Civil War Trust May 2018 Calendar. Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Along with a really nice photo of each battlefield, the Civil war Trust highlights a battlefield where it has preserved acreage of hallowed ground for future generations.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA

343 acres saved

The Battle of Sherpherdstown occurred when, following the Battle of Antietam, Union forces sought to pursue the Confederate Army across the Potomac River.

Today, in partnership with the Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission, the Land Trust of the Eastern Panhandle and the Jefferson County Farmland Protection Board, the Trust has preserved more than 340 acres of this battlefield.

Again, Thanks Trust!!  --Old Secesh