In addition to the Trust, AVAR has also worked with likeminded organizations that share a commitment to honoring those who have served, including the National Park Service and the Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency. And when that work is performed on a battlefield, where the veterans bring a level of understanding and connection that no civilian can hope to possess, the impact is even more profound. With archaeology, they see a tangible example of their skills being useful and relevant. They receive training to pursue a civilian job for which they are predisposed to be well-equipped, demonstrating that skills gained in the military are still relevant. The program puts former military personnel in a new kind of trench, in pursuit of a common cause. Transitional programs like AVAR help veterans reacclimate to civilian culture. And when it is undertaken by the uniquely qualified team with AVAR, it takes on even greater significance." "Archaeology projects the historical record onto a physical space and can deepen, or even reshape, our understanding of past events.
"The American Battlefield Trust understands keenly the power of place," said organization president David Duncan.
In February, investigation will begin outside San Antonio, in an effort to determine the true location of the Battle of Medina, which - despite being the bloodiest battle in Texas history - has long eluded historians. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Building upon a partnership that has twice placed modern military veterans within ambitious archaeological undertakings on Revolutionary War battlefields, the American Battlefield Trust has pledged $10,000 to support an American Veterans Archaeological Recovery (AVAR)-led project aimed at answering lingering questions about an important historical battle on American soil. Publisher: Permuted Press ISBN: 9781682619933 Number of pages: 112 Weight: 531 g Dimensions: 279 x 216 x 13 mm You may also be interested in.WASHINGTON, Nov. Study the major actions of the Western Theater from start to finish utilizing this unparalleled collection of maps. 2 of our Battle Maps of the Civil War Series, you can follow the course of the war from Fort Sumter to the Surrender at Bennett Place. Now, for the first time in book form, we have collected the maps of some of the most iconic battles of the Western Theater of the Civil War into one volume. Through the decades, the American Battlefield Trust has created hundreds of maps detailing the action at major battles.
Other than physically walking across the hallowed battle grounds that the American Battlefield Trust has saved, the best way to illustrate the importance of the properties that we have preserved is through our battle maps. Over the last thirty years the American Battlefield Trust and its members have preserved more than 52,000 acres of battlefield land across 143 battlefields, in 24 states-at sites such as Lexington & Concord, Vicksburg, Yorktown, Shiloh, and Gettysburg. The American Battlefield Trust is the premier battlefield preservation organization in the United States. "I just love those maps that you guys send to me." It is a phrase that the staff of the American Battlefield Trust hears on a weekly basis and the expression refers to one of the cornerstone initiatives of the organization, mapping the battlefields of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the American Civil War. From the American Battlefield Trust, the collection of their popular battle maps of the Western Theater of the American Civil War.