Links - Civil War Battlefield Preservation Sites

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Links — Civil War Battlefield Preservation

	The Civil War Preservation Trust
	The Civil War Preservation Trust is America's largest non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of our nation's endangered Civil War battlefield lands. The Trust also promotes educational programs and heritage tourism initiatives to inform the public about the war and the fundamental conflicts that sparked it.
	Locations: Washington, D.C. & Hagerstown, Maryland
	E-mail: The Civil War Preservation Trust

	Mansfield, Louisiana - Why the fuss about the Mansfield battlefield?
	“It is really very simple. That field where the Confederates in April 1864 scored a stunning victory that turned back the invading Union forces from the interior of Texas and, where many a brave Texas boy fell in defense of the Lone Star state, is literally being systematically destroyed by strip mining. As you read this message today and every day for the foreseeable future, that hallowed ground is being obliterated.
	A mining company, owned by AEP SWEPCO, has purchased leases well into the center of the battle's Phase 1. They have not started to mined this area. You can see pictures of this destruction by clicking on the the picture of the Allen House. So, what to do? It has been said that ‘Some people look at things and ask why. Other people look at things and say why not?’ Which mind are you? Let ’s make a difference and say, ‘Why not?’” . . .Dan Laney, President, Austin Civil War Round Table, Inc. Mansfield photographs courtesy of Gary Joiner.
	Location: Mansfield, LA
	E-mail: Friends of Mansfield Battlefield Gary Joiner or Austin Civil War Round Table, Inc. John Oeffinger
	Call To Action: Preserving the Mansfield Battlefield is a top priority of the Friends of the Mansfield Battlefield, Austin Civil War Round Table, Inc., the Civil War Preservation Trust, and other organizations. Be sure to check out these organization's efforts to save one of the top-10 most endangered Civil War battlefields.