Civil War Trust

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We've saved more than 42,000 acres of American battlefield land. Join us and save our hallowed ground!

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Joined March 2009

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  1. Make a final tax-deductible gift to save more battlefield land before 2016 comes to a close:

  2. "A Desperate Snow Battle" A Confederate Snowball Fight, Winter 1862-1863

  3. Often dubbed the “courageous commoner,” Andrew Johnson was born in a log cabin on this day in 1808

  4. Jericho Mills canvas boats constructed by the 50th NY Engineers & where Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren's 5th Corps crossed May 23rd, 1864.

  5. Our Shiloh animated map brings the battle to life! Troop movement animations, narratives, video, & more

  6. "For 2016, the Trust reported victory at 30 battlefields across 10 states, including Perryville and Gettysburg.”

  7. in 1887, John Sappington Marmaduke died while serving as the Governor of Missouri:

  8. Saving Battlefields, Inspiring Youth: An overview of our educational programs for the next generation:

  9. and locate a history event in your area- like the anniversary celebration at

  10. Confederate Gen. William Nelson Pendleton was born in 1809. He served from First Manassas through Appomattox.

  11. After the Christmas Crossing of the Delaware, Washington’s Continental Army surprised the Hessians at Trenton.

  12. The Winter Patriots: Trenton & Princeton Campaign, 1776 via

  13. Read this heartbreaking poem from a Confederate soldier reflecting on Christmas night of 1862:

  14. Christmas in the Confederate White House, as told by Varina Davis:

  15. Did you know Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” has roots in the Civil War?

  16. Support battlefield preservation as you shop for the holidays! Pick the Civil War Trust as your charity

  17. On The Homefront: Christmas During the Civil War

  18. Looking for a last-minute holiday gift? Give a Civil War Trust Gift Membership!

  19. From Lee's HQ at : bullet-riddled shutters (1st day) & wooden chair thought to be in the house during time of the battle

  20. The Liberty Trail: The Southern Campaigns of the Revolutionary War- Over The Bloody Swamps And Through The Woods

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