Battlefield ABCs: N is for National Military Park

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:04]A national military park is a United States federal designation >> [music] >> for large battlefields managed by the National Park Service to commemorate significant armed conflicts from the Civil War and Revolutionary War.

[00:00:16]These sites are hallowed ground, preserving battle [music] lines, fortifications, and memorials for historical study.

[00:00:22]While similar to national battlefields, national military parks often cover larger, more extensive [music] areas of ground and were typically established earlier.

[00:00:30]The first national military park was Chickamauga and Chattanooga, [music] created in 1890.

[00:00:35]Gettysburg National Military Park was established in 1895.

[00:00:39]Other national military parks include Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania, [music] Shiloh, and Vicksburg.

[00:00:45]Visit Gettysburg National Military Park and learn about [music] the turning point of the American Civil War.