Defenses of Washington
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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 designed …
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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.
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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 defensive…
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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 emplacements for 47 …
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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 defensive strateg…
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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 all lunette…
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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.
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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 constructed in 1…
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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 emplacements for …
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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 Engineer of t…