This is a photograph of three cannons amidst a misty battlefield.

Buddy Secor

Save Battlefields

Battlefields are part of our national heritage, scenes of struggle and sacrifice where American soldiers lost their lives. The American Battlefield Trust is working to preserve these “hallowed grounds,” as Abraham Lincoln called them, so that future generations can learn from them and can learn to appreciate their hard-won freedom.

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Featured Opportunities

Rev War | Opportunity

Help Preserve 64 Acres at Three Revolutionary War Sites

We can save 64 acres of priceless Revolutionary War battlefield sites — together having a total transaction value of $2,115,500 — for only $47,650...

A path through the trees at Williamsburg Battlefield

Rev War | Opportunity

Help Preserve 245 Acres at Williamsburg with an Unheard-of Match!

We have an amazing opportunity to save the 245-acre property that includes the James Custis Farm, part of the 1862 Battle of Williamsburg — making...

Photograph of United States Colored Troops at Port Hudson, Louisiana

Opportunity

Support Outdoor Classrooms at Seven Key Battlefields

The Opportunity Sharing history that is inclusive of all perspectives is a critical component of our mission to preserve America’s hallowed...

Civil War | Opportunity

Save Slaughter Pen Farm

Way back in 2006, battlefield preservationists went above and beyond to save the Slaughter Pen Farm from industrial development with an investment of...

Cannons and a split-rail fence on the Cedar Mountain Battlefield

Opportunity

Save 48 Acres at Cedar Mountain & Cedar Creek Forever

Combined, these 48 acres of hallowed ground at Cedar Creek and Cedar Mountain in Virginia have a transaction value of $939,153 — nearly $1 million...

Opportunity

Protect 239 Acres at Todd’s Tavern & Globe Tavern in Virginia

Today, you and I have a special opportunity to save three tracts of land—141 acres of irreplaceable battlefield land that was once the site of both an...