The battle smoke of this epic conflict, born out of seemingly irreconcilable philosophical, cultural and economic differences, clouded 1. Its reverberations were felt in every city, village and hamlet, as a generation of young men marched away to war; even those who returned physically unscathed were forever changed by their experience in the ranks. As we mark this anniversary, we are offered a unique opportunity to reflect on the origins and ongoing goals of the battlefield preservation movement.
While we must recognize that each site under siege by the forces of our modern age faces unique challenges, we can, none. And in doing so, we can create a roadmap for the work that remains to be done during this anniversary period. Efforts to commemorate the conflict, and those who fought in it, began almost imme.
The Union Siege of Vicksburg. The heavily fortified city of Vicksburg is the gateway to the Mississippi River. To force surrender, Ulysses S. Grant holds the rebel. These early preservation and commemoration initiatives were largely driven by the veterans themselves, but the cause gained a significant boost in public support at. The X-Men, on behalf of the mutant community, declared neutrality in the growing conflict. Acting leader Cyclops felt that the. More than three million men fought in the Civil War about 900,000 for the Confederacy and 2.1 million for the Union. History >> Civil War The Siege of Vicksburg was a major victory for the Union during the Civil War. The Union Army surrounded the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi and.
The acquisition of land for such purposes was particularly swift at Gettysburg, where a local attorney began purchasing land within months of the battle, and a formal memorial association was founded in April 1. Returning Union soldiers dedicated a monument on Henry Hill at First Manassas in 1. Memorials to those local residents who answered the call to service sprang up on countless town squares. Sometimes- elaborate monuments were dedi. The young men of the 1. Inspired by contemporaneous efforts to set aside the majestic landscapes of the west as national parks, these vet. Their work came to fruition in 1.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga; congressional debate on the bill lasted less than 3. Other major battlefields soon followed suit in gaining legislative protective measures, and by the end of the decade Shiloh, Gettysburg and Vicksburg also received formalized federal status. These initiatives were driven by a variety of factors, notably political considerations, rather than a comprehensive pres. Immense popular and politi. Antietam, meanwhile, was set aside with a single sentence added to an appropriations bill just 1. The marked contrast was spurred, in part, by the com.
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This attitude is further born out in the fact that beyond the begrudging addition of Antietam, each site repre. War Department; but they — and all subsequent battlefield parks — would be trans. Officials with the fledgling Park Service had expressed a desire to “be concerned with all areas the Federal Government wishes to preserve and protect for the education, interest and enjoyment of the population” as early as 1. Three legislative attempts to facilitate the transfer failed before President Franklin Roosevelt com. A general lull in park establishment came to an end as the 7.
Civil War approached and age claimed an increasing number of veterans with each pass. A number of new national and state battlefield parks were created during this time, among them: Fort Pulaski National Monument in 1. Petersburg National Battlefield in 1. Stones River National Battlefield in 1. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park in 1.
Fort Donelson National Battlefield in 1. Virginia’s Sailor’s Creek State Park in 1. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park in 1. Richmond National Battlefield Park in 1.
Kentucky’s Perryville State Historic Site in 1. This era also saw many battlefield parks and historic sites receiving the rehabilitation attentions of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The remainder of the 2. Waves of activity emerged during the World War II- era, when the bravery and sacrifice of the military were at the forefront of the national consciousness, leading to the establishment of Manassas National Battlefield in 1.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in 1. Following World War II, the U. S. Army determined that many historic fortifications, like Charleston’s Fort Sumter and the various defenses of Washington, D. C., had passed their prime as military installations, and turned them over to the National Park Service. The War’s centennial coincided with efforts to establish Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield in 1. Virginia Military Institute’s New Market Battlefield State Historical Park in 1. The resurgence in battlefield preservation that began in the last decades of the century was driven by a much different force than its predecessors.
No veterans sought to mark the places where their comrades had fallen; no wartime culture motivated remembrance; no major anniversary prompted study. Their act changed the very nature of battlefield preservation, taking it from solely the realm and mission of government bodies and providing individual Americans with the opportunity to contribute and make a tangible difference in decisions regarding the future of this hallowed ground. It is from these efforts that the modern battlefield preservation movement and the Civil War Trust as an organiza. After the federal government was forced into a legislative taking to prevent the construction of a 1.
Manassas Battlefield, Congress issued a call for a study to investigate the state of our Civil War battlefields. These findings, which include assessments of both historic significance and preservation status, form the backbone of current land protection strategy. If past patterns are any guide, the current sesquicentennial commemoration will initiate another era of renewed enthusiasm for the cause of battlefield preservation. The infrastructure and record of success amassed in the past two and a half decades — 3. Yet, even as we begin to build upon our past victories, capitalizing on this time of increased public interest, we recognize that there is much work to be done if we are to secure a legacy of adequate protection for these priceless resources. While the situation at each battlefield or historic site is unique, there are several distinct themes that emerge upon examination of the situation in which the preservation movement finds itself at the dawn of the sesquicentennial.
Here we profile some of these key challenges, using examples of both the threat and situations in which it is being successfully combated. Infrastructure for Growing Communities. IN ECONOMIC TIMES such as these, there are fewer pro.
This does not mean that such development has halted entirely, but its decline allows for greater community emphasis on infrastructure enhance. From improving cell phone coverage or ensuring a reliable supply of electricity to easing congestion on clogged roads, such projects could provide a great benefit to resi. But at what cost? Fought just south of Frederick, Md., the July 1. Battle of Monocacy is often referred to as the battle that saved Washington.
Legislation to establish a national battlefield at the site was passed in 1. Park Service until 1.
Already bisected by Interstate 2. Despite consistent public and political opposition to the plan, in late May 2. Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted to continue with permitting proce.
Their position was bol. Elsewhere in the Old Line State, a power company has purchased land on the South Mountain Battlefield and is considering it for a natural gas compression station. A “wind farm” is poised to tower over the landscape of the Camp Allegheny Battlefield on the Virginia –West Virginia border, despite numerous regula. The Third Winchester Battlefield is just the latest site to see a proposal for a looming cell tower.
When considering the impact of such projects, it is important to remember and emphasize that preservation is not inherently anti- development; it is merely pro- smart development. Often, battles were waged over control of population centers, road junctions, ports or other hubs of human activity that are still vital aspects of modern life. Communities must grow and evolve; they cannot remain frozen in time. But as local governments contemplate where and how to meet these needs, consideration should always be given to historic resources. A battlefield cannot be moved, but perhaps an alternate site can be found for this planned endeavor? In the case of road expansions — like those currently being considered at Brandy Station, site of the war’s largest cavalry engagement — could strategic spot improvements be utilized over a blanket widening?
Inside History, Outside the Park. ACCORDING TO THE Department of the Interior’s American Battlefield Protection Program, 2. The fate of the remaining 6. Certainly, some of this land is at battlefields where no formal park or preserve has ever been established.
Often, however, the most visible and wrenching threats involve development proposed for the fringes of a well- known battlefield, on land that experts universally agree is historic and ought to be treated with sensitivity but is, nonethe. Illustrations of this scenario abound, from Disney at Manassas in the early 1.
Gettysburg in the last five years. Outcry over such well- publicized cases may be enough for a developer to reconsider. In early 2. 01. 1, Walmart chose to “do the right thing” and abandon plans to build on a site historian James Mc.
Pherson declared stood at the “nerve center” of the Union army during the Battle of the Wilderness. But not all such situations end happily. At Cedar Creek, a limestone mine has received all necessary approvals to expand its operations onto one of the battle? Virtually no Civil War battlefield has been protected in full; politics have always played a role in determining their extent and array.
The earliest private land preservation efforts were at Gettysburg and Antietam, Northern sites where residents and politicians were con. Not until the authorization of Chickamauga in 1. Individuals who could not conceptualize our present strip malls and mega- highways had no reason to imagine that rural landscapes would be transformed; a family farm, they assumed, even if sold to a new owner, would always be a family farm. Moreover, since parkland is nearly always acquired from willing sellers, indisputably historic proper. In all such instances these efforts can be hampered by the underlying zoning of these proxi.
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