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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VN_fort-tillinghast_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort TillinghastHere stood Fort Tillinghast, a lunette in the Arlington Line constructed in August 1861. It had a perimeter of 298 yards and emplacements for 13 guns. A model of this fort, typical of a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VH_fort-cass_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort CassDuring the Civil War, the Union built a series of forts to defend Washington, D.C. By 1865 there were 33 earthen fortifications in the Arlington Line. Fort Cass (1861) was part of this defensi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VG_fort-whipple_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort WhippleOn the high ground to the northeast stood Fort Whipple, a bastioned earthwork built early in 1863 to support the Arlington Line built in 1861. It had a perimeter of 640 yards and emplacemen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VD_fort-woodbury_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort WoodburyDuring the Civil War, the Union built a series of forts to defend Washington, D.C. By 1865 there were 33 earthen fortifications in the Arlington Line. Fort Woodbury (1861) was part of this…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2UQ_fort-strong_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort StrongNearby to the north stood Fort Strong, a lunette marking the north end of the Arlington Line constructed in August 1861. It had a perimeter of 318 yards and emplacements for 15 guns.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2UP_fort-haggerty_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort HaggertyHere beside the Georgetown-Alexandria road stood Fort Haggerty, a small outwork of Fort Corcoran, constructed in May 1861. With a perimeter of 128 yards and emplacements for 4 guns, it was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2UJ_fort-corcoran_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort CorcoranDuring the Civil War, the Union built a series of forts to defend Washington, D.C. By 1865 there were 33 earthen fortifications in the Arlington Line. Fort Corcoran (1861) was part of this…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2UH_fort-bennett_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort BennettHere stood Fort Bennett, a small outwork of Fort Corcoran, constructed in May 1861. With a perimeter of 146 yards and emplacements for 5 guns, it was designed to bring under fire the slope …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2UG_fort-c-f-smith_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort C.F. SmithJust to the north are the remains of Fort C.F. Smith. A lunette built early in 1863 to command the high ground north of Spout Run and protect the flank of the Arlington Line. It had a pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2UF_fort-c-f-smith_Arlington-VA.html
The ramps in front of you, now covered with grass, led to wooden platforms on which the various cannons were placed. When built in 1863, Fort C.F. Smith had platforms for twenty-two artillery pieces and four siege mortars. However, only sixteen ca…