Altogether Fitting and Proper: Saving America's Battlefields (CRM Magazine Vol. 20, No. 5) This 48-page periodical includes articles about conservation easement programs, grassroots battlefield preservation efforts, legal aspects of land protection, heritage tourism, landscape treatments, useful computer technologies for battlefield planning and management, and creating successful battlefield preservation partnerships.
America's Hidden Battlefields: Protecting the Archeological Story A full-color brochure explaining the importance of protecting the fragile archeological resources beneath the battlefield landscape. Developed in cooperation with the Society for Historical Archaeology.
The Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on
the Nation's Civil War Battlefields The CWSAC was established in 1991 because of national concern over the increasing threat to the preservation of Civil War sites. The 15-member Commission, appointed by Congress and the Secretary of the Interior, undertook a two-year study that identified the nation's historically significant Civil War battlefields, determined their relative importance and their current condition, assessed threats to their integrity, and recommended alternatives for preserving and interpreting them. The Commission's Report, which summarizes its findings, was presented to Congress in July 1993.
CWSAC Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields, Technical
Volume II: Battle Summaries The Commission studied
and prioritized 384 battlefields. This compendium provides historical summaries
and statistical information for each battle.
Draft State by State Updates to the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report (2010) Congress directed the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the ABPP, to produce an update to the 1993 Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the Nation’s Civil War Battlefields. The State by State updates address preservation activities carried out at the battlefields since 1993; changes in the condition of the battlefields since 1993; and any other relevant developments relating to the battlefields since 1993.
Guidance for Developing a Battlefield Preservation Plan (Requires PDF viewer) This technical working paper emphasizes the importance of good planning to successful battlefield preservation efforts and recommends a number of planning elements to include in battlefield plans.
Guidelines for Identifying, Evaluating, and Registering America's Historic Battlefields (#40) National Register Bulletin #40 offers guidance to State historic preservation offices, Federal agencies, local governments, preservation professionals, and interested individuals in preparing nominations to the National Register of Historic Places for historic battlefields.
The Revolutionary War and War of 1812
Historic Preservation Study identified 677 significant places associated with both wars. The study report presents information about at-risk battlefields and associated properties, establishes preservation priorities among the sites, and provides information about model programs at the Federal, State, and local levels that can be used to help protect Revolutionary War and War of 1812 sites. The report, which was produced by the ABPP, was delivered to the Secretary of the Interior and Congress in 2007.
Shenandoah Valley
Civil War Sites Study The Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia was authorized in 1990 by Public Law
101-628 to identify significant Civil War sites in the Shenandoah Valley,
to determine their condition, to establish their relative importance, to
assess short- and long-term threats to their integrity, and to provide
alternatives for their preservation and interpretation. The report studied
15 battlefields: Front Royal; First Winchester; Opequon; Second Kernstown;
Second Winchester; New Market; First Kernstown; Tom's Brook; Cool Spring;
Fisher's Hill; Cedar Creek; Cross Keys; Port Republic; Piedmont; and McDowell.
The study, which was produced by the ABPP, was delivered to the Secretary
of the Interior and Congress in September 1992.
Sustainable Military Earthworks Management [Currents #5]
Military earthworks management is an evolving science that requires an integrated approach to natural and cultural resource management. Many landscape stewards in the public and private sectors employ a variety of techniques in an effort to expand the range of successful management practices. Currents #5 identifies management concepts for the landscape as a whole and develops a management strategy for militray earthworks. Although specific approaches to earthworks management differ based on individual conditions, the management fundamentals outlined in Current #5 apply to every situation and are explored in detail in the online publication.
Vimy Declaration for the Conservation of Battlefield Terrain
(draft, 2000) The "Vimy Charter for Conservation of Historic Battlefield Terrain," is a draft declaration on managing battlefield terrain that addresses the key components of planning, research, inventory, and treatment facing battlefield managers internationally. The Charter is the result of an an international workshop hosted by Veterans Affairs Canada that focused on management approaches to battlefield terrain.
