History Under Siege: The Civil War Trust's Most Endangered Battlefields
Each year the Civil War Trust produces a report identifying the ten most endangered Civil War battlefields in the United States. The report, entitled History Under Siege, was announced in May, 2010, and included the following Civil War battlefields:
- Camp Allegheny, West Virginia
- Cedar Creek, Virginia
- Fort Stevens, Washington DC
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Picacho Peak, Arizona
- Pickett's Mill, Georgia
- Richmond, Kentucky
- South Mountain, Maryland
- Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia
- The Wilderness, Virginia
The 2010 History Under Siege: Most Endangered Civil War Battlefields report news conference also featured a keynote speech by the best-selling author and Civil War Trust Board Member Jeff Shaara.
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