Preservation Opportunity in the Western Theater
Our friends at the Civil War Trust sent along this announcement and opportunity to preserve more battlefield ground in the Western Theater. Continue reading for more information about this opportunity and how you can get involved.
“With the exception of Virginia, no state endured more significant Civil War battles than Tennessee. It was in Tennessee — during the war’s early stages — where Gen. Ulysses S. Grant first gained national recognition by demanding and securing the “unconditional surrender” of a Confederate army at Fort Donelson. In 1863, the nation’s gaze was again fixed upon the Volunteer State as Union and Confederate troops vied for control of Chattanooga. And it was in Tennessee that Gen. John Bell Hood launched a last-ditch effort to strike back at the Yankees, resulting in inconceivable suffering at Franklin and ultimate defeat at Nashville.
In recognition of the state’s importance during our nation’s defining conflict, you and I have already saved 3,491 acres in Tennessee, allowing future generations to walk the ground where history was made.
Today, we have the opportunity to save an additional 15 acres at three battlefields in Tennessee: Fort Donelson, Brown’s Ferry (near Chattanooga), and Franklin. We will be adding to the 639 acres we have already saved at these three battlefields—more tiles in the mosaic of Tennessee’s rich Civil War heritage. Thanks to a magnificent $21.17-to-$1 match, you and I can save this land—worth a combined total of $1.5 million—for just $73,250!
Help us build on our previous successes in Tennessee and save these three Tennessee battlefields.
’Til the Battle is Won,
Jim Lighthizer, President
Civil War Trust
P.S. Please join our efforts to save 15 acres at Fort Donelson, Brown’s Ferry, and Franklin. “
I know most authors and historians concentrate on the Eastern theater specifically Virginia, and of course Gettysburg and Antietam. I think it’s time though that we recognize how much fighting was done in Tennessee and how General Grant learned valuable lessons he later carried to the Virginia Theater. And of course we have all General Bragg’s gaff’s and the very important battle of John Bell Hood racing North to try to change the course of the war. So let’s all try to save some more land even though it’s in the western theater. Our children and grandchildren will appreciate it. Please forgive any spelling errors or grammar errors as I am forced to go back 2 using talk to text temporarily again due to health problems. Thank you all for understanding and please, let us help the sacred lands of Tennessee.