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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 "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is an American patriotic song written by the abolitionist writer Julia Ward Howe during the American Civil War. Howe adapted her song from the soldiers' song " John Brown's Body " in November 1861, and sold it for $4 to The Atlantic Monthly [ 1 ] in February 1862.
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.
In 2014, the American Battlefield Trust, formerly known as The Civil War Trust, acquired and preserved a 654-acre farm at the Jericho Mills part of the North Anna battlefield. [41] As of November 2021, the Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved a total of 876 acres (3.55 km 2) of the battlefield in four acquisitions since 2012. [42]
Sheridan, who was returning from a meeting in Washington, D.C. when the battle started, hurried to the battlefield and arrived around 10:30 am. His arrival calmed and revitalized his retreating army. At 4:00 pm his army counterattacked, making use of its superior cavalry force. Early's army was routed and fled south.
The American Battlefield Trust and its federal, state and local partners have acquired and preserved more than 180 acres (0.73 km 2) of the battlefield in more than a dozen different transactions since 1996 [69] Hugh A. Garland Jr., the son of slavery advocate and Andrew Jackson supporter Hugh A. Garland was a Confederate casualty in the battle.
The Averasboro Battlefield Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [4] The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved more than 568 acres (2.30 km 2 ) of the Averasborough battlefield as of mid-2023.