BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION|
SUPPORTING BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION The Union Veterans Union has long been a supporter of battlefield preservation. Locally, our precincts are involved with preserving the monuments, markers and gravesites of Union Veterans. Nationally, the UVU lends it support to all forms of battlefield and historic preservation. There is good reason to do so. First, we do so to honor the Union Veteran and keep his memory alive. Second, it is good for the local economy to support preservation. The Civil War Preservation Trust, in a survey released this summer, showed that visitors to battlefields support the local economies to the tune of $121 million a year at Gettysburg alone and provides thousands of jobs as well. Antietam tourists spend over $10 million and the Fredericksburg area receives over $20 million. Battlefield preservation is good for everyone. Think Battlefield Preservation is something new? Guess again. In the 1890's, the Union Veterans Union, representing 100,000 Veterans, petitioned Congress to appropriate enough money to "purchase Fort Stevens and mark the only battlefield in the District of Columbia." In their annual meeting of 1915, The Society of the Army of the Cumberland was very concerned that the battlefields they knew were no longer recognizable fifty years after the war. The Society, to which many members of the UVU belonged, were instrumental in preserving the battlefields at Chickamauga in the 1880's. We continue their work and urge all of our members to do likewise. Civil War Preservation Trust America's Civil War Battlefields are an irreplacable memorial to the 3,500,000 citizens-turned-soldiers, North and South, who risked their lives to fight for their beliefs. Today, these battlefields are being destroyed at an alarming rate. Hallowed ground is being paved over for shopping malls and housing tracts. The same land upon which our nation was formed--where our ancestors fought and died--is being consumed by fast food restaurants, amusement parks and other forms of urban sprawl. There is only one national organization working to save all of these battlefields: The Civil War Preservation Trust. The mission of the CWPT is the preservation of America's significant Civil War battlefields by protecting the land and education the public about the vital roles those battlefields played in directing the course of our nation's history. For more information, visit the CWPT website at www.CivilWar.org or call 1-800-CWTRUST. Mailing address is 11 Public Square Suite 200 Hagerstown, MD 21740 Save the Franklin Battlefield Save the Franklin Battlefield is dedicated to the Preservation, Protection, and Promotion of Civil War Sites in Williamson County, Tennessee. This excellent organization has been at the forefront of preserving the Battlefield of Franklin, Tennesse. They continue to work hard despite some long odds in an area that is rapidly developing. Their website is www.franklin-stfb.org Their mailing address is P.O. Box 851 Franklin, TN 37065-0851 Friends of Stones River National Battlefield The Friends of Stones River National Battlefield works to preserve the battlefield and sites connected with the battle of Dec. 31, 1862-January 2, 1863. This group works closely with Stones River National Battlefield. They can be reached at P.O. Box 4092 Murfreesboro, TN 37133-4092 The Surratt Society The Surratt Society is dedicated to preserving the history of the Lincoln Assasination and those people and structures associated with it.The Society preserves the Surratt Tavern, where John Wilkes Booth stopped during his escape from Washington.They also work closely with those who have preserved the Dr. Mudd farm where Booth's broken leg was treated. The Society conducts a John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour that is always a sell out. Their excellent and well researched newsletter, The Surratt Courier" is a steal at $7 a year. Visit www.surratt.org or write P.O. Box 427-9118 Brandywine Road Clinton, Maryland 20735 |
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