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15 Acres at 3 Tennessee Battlefields - RJNorton - 01-21-2018 05:38 AM
Thanks to Laurie for sending the following information from the Civil War Trust:
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"With the exception of Virginia, no state endured more significant Civil War battles than Tennessee. It was in Tennessee — during the war's early stages — where Gen. Ulysses S. Grant first gained national recognition by demanding and securing the “unconditional surrender” of a Confederate army at Fort Donelson. In 1863, the nation’s gaze was again fixed upon the Volunteer State as Union and Confederate troops vied for control of Chattanooga. And it was in Tennessee that Gen. John Bell Hood launched a last-ditch effort to strike back at the Yankees, resulting in inconceivable suffering at Franklin and ultimate defeat at Nashville.
In recognition of the state’s importance during our nation’s defining conflict, you and I have already saved 3,491 acres in Tennessee, allowing future generations to walk the ground where history was made.
Today, we have the opportunity to save an additional 15 acres at three battlefields in Tennessee: Fort Donelson, Brown’s Ferry (near Chattanooga), and Franklin. We will be adding to the 639 acres we have already saved at these three battlefields—more tiles in the mosaic of Tennessee’s rich Civil War heritage. Thanks to a magnificent $21.17-to-$1 match, you and I can save this land—worth a combined total of $1.5 million—for just $73,250!
Help us build on our previous successes in Tennessee and save these three Tennessee battlefields.
’Til the Battle is Won,
Jim
Jim Lighthizer, President
Civil War Trust
P.S. Please join our efforts to save 15 acres at Fort Donelson, Brown's Ferry, and Franklin.