National Battlefield
As National Battlefield (National Battlefield ), National Battlefield Park , National Battlefield Site or National Military Park are in the United States of America designated areas, because of their importance to the (military) history of the United States are under federal legal protection and the National Park Service to be managed.
Today (2008) there are a total of 11 National Battlefields, 9 National Military Parks, 3 National Battlefield Parks and one National Battlefield Site. The first such designated area was Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, which was placed under congressional protection in 1890 . The sites were originally maintained by the War Department , but on August 10, 1933, this task was transferred to the National Park Service. In some of the areas there are military cemeteries , some of which are also under protection as United States National Cemetery . On the other hand, some of the memorials set up on major American battlefields were placed under protection as National Monuments (for example the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument ), and some battlefields were also protected as National Historic Sites (such as the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site ).
The designated areas are automatically listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
National Battlefields
| Surname | State |
|---|---|
| Antietam National Battlefield with Antietam National Cemetery | Maryland |
| Big Hole National Battlefield | Montana |
| Cowpens National Battlefield | South carolina |
| Fort Donelson National Battlefield with Fort Donelson National Cemetery | Tennessee |
| Fort Necessity National Battlefield | Pennsylvania |
| Monocacy National Battlefield | Maryland |
| Moores Creek National Battlefield | North Carolina |
| Petersburg National Battlefield with Poplar Grove National Cemetery | Virginia |
| Stones River National Battlefield with Stones River National Cemetery | Tennessee |
| Tupelo National Battlefield | Mississippi |
| Wilson's Creek National Battlefield | Missouri |
National Battlefield Site
| Surname | State |
|---|---|
| Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site | Mississippi |
National Battlefield Parks
National Military Parks
| Surname | State |
|---|---|
| Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park | Georgia , Tennessee |
| Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park with Fredericksburg National Cemetery | Virginia |
| Gettysburg National Military Park with Gettysburg National Cemetery | Pennsylvania |
| Guilford Courthouse National Military Park | North Carolina |
| Horseshoe Bend National Military Park | Alabama |
| Kings Mountain National Military Park | South carolina |
| Pea Ridge National Military Park | Arkansas |
| Shiloh National Military Park with Shiloh National Cemetery | Tennessee |
| Vicksburg National Military Park with Vicksburg National Cemetery | Mississippi |