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Category Archives: Preservation
Saving History Saturday: Relocating A Statue
The following original press release was dated February 6, 2021, from Dalton, Georgia. It offers details about a solution found for moving and preserving a Civil War statue in a way agreeable to many in that local community. On July … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: 36 Acres of The Wilderness Battlefield Ready For Preservation
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust is continuing a long-time partnership with American Battlefield Trust to assist with the final fundraising to save 36 acres of The Wilderness Battlefield! In 2019, the American Battlefield Trust began preservation work on an important 36-acre … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: Preservation at New Market Heights
The following text is an official press release from American Battlefield Trust, shared on February 10, 2021. PRESERVATION OF LAND AT NEW MARKET HEIGHTS HONORS THE VALOR OF BLACK CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS American Battlefield Trust protects 22 additional acres … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: Freedom Colonies in Texas
When the Civil War ended in 1865, approximately 250,000 formerly enslaved people in the state of Texas faced an uncertain future. Although freed from slavery, challenges and difficulties remained as families searched for places to live, jobs, and community. Self-sufficient, … Continue reading
Posted in Preservation, Reconstruction
Tagged black history, Historic Preservation, Reconstruction, Saving History Saturday
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Saving History Saturday: 110 Acres at Three Battlefields
There’s hallowed ground to save at the battlefields of Mill Springs, Petersburg, and Bentonville, and American Battlefield Trust is working to preserve the total 110 acres at the three sites. According to the campaign page on their website, the preservation … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: Grant Cottage is now a National Landmark!
The news broke this week! Grant Cottage has been officially named a national landmark. We’ve been following this development for a few months now, and it’s exciting to see the positive changes. Congressional leaders reflected on the moment by sharing … Continue reading
Posted in National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged Grant Cottage, Preservation, Saving History Saturday
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“High upon a hill she stands” – The Civil War History of Jewell Hall in Liberty, Missouri
In the heart of Clay County, Missouri sits the historic town of Liberty and one of the oldest colleges west of the Mississippi River – William Jewell College. Located near the state’s contentious, bloody Western Border, Liberty sat at the … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: Vote For Preservation of Endangered Artifacts
Want to cast a vote and help museums get grant money for material preservation? Now through January 20, you can vote once daily in Virginia Association of Museums’ Virginia’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts program. There are 10 artifacts in 10 … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: New Preservation at Fort Blakely Battlefield
At the end of March 1865, several Confederate strong-holds and forts remained around Mobile Bay, Alabama. The Federal XVI and XIII Corps, commanded by General Edward R.S. Canby marched toward Spanish Fort. On April 8, an attack pierced the Confederate … Continue reading
Posted in Preservation, USCT
Tagged Battlefield Preservation, Fort Blakeley, Saving History Saturday
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American Battlefield Trust Preserves the Heart of Williamsburg’s Civil War Battlefield
The American Battlefield Trust has had quite a December so far! First they announced a campaign to preserve an incredibly important tract at the heart of the Gaines’s Mill and Cold Harbor battlefields. Then they declared victory on a piece … Continue reading
Posted in Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged 2nd New Hampshire, 37th New York, 40th New York, 61st Pennsylvania, 70th New York, 72nd New York, American Battlefield Protection Program, American Battlefield Trust, Battle of Williamsburg, Bloody Ravine, Cliff Fleet, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, David Duncan, Fort Monroe, George B. McClellan, Joseph E. Johnston, Medal of Honor, Peninsula Campaign, Preservation, self-emancipation, Williamsburg Battlefield Association
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