Defenses of Washington
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Fort MahanCivil War Defenses of Washington 1861-1865
Earthworks of Fort Mahan are visible; follow path at the top of the hill.[Illustration:]Fort Mahan from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing.
- Fort Mahan was named after West Point professor Denni…
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Panel 1:Civil War Defenses of WashingtonFort DuPontThis small work was one of the defenses begun in the fall of 1861 on the ridge east of the Anacostia River. It was named after Admiral Samuel DuPont, a commander of the South Atlantic Blockade Squadron. Eig…
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These earthworks are a portion of the original fortifications which made up Fort Lincoln. This fort was built during the summer of 1861 to serve as an outer defense of the city of Washington. It was named in honor of President Lincoln by General Order No. 1…
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After Virginia seceded from the Union on April 17, 1861 the District of Columbia was on the dangerous border between the divided states. Because of the city's importance, the Union Army immediately occupied Northern Virginia, which allowed troops to protect…
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Fort Willard Park contains significant earthworks and archaeological remains of a fort built in 1862 by the Union Army. It was one of 63 forts that were built surrounding the District of Columbia during the Civil War as part of the Defenses of Washington. F…
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Civil War Fort constructed in 1862 as part of the defense system for Washington, D.C.
Site donated by the developers of Belle HavenGene and Helen Olmi, Sr. Gene and Natalie Olmi, Jr.
Fairfax County Park Authority
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The Virginia approaches to the Chain Bridge were guarded by Fort Marcy on the old Leesburg Turnpike and Fort Ethan Allen on the Military Road. The sites were occupied by Union troops on September 24, 1861, and the earthworks completed in short order. Fort M…
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Hearing those words, President Abraham Lincoln ducked down from the Fort Stevens parapet during the Civil War battle that stopped the Confederates from taking Washington.
On July 9, 1864, some 15,000 Rebels led by General Jubal A. Early defeated Union f…
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Elizabeth Proctor Thomas (1821-1917), a free Black woman whose image appears on each Brightwood Heritage Trail sign, once owned 11 acres in this area. Known, respectfully in her old age as "Aunt Betty," Thomas and her husband James farmed and kept cows here…
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Fort Reno. —. At 409 feet above sea level, this site is the highest point in Washington, D.C. It is no coincidence that in 1861, the Union army designed one the largest and most heavily armed Civil War fortifications at this location. . . Original…