Tag Archives: American Battlefield Protection Program

Saving History Saturday: Battlefield Acquisition Grants Awarded to Three Civil War Battlefields

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Terry Rensel

The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) recently awarded $1,002,112.35 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to four projects, including three Civil War preservation projects. The two of the projects are in Louisiana and the third is in Arkansas, … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: Battlefield Preservation Grants Awarded

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Terry Rensel

The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) recently awarded $2,347,080 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to four projects, including three Civil War preservation projects. The two of the projects are in Virginia and the third is in Mississippi, … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: $3.3 Million for Battlefield Preservation

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

This week the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program announced that $3,378,437 has been awarded through Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to preserve more than 536 acres of land in Tennessee and Virginia. The recipients are the City of Chattanooga, … Continue reading →

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American Battlefield Trust Preserves the Heart of Williamsburg’s Civil War Battlefield

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

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 →

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Saving History Saturday: $2.88 Million Through American Battlefield Protection Program To Save Hallowed Ground

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

On August 27, 2020, the National Park Service published a news release stating that “the Trump Administration today announced $2,887,423 in grants from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program to protect 221 acres of Civil War battlefields and … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: American Battlefield Protection Program to Help Save 50 Acres at Cold Harbor

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Just before the start of the year, the American Battlefield Protection Program – the arm of the National Park Service to preserve hallowed ground – awarded nearly $440 million to save vital acreage at the Cold Harbor battlefield. Just over 50 … Continue reading →

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Preservation News: Over 50 Acres Added to North Carolina Battlefields

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Earlier this week, the National Park Service awarded $166,360 in American Battlefield Protection Program grants to preserve both the Averasborough (also spelled Averasboro) and Bentonville battlefields in North Carolina. Coincidentally, both of these battlefields were the sites of some of … Continue reading →

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Preserving America’s Hallowed Ground is a Bipartisan Effort

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

No other source has contributed more funding to the preservation of America’s hallowed ground than the American Battlefield Protection Program. This is not only for battlefields of the Civil War, but also the American Revolutionary War and the War of … Continue reading →

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