Archive for Civil War Trust
Help the Civil War Trust Save Cool Spring Battlefield
Posted by: | Comments
The Cool Spring, Virginia, battlefield is one of five that the Civil War Trust is endeavoring to save during a year end campaign that includes an incredible $109 to $1 match! The campaign seeks to preserve 1150 acres of the battlefield where George Crook’s Army of West Virginia fought. West Virginia units at the battle included the 1st, 11th, 12th, and 15th West Virginia Infantries, as well as the 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Battery E.
To learn more about the campaign and to donate, visit: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/yearend2012/a-message-from-jim-lighthizer.html
For more info on the Battle of Cool Springs, click here….
Civil War Trust Honors Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Champion
Posted by: | CommentsDuring a ceremony on March 2, 2012, at the Bavarian Inn in historic Shepherdstown, W.Va., the Civil War Trust, the nation’s largest battlefield preservation organization, recognized two outstanding advocates for the protection of historic sites with its Chairman’s Awards for Excellence. One of the awards, presented by the Trust’s chairman, Henry E. Simpson, honored Edward Dunleavy of Shepherdstown, W.Va., for his outstanding work with the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association.
Read the entire press release from the Civil War Trust….
Toward Statehood
Posted by: | CommentsWestern Virginia on the Eve of War
by Dr. Mark A. Snell, Director of the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War at Shepherd University
Read the article that appeared in the Fall 2011 issue of Hallowed Ground magazine produced by the Civil War Trust.
1864, Library of Congress