Dreyfuss calls attention to neglected battlefields

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By KAMALA LANE Associated Press Writer The Associated Press
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 5:33 PM EDT

Actor Richard Dreyfuss, center, waits to speak a at news conference with the Civil...


WASHINGTON (AP) — Oscar-winner Richard Dreyfuss visited the nation's capital on Wednesday to call attention to the most endangered Civil War battlefields.

The actor joined the Civil War Preservation Trust as the group released its annual report on 10 battlefields that it says are deteriorating due to neglect, land development and other threats.

At a news conference, Dreyfuss said his interest in preserving Civil War battlefields grew out of his love for history and the significance of the war.