Tag Archives: American Battlefield Trust

Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: Josiah Benner Farm

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Kristopher D. White

Part of a Series. On the north side of Rock Creek, and along the west side of the Harrisburg Road, sits the Josiah Benner Farm. At the time of the battle, the farm encompassed 123 acres of the Gettysburg battlefield. … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: American Battlefield Trust Celebrates Victory At Four Battlefields

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Earlier this week, an announcement from American Battlefields Trust shared a preservation victory for four Civil War battlefields!

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Yes, I Picked Benjamin Butler for My Fantasy Draft

Posted on June 2, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes guest author Bryan Cheeseboro. Recently, I enjoyed “The Civil War Fantasy Draft” presented by The American Battlefield Trust on their Facebook page as part of their new Zoom Goes the History video series.  As we are under social … Continue reading →

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The Civil War Zoom Boom, part one: The American Battlefield Trust

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

(part one in a series) It’s been a while since I’ve channel surfed on TV, but Civil War buffs scrolling through their evening Facebook feeds might feel a little deja vu these days. Since the pandemic lock-down triggered stay-at-home orders … Continue reading →

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A Walk Around the Fox House at North Anna

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

On this date, May 23, in 1864, Ulysses S. Grant rudely interrupted an afternoon glass of buttermilk Robert E. Lee was enjoying on the porch of the Fox house, just south of the North Anna River. By the end of … Continue reading →

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A very private war: Rocky Face Ridge, May 8 to 11, 1864

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Dave Powell

On the morning of May 8. 1864, Colonel Emerson Opdycke’s 125th Ohio infantry drew an unenviable assignment. One of the regiments comprising the Third Brigade, Second Division, of O. O. Howard’s Fourth Corps in the Army of the Cumberland, the … Continue reading →

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Tracing the Overland Campaign

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Last year, to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the Overland Campaign, ECW did a number of video projects tracing the movement of the armies from the Rapidan River down to Cold Harbor. Some of those projects appeared on the ECW … Continue reading →

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Williamsburg Battlefield: Making Good On A Promise

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Drew Gruber

For three days during the early summer of 2018, I had the honor to deliver a set of tours during the American Battlefield Trust’s (ABT) annual conference. Held in Newport News this event brought together the most dedicated and knowledgeable … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Garry Adelman (conclusion)

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

part six of a six-part series I’ve been talking this week with Garry Adelman, chief historian at the American Battlefield Trust. Garry wears many other hats, though, including Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg and co-founder of the Center for Civil … Continue reading →

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TONIGHT: The American Battlefield Trust’s Civil War Fantasy Draft

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Join ECW tonight at 7:15 for a fun Facebook LIVE special event sponsored by the American Battlefield Trust: The Civil War Fantasy Draft! ECW historians Dan Davis, Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, Dave Powell, and Kris White will be participating, along with … Continue reading →

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