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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2W6_battery-garesch_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Battery Garesch?Here stood Battery Garesch?, constructed late in 1861 to control the higher ground dominating Fort Reynolds, 200 yards to the southeast. It had a perimeter of 166 yards and emplacements…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2W3_the-arlington-line_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865The Arlington LineHere the Arlington Line constructed in August, 1861, crossed the Georgetown-Falls Church road. 100 yards to the northwest stood Fort Morton, a lunette with a perimeter of 250 yards an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VZ_fort-barnard_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort BarnardHere stood Fort Barnard, a redoubt constructed late in 1861 to command the approaches to Alexandria by way of Four Mile Run and Glebe Road. It was named for General J. G. Barnard, Chief Eng…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VW_fort-reynolds_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort ReynoldsHere stood Fort Reynolds, a redoubt constructed in September, 1861, to command the approach to Alexandria by way of the valley of Four Mile Run. It had a perimeter of 360 yards and emplace…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VV_fort-berry_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort BerryImmediately to the west stood Fort Berry, a redoubt constructed in 1863 at the north flank of the defenses of Alexandria, but also flanking the Columbia Turnpike and the Arlington Line constr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VR_fort-craig_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort CraigHere stood Fort Craig, a lunette in the Arlington Line constructed in August 1861. It had a perimeter of 324 yards and emplacements for 11 guns.
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…