Have We Forgotten the Civil War? Hallowed Ground
Lincoln never uttered a sentence so mistaken as when he said after the Battle of Gettysburg: “The world will little note nor long remember what we say here.”
Only about 20 percent of the actual land upon which the Civil War was fought is currently preserved either by nonprofits groups such as the Civil War Trust or in national, state or local parks – all of the rest of that hallowed ground is either unprotected or has already been destroyed. We are racing the developers to save what is left. -The Civil War Trust
http://www.civilwar.org/aboutus/preservation-faqs.html
Fully 20 percent of the hallowed ground of the Civil War has already been destroyed forever, covered by roads, housing developments and other inappropriate development. Battlefields such as Chantilly and Salem Church in Virginia are just two examples of battlegrounds all but destroyed.
The Confederate Dead at Walmart- photo used w/ permission by Tim McDonough
