Preserve
We transferred a 35-acre tract at Barlow’s Knoll in Gettysburg to the National Park Service, land that had long been considered one of the park’s top priorities.
In the heart of the Stones River Battlefield in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, we saved 48 acres that had once been considered lost to industrial use.
We also saved 9 acres at Brown’s Ferry in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a property that saw the pain of both the Civil War and the Trail of Tears.
We completed two major acquisitions to nearly complete the preservation of the Perryville Battlefield in Kentucky.
We secured important Civil War acquisitions at Shiloh, Antietam, Williamsburg, Cold Harbor, Cedar Mountain, Cedar Creek, and Parker’s Cross Roads.
We saved momentous Revolutionary War land at Bennington, New York, and Port Royal, South Carolina.
Educate
As Brown’s Ferry drew our attention to the Civil War’s Western Theater, so did our new map book.
Our digital offerings also proved an incredible asset for students and teachers, drawing more than 5 million student visits to the Trust's website.
To meet this hunger for quality content, we posted more than 300 new or overhauled articles, more than 300 videos and three new apps.
Our online Civil War curriculum was overhauled while an inquiry-based version debuted. Be on the lookout for our upcoming Revolutionary War curriculum!
Inspire
Our work is widespread and always pushes us and our supporters to expand upon the idea of what is possible!
Two different video productions, “Civil War 1864” and “Brothers in Valor,” won awards as they emphasized the power of perspective.
We surpassed 125,000 subscribers on our YouTube channel!
We continue to learn how valuable young voices are. We brought in a new cohort of Youth Leadership Team members and witnessed the publication of a former member’s ambitious audio drama on the Battle of Kings Mountain.
We launched a partnership with Ancestry, opening doors for content collaboration and encouraging multiple routes for the exploration of history!
We will soon be joining the National Park Service at Gettysburg to amplify the character-building Great Task Youth Leadership Program.
We also demonstrated our commitment to creating content that bridges the gap between modern service members and their forebearers by introducing The Warrior Legacy initiative.
While we made great progress in 2020, our work is far from done. We have big goals for 2021 and beyond, including our commitment to preserving the most important unprotected and twice-hallowed battlefield land at Gaines' Mill and Cold Harbor.
As we head into 2021, I'm excited to make even more impact, which we'll be able to accomplish thanks to your support. We couldn't do it without you.
With gratitude,
David N. Duncan
President