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The president of the American Battlefield Trust is David N. Duncan, formerly the Trust's Chief Development Officer, who served as the organization's chief fund raiser from March 2000 until taking over as president in October 2020 upon the retirement of O. James Lighthizer, who had led the non-profit since November 1999. [33]
In November 2014, the Trust expanded its preservation mission to include not only Civil War battlefields, but those of the American Revolution and the War of 1812. [14] Through 2019, the organization has saved almost 52,000 acres at more than 130 battlefields in 24 states, averaging well over 2,000 acres a year during Lighthizer's 20 years at ...
Lighthizer's brother, O. James Lighthizer, is an American Civil War expert. James Lighthizer was the president of the American Battlefield Trust, a battlefield preservation organization, and a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates. [44]
On September 9, 2006, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma conveyed to the United States title to 1,465 acres (6 km 2) to be held in trust for the National Historic Site. [5] The site includes 640 acres (260 ha) acquired and preserved by the American Battlefield Trust and its partners. [10]
CWPT President Jim Lighthizer at Slaughter Pen Farm. In March 2006, the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) - now the Civil War Trust (a division of the American Battlefield Trust) - announced the beginning of a $12 million national campaign to preserve the historic Slaughter Pen Farm, a key part of the Fredericksburg battlefield, Virginia, United States.
The battle site has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved 172 acres (0.70 km 2) of the battlefield through mid-2023. [3]
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.
The American Cincinnatus: [1] Like the famous Roman, he won a war, then became a private citizen instead of seeking power or riches as a reward. He became the first president general of the Society of the Cincinnati, formed by Revolutionary War officers who also "declined offers of power and position to return to his home and plough".