CEDAR CREEK, Virginia-- Oct. 19, 1864
THREAT: Limestone mining operations. Heavy machinery and slag heaps visible from battlefield. In 2008, another 394-acres close-by acres rezoned for mining. Also, it is in the proposed path of high-voltage transmission lines along with 15 other battlefields in Md, Va, W. Va, and Pa.
FORT GAINES, Alabama-- August 5-8, 1864
On Dauphin Island by mouth of Mobile Bay, constructed in mid 1800s.
THREAT: Each years, waves reclaim an average of ten feet of land-- 400 feet have been lost. Loss of established dune system hurting and the Gulf of Mexico may eventually bisect the island, cutting the fort off from the rest of it.
A 2007 US Geological Survey concludes that dredging techniques in the Gulf have significantly impacted and hastened the loss of the island.
Save Those Old Battlefields. --Blockade-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
