American Battlefield Trust

#OnThisDay November 15, 1864, Major General William T. Sherman and his troops departed Atlanta, Georgia, setting off on the Savannah campaign, also known as Sherman’s March to the Sea. The march ended with Sherman’s capture of Savannah on December 21. battlefields.org/learn/articles…

#DidYouKnow that Pushmataha raised a company of Choctaw warriors to support American forces during the War of 1812? After refusing to join Tecumseh’s confederacy at the start of the war, the Choctaw remained neutral until August 1813. When the Red Stick Creeks attacked Fort Mims, Pushmataha approached Brig. Gen. Thomas Flournoy and offered his support. He was commissioned as a captain, and eventually lieutenant colonel, and went on to raise a battalion that fought at the Battle of Holy Ground on December 23, 1813. In early 1814, his warriors skirmished with the Red Sticks around the Tombigbee and Black Warrior Rivers before helping the Americans emerge victorious at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. For his service, Pushmataha was promoted to brigadier general. Some of his warriors later supported General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans before returning to Mississippi. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

🖼️ Painting of Pushmataha by Charles Bird King in 1824

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Help save nearly 65 acres of hallowed ground and bring a remarkable piece of Gettysburg’s battlefield back to life! Reconnect historic landscapes, restore battlefield views, and create new opportunities for visitors to walk in the footsteps of those who made history here. Learn more about this opportunity: battlefields.org/give/save-batt…

Much of the Battle of Brooklyn, also known as the Battle of Long Island, battlefield is gone, but a section of it was preserved and still remains at the Historic Green-Wood Cemetery. Join Garry Adelman and Green-Wood Cemetery Historian Jeff Richman for a tour of the ground that hosted the largest battle of the Revolutionary War and also holds numerous graves of Civil War soldiers and generals. youtu.be/aRu9mXicO2Y

In 1774, communities across Massachusetts organized or strengthened their militia companies, including the Native American leaders at Stockbridge. The Stockbridge Company went on to fight at the sieges of Boston and Ticonderoga, and in the battles of Saratoga and Monmouth. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth battlefields.org/learn/articles…