National Military Park,National Battlefield,National Battlefield Park, andNational Battlefield Site are four designations for 25 battle sites preserved by theUnited States federal government because of their national importance. The designation applies to "sites where historic battles were fought on American soil during the armed conflicts that shaped the growth and development of the United States...."^[1]

There are eleven National Battlefields (NB), nine National Military Parks (NMP), four National Battlefield Parks (NBP), and one National Battlefield Site (NBS). The National Park Service does not distinguish among the four designations in terms of their preservation or management policies.

Seventeen sites are from theAmerican Civil War, four from theAmerican Revolutionary War, one from theWar of 1812, one from theFrench and Indian War, and two were attacks on Native Americans.Big Hole is the only site in theWestern United States.

In 1890,Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park was the first such site created byCongress. Originally these sites were maintained by theWar Department, but were transferred to theNational Park Service on August 10, 1933. The different designations appear to represent Congressional attitudes at the time of authorization of each individual site, although "park" appears to be reserved for the larger sites. OnlyBrices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, which is small, still bears that designation; others have since been redesignated. Some battlefields are designated as National Monuments, such asLittle Bighorn Battlefield National Monument,Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, and ten forts, several of which saw battle; National Historical Parks, such asHarpers Ferry National Historical Park andCedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park; or National Historic Sites, such asSand Creek Massacre National Historic Site.

As with all historic areas in the National Park System, these battle sites are automatically listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.

Name	Image	Location	Type	Established[2]	Area[3]	Conflict	Battle(s)	Website
Antietam		Maryland 39°28′13″N77°44′17″W / 39.47028°N 77.73806°W /39.47028; -77.73806	NB	August 30, 1890	3,228.89 acres (13.1 km2; 5.0 sq mi)	Civil War	Antietam	[1]
Big Hole		Montana 45°38′15″N113°38′37″W / 45.63750°N 113.64361°W /45.63750; -113.64361	NB	June 23, 1910	975.61 acres (3.9 km2; 1.5 sq mi)	Nez Perce War of the Indian Wars	The Big Hole	[2]
Brices Cross Roads		Mississippi 34°30′22.0″N88°43′44.0″W / 34.506111°N 88.728889°W /34.506111; -88.728889	NBS	February 21, 1929	1.00 acre (0.0040 km2; 0.00156 sq mi)	Civil War	Brice's Cross Roads	[3]
Chickamauga and Chattanooga		Georgia,Tennessee 34°56′24″N85°15′36″W / 34.94000°N 85.26000°W /34.94000; -85.26000	NMP	August 19, 1890	9,523.48 acres (38.5 km2; 14.9 sq mi)	Civil War	Chickamauga Chattanooga	[4]
Cowpens		South Carolina 35°08′12″N81°49′05″W / 35.13667°N 81.81806°W /35.13667; -81.81806	NB	March 4, 1929	841.56 acres (3.4 km2; 1.3 sq mi)	Revolutionary War	Cowpens	[5]
Fort Donelson		Tennessee,Kentucky 36°29′14″N87°51′39″W / 36.48722°N 87.86083°W /36.48722; -87.86083	NB	August 10, 1933	1,319.00 acres (5.3 km2; 2.1 sq mi)	Civil War	Fort Donelson Fort Henry	[6]
Fort Necessity		Pennsylvania 39°48′55″N79°35′22″W / 39.81528°N 79.58944°W /39.81528; -79.58944	NB	March 4, 1931	902.80 acres (3.7 km2; 1.4 sq mi)	French and Indian War	Fort Necessity	[7]
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania		Virginia 38°17′35″N77°28′09″W / 38.29306°N 77.46917°W /38.29306; -77.46917	NMP	February 14, 1927	8,405.46 acres (34.0 km2; 13.1 sq mi)	Civil War	Fredericksburg Chancellorsville The Wilderness Spotsylvania Court House	[8]
Gettysburg		Pennsylvania 39°48′31″N77°14′12″W / 39.80861°N 77.23667°W /39.80861; -77.23667	NMP	February 11, 1895	6,032.07 acres (24.4 km2; 9.4 sq mi)	Civil War	Gettysburg	[9]
Guilford Courthouse		North Carolina 36°7′53″N79°50′47″W / 36.13139°N 79.84639°W /36.13139; -79.84639	NMP	March 2, 1917	253.54 acres (1.0 km2; 0.4 sq mi)	Revolutionary War	Guilford Court House	[10]
Horseshoe Bend		Alabama 32°58′15″N85°44′18″W / 32.97083°N 85.73833°W /32.97083; -85.73833	NMP	July 25, 1956	2,040.00 acres (8.3 km2; 3.2 sq mi)	Creek War of the Indian Wars	Horseshoe Bend	[11]
Kennesaw Mountain		Georgia 33°58′59″N84°34′41″W / 33.98306°N 84.57806°W /33.98306; -84.57806	NBP	February 18, 1917	2,913.63 acres (11.8 km2; 4.6 sq mi)	Civil War	Kennesaw Mountain	[12]
Kings Mountain		South Carolina 35°8′16″N81°23′22″W / 35.13778°N 81.38944°W /35.13778; -81.38944	NMP	August 10, 1933	3,945.29 acres (16.0 km2; 6.2 sq mi)	Revolutionary War	Kings Mountain	[13]
Manassas		Virginia 38°48′46″N77°31′18″W / 38.81278°N 77.52167°W /38.81278; -77.52167	NBP	November 14, 1936	5,073.44 acres (20.5 km2; 7.9 sq mi)	Civil War	First Manassas Second Manassas	[14]
Monocacy		Maryland 39°22′16″N77°23′31″W / 39.37115°N 77.39208°W /39.37115; -77.39208	NB	June 21, 1934	1,646.88 acres (6.7 km2; 2.6 sq mi)	Civil War	Monocacy	[15]
Moores Creek		North Carolina 34°27′29.6″N78°06′37.1″W / 34.458222°N 78.110306°W /34.458222; -78.110306	NB	June 2, 1926	87.75 acres (0.4 km2; 0.1 sq mi)	Revolutionary War	Moore's Creek Bridge	[16]
Pea Ridge		Arkansas 36°27′15.″N94°02′04.9″W / 36.45417°N 94.034694°W /36.45417; -94.034694	NMP	July 20, 1956	4,300.35 acres (17.4 km2; 6.7 sq mi)	Civil War	Pea Ridge	[17]
Petersburg		Virginia 37°13′10″N77°21′41″W / 37.21944°N 77.36139°W /37.21944; -77.36139	NB	July 3, 1926	9,368.34 acres (37.9 km2; 14.6 sq mi)	Civil War	Petersburg campaign	[18]
Richmond		Virginia 37°25′45″N77°22′25″W / 37.42917°N 77.37361°W /37.42917; -77.37361	NBP	March 2, 1936	8,168.87 acres (33.1 km2; 12.8 sq mi)	Civil War	Peninsula campaign and the Seven Days Battles Overland campaign Petersburg campaign	[19]
River Raisin		Michigan 41°54′49″N83°22′42″W / 41.91361°N 83.37833°W /41.91361; -83.37833	NBP	October 22, 2010	42.18 acres (0.2 km2; 0.1 sq mi)	War of 1812	Frenchtown	[20]
Shiloh		Tennessee,Mississippi 35°08′12″N88°20′26″W / 35.13667°N 88.34056°W /35.13667; -88.34056	NMP	December 27, 1894	9,323.70 acres (37.7 km2; 14.6 sq mi)	Civil War	Shiloh	[21]
Stones River		Tennessee 35°52′34″N86°25′51″W / 35.87611°N 86.43083°W /35.87611; -86.43083	NB	March 3, 1927	709.49 acres (2.9 km2; 1.1 sq mi)	Civil War	Stones River	[22]
Tupelo		Mississippi 34°15′20.4″N88°44′13.2″W / 34.255667°N 88.737000°W /34.255667; -88.737000	NB	August 11, 1933	1.00 acre (0.0040 km2; 0.00156 sq mi)	Civil War	Tupelo	[23]
Vicksburg		Mississippi,Louisiana 32°21′55″N90°50′32″W / 32.36528°N 90.84222°W /32.36528; -90.84222	NMP	February 21, 1899	2,524.11 acres (10.2 km2; 3.9 sq mi)	Civil War	Vicksburg campaign	[24]
Wilson's Creek		Missouri 37°6′56″N93°25′12″W / 37.11556°N 93.42000°W /37.11556; -93.42000	NB	April 22, 1960	2,407.79 acres (9.7 km2; 3.8 sq mi)	Civil War	Wilson's Creek	[25]

• Arkansas Post National Memorial preserves the site of battles in1783 and1863
• Fort Caroline National Memorial memorializes thedestruction of Fort Caroline
• Pearl Harbor National Memorial preserves sites related to theAttack on Pearl Harbor
• Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates theBattle of Lake Erie

• Aleutian Islands World War II National Monument preserves the site of theBattle of Attu
• Canyon de Chelly National Monument preserves the site of theBattle of Canyon de Chelly
• Castillo de San Marcos National Monument preserves a Spanish fort involved in numerous sieges
• Fort Frederica National Monument preserves the site of theBattle of Bloody Marsh
• Fort McHenry National Monument preserves Fort McHenry which played a crucial role in theBattle of Baltimore
• Fort Pulaski National Monument preserves Fort Pulaski, site of theSiege of Fort Pulaski
• Fort Stanwix National Monument preserves Fort Stanwix, site of theSiege of Fort Stanwix
• Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument preserves the site of theBattle of the Little Bighorn
• Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument preserves the site of theBattle of Mill Springs
• Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument includesWake Island, site of theBattle of Wake Island
• Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument includesMidway Atoll, involved in theBattle of Midway

• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park preserves the site of theBattle of Appomattox Court House
• Boston National Historical Park preserves several sites of theAmerican Revolutionary War, including theBattle of Bunker Hill
• Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park preserves the site of theBattle of Cedar Creek
• Colonial National Historical Park preserves the site of theSiege of Yorktown
• Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park preservesFort Sumter andFort Moultrie, involved in battles including theBattle of Fort Sumter and theBattle of Sullivan's Island
• George Rogers Clark National Historical Park preserves the site ofFort Sackville, site of theSiege of Fort Sackville
• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park preservesHarpers Ferry, West Virginia, the site ofJohn Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry and theBattle of Harpers Ferry
• Jean Lafitte National Historical Park preserves theChalmette Battlefield, site of theBattle of New Orleans
• Minute Man National Historical Park preserves sites related to theBattles of Lexington and Concord
• Nez Perce National Historical Park preserves sites of various battles of theNez Perce War
• Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park preserves the site of theBattle of Palo Alto
• Pecos National Historical Park preserves thesite of theBattle of Glorieta Pass
• Saratoga National Historical Park preserves the site of theBattles of Saratoga
• Sitka National Historical Park preserves the site of theBattle of Sitka
• War in the Pacific National Historical Park preserves sites related to theBattle of Guam (1944)

• Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site preserves the site of theBattle of Fallen Timbers
• Fort Bowie National Historic Site preserves the site of theBattle of Apache Pass
• Ninety Six National Historic Site preserves the site ofSiege of Savage's Old Fields andSiege of Ninety Six
• Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site preserves the site of theSand Creek Massacre
• Springfield Armory National Historic Site preserves the site ofShays' Rebellion
• Washita Battlefield National Historic Site preserves the site of theBattle of Washita River

• Gulf Islands National Seashore includesFort Pickens and the site of theBattle of Santa Rosa Island

The following are affiliated areas of the National Park Services that are battlegrounds

• Eutaw Springs Battlefield preserves the site of theBattle of Eutaw Springs
• Kettle Creek Battlefield preserves the site of theBattle of Kettle Creek
• Parkers Crossroads Battlefield preserves the site of theBattle of Parker's Cross Roads

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• The Origin & Evolution of the National Military Park Idea by Ronald F. Lee (1973)

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