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>From www.conservationfund.org/conservation/index.html
> The Conservation Fund Report:
> Civil War Battlefields Endangered
>
>
> Arlington, Virginia
> Contact: Frances H. Kennedy
> 505 984-2565
>
>
> Arlington, VA May 27, 1999. Marking the date of last principal battle
> of the Civil War in May 1865, The Conservation Fund, a national
> nonprofit organization, today issued a report on the condition of the
> 384 principal battlefields of the Civil War: 226 are not protected. Of
> the 158 that have protection, the protected areas of some, such as
> Antietam in Maryland, are large enough to honor the soldiers and to
> enable visitors to understand the battle. Others, such as the one acre
> on the Tupelo, Mississippi, battlefield, are too small or fragmented.
>
> The successes in battlefield preservation today are the result of
> efforts by both the private and public sectors, beginning with the
> Civil War veterans: 62 are protected by the federal government, 51 by
> states, 20 by counties and municipalities, and 25 by the private
> sector. The data for the report were drawn from the research for the
> new edition of the Fund's book, The Civil War Battlefield Guide.
>
> Edwin C. Bearss, chief historian emeritus of the National Park
> Service, said, "Building upon the great battlefield preservation
> efforts to date, Americans must join together to preserve our hallowed
> ground for future generations."
>
> "This is the time for bold, decisive action," said Frances H. Kennedy,
> director of the Fund's Civil War Battlefield Campaign. "We need to
> build dynamic partnerships that focus public and private resources on
> our battlefields: major public funding by federal, state, and local
> governments, including full funding of the Land and Water Conservation
> Fund, as well as private sector donations and grants."
>
> More than 80 of the 384 are lost or badly fragmented by development,
> including Yellow Tavern in Virginia, where Jeb Stuart was mortally
> wounded. Battlefields lost to development can also mean the loss of
> opportunities for the economic growth and diversification that
> protected battlefields can bring to nearby communities. The Fund's
> publication, Dollar$ and Sense of Battlefield Preservation, documents
> the economic benefits of heritage tourism. The positive economic
> impact of Gettysburg National Military Park, for example, was $117
> million in 1996, including visitor expenditures, the park's operating
> budget, and tax revenue.
>
> Kennedy pointed out that "Americans want to honor the soldiers and are
> drawn to the battlefields of the war that set the direction for our
> nation's future. There are owners of historic land who want to have it
> preserved for future generations, but who cannot afford to donate it.
> They are willing to sell, but preservation dollars are scarce.
> Battlefield preservation needs millions of dollars of acquisition
> funds - now - from both the private and the public sectors. Growth and
> sprawl are consuming the battlefields."
>
> The Conservation Fund's Civil War Battlefield Campaign works in
> partnership with foundations, corporations, preservation
> organizations, individuals, and public agencies to protect America's
> hallowed ground. The Campaign also provides information for community
> leaders through its two publications, The Civil War Battlefield Guide
> and Dollar$ and Sense of Battlefield Preservation: the Economic
> Benefits of Protecting Civil War Battlefields.
>
> The Conservation Fund is a national nonprofit land conservation
> organization.
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