Battlefield Preservation

Battlefield PreservationAlexanderHistoryGettysburg National Military ParkMost battlefields have since been developed or degraded Archeological Investigations Civil War Reenactors

Washington D.C. Fort Circle (68 Forts)1919 Bill failed to preserve forts in a circle park

1925 Bill passed, but was implemented very slowly

1963 Kennedy pushes for completion of the circle

Project slowly dwindled in support over the years

Only 19 sites were preserved

Fredericksburg and the WildernessTwo very Important battlefields in Virginia

Fredericksburg and the Wilderness have very little preservation

The Slaughterhouse Pen fund ($12 Million)

Civil War Trust Over 40,000 Acres saved, 122 battlefields

Preservation and Conservation