The Civil War left thousands of battlefields in the United States, and even some abroad. After the last shots were fired at Lexington, Concord, Antietam, Chickamauga, and Gettysburg, commemorative actives start to preserve these battlefields. With nearly 620,000 soldiers died, veterans of the Civil War started to preserve these battlefields as a way to remember and pay respect to their dead comrades. During this time there were some challenges, but not as many as the federal government and private organizations when it comes to commemorative and preserving a battlefield.
During this movement to save, commemorative, and preserve of these battlefields, they faced many different challenges. Some challenges that was faced in the 1860’s was how to attain the land where these battles were fought. In some instances the land was privately own, which is a challenge that the federal government and private organizations are facing today. Another challenge that they were facing was how to petard African American’s in the Civil War, and this is still an issues …show more content…
Sickles, introduced H.R. 8096 with little debate on February 11, 1895 Congress approved an act to establish a National Military Park at Gettysburg, PA. Popularly called the Sickles Bill, this legislation established the federal park boundary at 3,331.5 acres. The Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association (GBMA) deeded its 522 acres to the federal government, which he formally established Gettysburg National Military as the fourth Civil War battlefield administered by the War Department. This is an example of the federal government in early battlefield preservation movement.
The battlefield preservation movement will never be done with. Every year more and more battlefields are discovered. With this comes the same challenges that private citizens, Civil War veterans, local organizations and regional organizations faced in the
During this movement to save, commemorative, and preserve of these battlefields, they faced many different challenges. Some challenges that was faced in the 1860’s was how to attain the land where these battles were fought. In some instances the land was privately own, which is a challenge that the federal government and private organizations are facing today. Another challenge that they were facing was how to petard African American’s in the Civil War, and this is still an issues …show more content…
Sickles, introduced H.R. 8096 with little debate on February 11, 1895 Congress approved an act to establish a National Military Park at Gettysburg, PA. Popularly called the Sickles Bill, this legislation established the federal park boundary at 3,331.5 acres. The Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association (GBMA) deeded its 522 acres to the federal government, which he formally established Gettysburg National Military as the fourth Civil War battlefield administered by the War Department. This is an example of the federal government in early battlefield preservation movement.
The battlefield preservation movement will never be done with. Every year more and more battlefields are discovered. With this comes the same challenges that private citizens, Civil War veterans, local organizations and regional organizations faced in the