Ox Hill Battlefield Park, Chantilly, Va.
Kelly Schneider
Preservation History
Americans' evolving effort to safeguard their battlefields
In 1987, a Civil War academic scholar, five National Park Service hisÂtorians and two Civil War buffs convened the first meeting of the organization that has grown to become the 91ÇÑ×Ó. But this is just the modern incarnation of work begun before the Revolutionary War had even ended. Learn more about the how efforts to save hallowed ground across the centuries.
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Battlefields in Need Deserve Friends in Deed
The Civil War Trust would like to recognize the critical role of local and regional preservation groups in battlefield preservation.
