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The American Battlefield Trust is a charitable organization (501 (c) (3)) whose primary focus is in the preservation of battlefields of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War, through the acquisition of battlefield land. [3] The American Battlefield Trust was formerly known as the Civil War Trust.
Battle. Map of Parker's Cross Roads Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program. Dunham's and Forrest's march routes brought them into contact at Parker's Crossroads on December 31, 1862. Skirmishing began about 9 a.m., with Forrest taking an initial position along a wooded ridge northwest of Dunham at the ...
Strength. 12,000. 7,000. Casualties and losses. 700. 500. The Battle of Averasborough or the Battle of Averasboro, fought March 16, 1865, in Harnett and Cumberland counties, North Carolina, as part of the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War, was a prelude to the climactic Battle of Bentonville, which began three days later.
The battlefield is owned by Lancaster County, and is preserved as a local park. [21] In 1990 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Buford's Massacre Site. [22] The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved 51 acres (0.21 km 2) of the battlefield surrounding the local park as of mid-2023. [23]
In 2008, the Civil War Trust (a division of the American Battlefield Trust) placed the Cold Harbor battlefield on its Ten Most Endangered Battlefields list. Development pressure in the Richmond area was so great that only about 300 acres (1.2 km 2 ) of what was once at least a 7,500-acre (30 km 2 ) battlefield are currently preserved as part of ...
In the fall of 2016, in conjunction with the American Battlefield Trust and its partners, the West Virginia Land Trust acquired 14 acres (5.7 ha) that preserve the core of the battlefield. [8] The organization plans to develop public access to the site in 2018. [9] [10]
The furnace remains and its reconstructed portions were named an American Society for Metals historical landmark in 1994. [7] The park is an American Battlefield Trust Heritage Site, [ 8 ] a stop on the Alabama Appalachian Highlands Birding Trail, [ 9 ] and was listed among the top 10 Alabama parks and nature areas visited in 2016.
The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved 869 acres (3.52 km 2) of the battlefield through November 2021. [8] It is located along the Rappahannock River at Remington, Va., and features visible earthworks as well as bridge and mill ruins. [9]