CWTrust Illinois Ancestors: More Civil War battlegrounds saved

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Illinois Ancestors: More Civil War battlegrounds saved
Wed, 09/10/2014 - 7:00am | Joan Griffis
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Jim Lighthizer, president of the Civil War Trust, has reported that 2014 "has been a remarkable year for saving America's hallowed ground. ... One of our best years ever." So far the battlefield projects that have been saved:

— Cold Harbor (6 acres)

— Stones River (0.12 acre)

— South Mountain (43 acres)

— Glendale (3 tracts, 57 acres)

Four battlefields — Mansfield, Appomattox Court House, Bentonville, Petersburg (306 acres).

At present, funds are being sought to save 13 acres at Harpers Ferry; $125,000 is needed before Oct. 16, 2014 to secure over $2.3 million in matching funds. In other words, almost $20 (actually $19.40) will be matched for every $1 donated now.

More: http://www.news-gazette.com/living/...stors-more-civil-war-battlegrounds-saved.html
 
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