The Civil War Preservation Trust, the History Channel and the Center for Civil War Photography are sponsoring this competition. Amateur photographers are invited to submit Civil War-related photos in six categories: Endangered Battlefields, featuring a battlefield under threat of destruction; Scenic, showing the natural beauty of Civil War sites; Historic, capturing the solemn effect of a historic structure or monument; Close-up, examining a detail of a monument or landscape; Then and Now, comparing early images of Civil War battlefields and historic sites with modern images; and Junior Photographer, a special category for photographers under 18. Prizes will be awarded in each category. $20 entry fee; deadline for entries is 30 November 2006. For contest rules, visit http://www.civilwar.org/photocontestrules.htm.

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