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There were few reporters in the west, and fewer photographers.
Would you ride a train for a week to get to Nashville when there was something to report a carriage ride away?
One of the major reasons Gettysburg gets all the attention and now the money is that Lincoln appeared on this battlefield and talked to some folks for a few minutes.
In addition, you had Sickles making it "His park" and lobbying for money from the gitgo. Gettysburg has become from a government perspective, the face of the war.
To get a really good idea of the differences go to Pea Ridge or Wilson's Creek. Nice, well preserved battlefields ... very close to ZERO money