Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant Highlights

As part of his plan to reach Washington DC, General Robert Lee and the Confederate armies had engaged in various assaults with Union Troops in prior days with neither side gaining a decisive advantage over the other. On July 3, 1863, the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Union troops repelled a massive artillery assault on Cemetery Ridge in southern Pennsylvania.

We’re thrilled to share the award of a Battlefield Land Acquisition grant to Metro Nashville! This award will support the preservation of a portion of the Nashville Battlefield.

We are excited to announce a Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant to the City of Murfreesboro, TN! This award will enable them to save a significant portion of the Stones River Battlefield.

Congratulations to the Town of Ashland on their two Battlefield Land Acquisition grants. More than 300 acres will be added to the Newtown Battlefield State Park.

With support from an ABPP Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, in partnership with the American Battlefield Trust, will permanently preserve an additional piece of Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield.

With support from an ABPP Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, in partnership with the American Battlefield Trust, will permanently preserve an additional piece of Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield.

With support from an ABPP Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, in partnership with the Capital Region Land Conservancy, will permanently preserve a portion of Deep Bottom battlefield.

Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG) empower preservation partners nationwide to acquire and preserve battlefield lands. Last year ABPP awarded 31 BLAGs, totaling $18.7 million to assist with the non-Federal acquisition and protection of 1,417 acres of battlefield lands. These acres spanned across 9 different states, including Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The Union army’s eventual capture of the Confederate Capital (Richmond) was the greatest signal to the end of the civil war but was precipitated by the Siege of Petersburg.

In an attempt to win, a tactical mistake proved costly for the Confederate army as the casualties rippled through the army signaling the end to a three -day battle and the shifting tide of the war.