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Video programs - On its website, on YouTube and on Facebook, the Trust hosts animated battle maps, four-minute summaries of history topics, a "BattlefieldU" section that answers simple questions and hundreds of "Battlefield Live" videos, shot at the places they help preserve.
The battlefield has been partially preserved and is home to the 1 acre (0.40 ha) Tupelo National Battlefield, established on February 21, 1929. [7] The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have also acquired and preserved 12 acres (0.049 km 2 ) of the Tupelo battlefield as of mid-2023.
The American Battlefield Trust and its partners, including BCNBC, have been acquiring and preserving land at Brice's Cross Roads since 1996, when the Trust's predecessor organization, the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites (APCWS), acquired and preserved 797.7 acres – about two-thirds of the battlefield – in two purchases.
The American Battlefield Trust, formerly known as The Civil War Trust, has been the major preservation organization involved at Brandy Station. The Trust, supplemented by the BSF and other partners, has acquired and preserved 2,159 acres (8.74 km 2 ) of the battlefield in more than 15 separate acquisitions from 1997 through November 2021.
There are threats to the site as gravel mining operations have been allowed. The current organization working to preserve the battlefield is the Buffington Island Battlefield Preservation Foundation. In September 2022, the American Battlefield Trust and its partners acquired and preserved 108 acres of the battlefield. [5]
The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved 2,243 acres (9.08 km 2) of the battlefield in more than a dozen transactions since 2001. Much of this land is now owned by the Trevilian Station Battlefield Foundation, which has developed an online driving tour that begins at the Louisa County Courthouse. [30]
The American Battlefield Trust and its federal, state and local partners have acquired and preserved 727 acres (2.94 km 2) of the battlefield through November 2021, some of which has been acquired by the National Park Service and incorporated into the park. [5]
The Civil War Trust (a division of the American Battlefield Trust) and its partners have acquired and preserved 176 acres (0.71 km 2) of the battlefield. [13] The acreage is part of the High Bridge Trail State Park , which includes a 31-mile trail and the majestic High Bridge, which is more than 2,500 feet long and sits 130 feet above the ...