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Tag Archives: Battlefield Preservation
Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force “Nashville” video series
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal The Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force observed the anniversaries of the Battles of Franklin and Nashville from November 13-17, 2014 which culminated in the dedication to a marker on Shy’s Hill in Nashville … Continue reading
Posted in 1864, Battlefield Preservation, Battles, Commemoration, Education, Film
Tagged 10th Minnesota, 13th U.S.C.T., 13th United States Colored Troops, 1864, 2014, 5th Minnesota, 7th Minnesota, 9th Minnesota, Antietam Creek Entertainment, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Franklin Trust, Battle of Nashville, Battle of Nashville Preservation Society, Battlefield Preservation, Civil War Trust, Darryl Sannes, Dean Urdahl, Eric A. Jacobson, Fort Negley, Franklin, George H. Thomas, James Kay, Jeffrey Williams, John Allyn, John Bell Hood, John Schofield, Ken Flies, Mike Peden, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Nashville National Cemetery, November, Shy's Hill, Tennessee, Thomas Heffelfinger, Tre Hargett, William Shy
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National organization recognizes battlefield preservation champions from Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee
(Chattanooga, Tenn.) – During a ceremony this evening Fairyland Club on Lookout Mountain, the Civil War Trust, a national battlefield preservation organization, will recognize three outstanding historic preservation advocates with its Chairman’s Awards for Achievement. The awards, presented by the Trust’s … Continue reading
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Tagged A&E, Abel Streight, Alabama, Battlefield Preservation, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Civil War Combat, Civil War Journal, CWPT, Daniel Fulenwider, Day's Gap, Fairyland Club, Fredericksburg, Georgia, Harpers Ferry, Henry Simpson, Hog Mountain, James Ogden, Lookout Mountain, Mary Ann Peckham, Mississippi, Nathan Bedford Forrest, National Park Service, Point Lookout, Southeast Regional of the Land Trust for Tennessee, Spotsylvania, Tennessee
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Manassas rescue fueled preservation movement
Manassas was where today’s battlefield preservation efforts began, with an assist from Fredericksburg. By CLINT SCHEMMER A hundred and fifty years ago Thursday near this railroad junction, terrible bloodshed occurred. Millions know the event today as the First Battle … Continue reading
Manassas Battlefield gains ground on eve of 150th
STEVE SZKOTAK, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Manassas Battlefield is expanding on the eve of the 150th anniversary of the first great land battle in the Civil War. The Civil War Trust, the National Park Service and state and local officials are announcing … Continue reading
Civil War Trust recognizes National Park Service and state champions of battlefield preservation
(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
Civil War park, museum to open Saturday
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
Industry encroaches on Maryland’s Civil War battlefields
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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Tagged Battlefield Preservation, Civil War Trust, Maryland, Monocacy
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