, a single unprotected acre near the Baltimore Pike tells another critical story. Thousands of Union soldiers crossed this ground under fire as they rushed to defend Culp's Hill during three pivotal days of fighting. Today, that land remains vulnerable to development that would erase its connection to the past forever.
Time is not on our side. But with your help today, we can secure these sacred acres for future generations.
Please act now and help defend history at Antietam and Gettysburg.
'Til the battle is won,
David N. Duncan
President
American Battlefield Trust
P.S. Once historic land is lost, it cannot be reclaimed. Your support today helps secure these sacred places at Antietam & Gettysburg while we still can. Can we count on you to make a gift today?