Battlefield Preservation

According to the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT), one acre of battlefield is lost every ten minutes. As regimental color bearers of the CWPT, the Salt Creek Civil War Round Table annually raises thousands of dollars for battlefield preservation. In addition to contributions directly to the CWPT, the Round Table has contributed directly to many local organizations to help in the preservation effort. Included among these organizations are the Brandy Station Foundation, the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association, Friends of the Prairie Grove Battlefield Park, Bentonville Battle Ground Historical Association, Johnson's Island and Kernstown Battlefield Association.

In addition to monetary contributions, the Round Table has implemented short term Partners in Preservation programs. These programs are specific to the goals, such as the installation of a historical marker as part of the Save the Franklin Battlefield's education program. The SCCWRT, in partnership with 15 other Illinois Round Tables, has raised funds to help complete the restoration of the Illinois Memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park.

Other education programs include sponsorship of the annual symposium at the Chicago Historical Society, and donations to the Lincoln College Museum and National Museum of Civil War Medicine.

The SCCWRT is working with the Dupage Historical Society, Illinois National Guard Museum and the Chicago Civil War Roundtable to restore the Illinois 36th Infantry Regimental flag and have it returned to DuPage County. It will  be permanently displayed at the Historical Society.

The Round Table raises funds through monthly book raffles, the sale of SCCWRT merchandise, its annual concert by the 97th Regimental String Band and an annual auction.