We have a chance to preserve historic acres at four battlefields and to restore the land at another. The total value of the 85 acres to be preserved, plus restoration costs, is well over one million dollars.
Some good news — with the anticipated matching grants from federal, state, and local preservation funds, along with gifts from a few generous members, we need to raise just $72,430 to complete the deal.
What that means for you is that every dollar you donate today will be multiplied by 16!
The bad news — every single one of these tracts is a target for developers who would turn them into housing subdivisions, apartments, distribution warehouses, or utility-scale solar farms.
We cannot let that happen. And thanks to our members — patriotic Americans like you — we will not.
Today, your support can ensure we preserve 85 acres across the following battlefields:
• The Battle of Iuka, Mississippi, September 19, 1862
• The Battle of Corinth, Mississippi, October 3-4, 1862
• The Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, December 7, 1862
• The Battle of Kinston, North Carolina, December 13-14, 1862
Will you help us today and have your gift leveraged 16-to-1?
As you know, it’s not enough to simply save the land.
Once the land is preserved, we must work diligently to restore the battlefield to its wartime condition so that each future generation can see the landscape and terrain that the generals and soldiers of the Civil War did.
At The Breakthrough in Petersburg, Virginia, we need to take down a non-historic structure to help return the battlefield to its 1865 appearance.
Your gift today to help us raise $72,430 will save, once and for all, hallowed ground at four battlefields, plus complete a crucial restoration project at The Breakthrough.
Can we count on you?
'Til the battle is won,
David N. Duncan
President
American Battlefield Trust