American Battlefield Trust moves to preserve critical Civil War site in Petersburg

American Battlefield Trust moves to preserve critical Civil War site in Petersburg

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) -- A national campaign is underway to permanently protect one of the Civil War’s most pivotal battlefields — the site of the Union army’s final charge that helped end the war. The American Battlefield Trust is in the process of purchasing 417 acres of land at Pamplin Historical Park in Petersburg, the site of the historic "Breakthrough at Petersburg." The planned acquisition — one of the largest in the nonprofit’s history …