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Photo credit: This monument commemorates the memory of the Confederate and Union soldiers who fought at Brices Cross Roads, Mississippi, on June 10, 1864. Brices Cross Roads is the site where Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forest defeated the larger Union force of Gen. S.D. Sturgis, thereby continuing to theaten the Union lines of communication during Gen. Sherman's Atlanta campaign. (Photo by National Park Service)

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MISSION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREFACE

BATTLEFIELDS ON THE LANDSCAPE

A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION

WHY BATTLEFIELDS HAVE BEEN PRESERVED

THE STATUS OF BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION

GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFYING, EVALUATING, AND REGISTERING BATTLEFIELDS

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ENDNOTES

 

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