Category Archives: Battlefield Preservation

Civil War Trust recognizes National Park Service and state champions of battlefield preservation

Posted on May 19, 2011 by skydancer506

(Chantilly, Va.) – During a ceremony this morning at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles hotel, the Civil War Trust, a national battlefield preservation organization, recognized two outstanding historic preservation advocates with its Chairman’s Awards for Achievement. The awards, presented by the … Continue reading →

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Civil War park, museum to open Saturday

Posted on May 5, 2011 by skydancer506

By Preston Knight - [email protected] STRASBURG, Va. — With the grand opening of the Hupp’s Hill Civil War Park scheduled for Saturday, the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation has finished its work turning old into new. The park, which can be visited … Continue reading →

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Va. Civil War battlefields get their own ‘app’

Posted on May 5, 2011 by skydancer506

The Associated Press Visitors to Civil War battlefields in the Fredericksburg area will have a new guide to help them see the historic sites. A “Battle App” will be introduced Wednesday by the Civil War Trust, state officials and the … Continue reading →

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VIRGINIA STATE OFFICIALS AND CIVIL WAR TRUST TO LAUNCH NEW SMARTPHONE TOUR OF FREDERICKSBURG BATTLEFIELD

Posted on April 27, 2011 by skydancer506

(Fredericksburg, Va.) – On Wednesday, May 4, 2011, officials from the Civil War Trust, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Fredericksburg Department of Economic Development and Tourism will gather to launch an exciting smartphone-based mobile tour of the Fredericksburg battlefield. Using … Continue reading →

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Industry encroaches on Maryland’s Civil War battlefields

Posted on April 26, 2011 by skydancer506

Sites at Monocacy, South Mountain highlight conflict with modern society By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun FREDERICK —— Standing behind the old brick Worthington House, visitors can look down the gently sloping hillside and picture the Civil War battle … Continue reading →

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What are the ten costliest battles of the Civil War? Here’s your answer:

Posted on April 23, 2011 by skydancer506

#1 Battle of Gettysburg Date: July 1-3, 1863 Location: Pennsylvania Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee Union Commander: George G. Meade Confederate Forces Engaged: 75,000 Union Forces Engaged: 82,289 Winner: Union Casualties: 51,112 (23,049 Union and 28,063 Confederate) #2 Battle of Chickamauga Date: September 19-20, 1863 Location: Georgia Confederate Commander: Braxton … Continue reading →

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Civil War Trust Lauds Transfer of Gettysburg Country Club Site to National Park Service

Posted on April 21, 2011 by skydancer506

(Gettysburg, Pa., March 25, 2011) – After years spent with its fate hanging in the balance, the Department of the Interior today announced that the 95-acre site of the former Gettysburg Country Club has officially become part of Gettysburg National Military … Continue reading →

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REGISTRATION OPEN FOR TENTH ANNUAL CIVIL WAR TRUST TEACHER INSTITUTE IN HISTORIC NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

Posted on April 19, 2011 by skydancer506

Summit is offered free of charge to educators, offers strategies for bringing history alive in the classroom (Washington, D.C.) – This summer, elementary, middle and high school teachers from around the nation are invited to Nashville, Tenn., to take part in … Continue reading →

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Rare Civil War flags unfurled in Lansing

Posted on April 17, 2011 by skydancer506

Published: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 2:48 AM By Kim Schneider; Grand Rapids Press LANSING — Matt VanAcker dims the lights of the temperature-controlled storage room off a display area of the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing. We don white gloves and … Continue reading →

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Inquirer Editorial: No dice for Gettysburg

Posted on April 16, 2011 by skydancer506

Posted on Sat, Apr. 16, 2011 Philadelphia Inquirer In the same week that Civil War reenactors marked the first shots fired at Fort Sumter 150 years ago, it was a welcome coincidence that Pennsylvania gambling regulators sounded the death knell … Continue reading →

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