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Gary William Gallagher (born October 8, 1950) is an American historian specializing in the history of the American Civil War. Gallagher in 2024 was the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia. [3] He produced a lecture series on the American Civil War for The Great Courses lecture series.
American Battlefield Trust Teacher Institute Series – The Trust conducts professional development events, in-person and virtually, featuring teacher workshops and battlefield tours. Public Education – The Trust maintains a two-week curriculum for use in classrooms, "Traveling Trunks," a Field Trip fund and more.
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 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, 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.
The Jane Bain Chapter of National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution will play host to the American Revolution Experience, a historic display, starting Aug. 12 at Rodman Public Library.
In November 2022, the National Park Service announced that it had awarded a $1.9 million grant through its American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) to fund the preservation of 200 acres at the battlefield, including the 121-acre Far Away Farm acquired by the Trust and its partners that same month. [35]
The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved more than 294 acres of the battlefield as of mid-2023. [11] The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.